A Study on the Energy Efficiency of an Energy Management System for Convenience Stores

Thitiporn Thomyapitak, Piyanat Saengsikhiao, Passakorn Vessakosol and Juntakan Taweekun ()
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Thitiporn Thomyapitak: Energy Technology Program, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand
Piyanat Saengsikhiao: Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand
Passakorn Vessakosol: Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand
Juntakan Taweekun: Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 19, 1-28

Abstract: This research presents a solution for improving energy efficiency in convenience stores by implementing a building energy management system (BEMS) that uses new logic control in air conditioning and refrigeration systems. These systems currently consume the most energy in convenience stores. Implementing this system not only reduces the energy consumption of the compressors in both systems but also minimizes energy loss due to low desired temperatures in the sale area while maintaining the cabinet temperature at the same level. An experiment was conducted at a 314-square-meter convenience store that was open from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., and we demonstrated a 4.4-year payback period by controlling AC units close to the desired sale-area temperature of 25 degrees Celsius and increasing the suction pressure at a medium-temperature CDU by 0.3 bar or 31 kPa. This resulted in energy savings of 7.1 kilowatt-hours per day, or 2591.5 kilowatt-hours per year, for the air conditioning system and 2.8 kilowatt-hours per day, or 1022.0 kilowatt-hours per year, for the refrigeration system, resulting in a total energy savings of 9.9 kilowatt-hours per day, or 3613.5 kilowatt-hours per year. The convenience store can use the results of this research to improve the energy efficiency of its cooling system, which includes air conditioning and refrigeration systems, thereby promoting sustainable energy conservation.

Keywords: energy management system; convenience store; energy-saving cooling system (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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