Assessing the Techno-Economic Effects of Replacing Energy-Inefficient Street Lighting with LED Corn Bulbs
The costs related to the operation of street lighting can be significant expenses for municipalities; therefore, it is very important to take advantage of opportunities for improving energy efficiency. In this paper, the authors studied the effects of the implementation of energy efficiency measures...
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| author | Dusan Gordic Vladimir Vukasinovic Zoran Kovacevic Mladen Josijevic Dubravka Zivkovic |
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| description | The costs related to the operation of street lighting can be significant expenses for municipalities; therefore, it is very important to take advantage of opportunities for improving energy efficiency. In this paper, the authors studied the effects of the implementation of energy efficiency measures in a street lighting system. Different scenarios, including replacing luminaires, replacing inefficient lamps, and installing a dimming control system, are analysed. The model includes a detailed analysis of the techno-economic characteristics of both LED street luminaires and LED corn bulbs available on the market. The results show that the replacement of low-power, high-intensity discharge lamps with LED corn bulbs is an economically favourable solution that provides desirable economic project parameters with relatively low investments. Moreover, in the case of a relatively low price of electricity for street lighting, it is the preferable solution in most scenarios. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5d69d3736391481eb070aa2600035dc92023-11-22T01:19:30ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-06-011413375510.3390/en14133755Assessing the Techno-Economic Effects of Replacing Energy-Inefficient Street Lighting with LED Corn BulbsDusan Gordic0Vladimir Vukasinovic1Zoran Kovacevic2Mladen Josijevic3Dubravka Zivkovic4University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Engineering, Sestre Janic 6, 34000 Kragujevac, SerbiaUniversity of Kragujevac, Faculty of Engineering, Sestre Janic 6, 34000 Kragujevac, SerbiaEPS Distribution, Slobode 7, 34000 Kragujevac, SerbiaUniversity of Kragujevac, Faculty of Engineering, Sestre Janic 6, 34000 Kragujevac, SerbiaInstitute for Information Technologies, University of Kragujevac, Jovana Cvijica bb, 34000 Kragujevac, SerbiaThe costs related to the operation of street lighting can be significant expenses for municipalities; therefore, it is very important to take advantage of opportunities for improving energy efficiency. In this paper, the authors studied the effects of the implementation of energy efficiency measures in a street lighting system. Different scenarios, including replacing luminaires, replacing inefficient lamps, and installing a dimming control system, are analysed. The model includes a detailed analysis of the techno-economic characteristics of both LED street luminaires and LED corn bulbs available on the market. The results show that the replacement of low-power, high-intensity discharge lamps with LED corn bulbs is an economically favourable solution that provides desirable economic project parameters with relatively low investments. Moreover, in the case of a relatively low price of electricity for street lighting, it is the preferable solution in most scenarios.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/13/3755LED corn bulbsenergy efficiencystreet lightingeconomic analysis |
| spellingShingle | Dusan Gordic Vladimir Vukasinovic Zoran Kovacevic Mladen Josijevic Dubravka Zivkovic Assessing the Techno-Economic Effects of Replacing Energy-Inefficient Street Lighting with LED Corn Bulbs Energies LED corn bulbs energy efficiency street lighting economic analysis |
| title | Assessing the Techno-Economic Effects of Replacing Energy-Inefficient Street Lighting with LED Corn Bulbs |
| title_full | Assessing the Techno-Economic Effects of Replacing Energy-Inefficient Street Lighting with LED Corn Bulbs |
| title_fullStr | Assessing the Techno-Economic Effects of Replacing Energy-Inefficient Street Lighting with LED Corn Bulbs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing the Techno-Economic Effects of Replacing Energy-Inefficient Street Lighting with LED Corn Bulbs |
| title_short | Assessing the Techno-Economic Effects of Replacing Energy-Inefficient Street Lighting with LED Corn Bulbs |
| title_sort | assessing the techno economic effects of replacing energy inefficient street lighting with led corn bulbs |
| topic | LED corn bulbs energy efficiency street lighting economic analysis |
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