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Thermal Storage with Conventional Cooling Systems
Abstract
The newly opened Pennsylvania Convention Center
in Philadelphia, PA; Exxon's Computer Facility at
Florham Park, NJ; The Center Square Building in
Philadelphia, are success stories for demand shifting
through thermal storage. These buildings employ a
simple thermal energy storage system that already
exists in almost every structure - concrete.
Thermal storage calculations simulate sub-cooling of
a building's structure during unoccupied times.
During occupied times, the sub-cooled concrete reduces
peak cooling demand, thereby lowering demand
and saving money. In addition, significant
savings are possible in the first cost of chilled water
equipment, and the smaller chillers run at peak capacity
and efficiency during a greater portion of their
run time. The building, controlled by an Energy
Management and Control System (EMCS), "learns"
from past experience how to run the building efficiently.
The result is an optimized balance between
energy cost and comfort.
Citation
Kieninger, R. T. (1994). Thermal Storage with Conventional Cooling Systems. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /6658.