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Non-Intrusive Electric Load Monitoring in Commercial Buildings
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1992-05)
Increased interest in optimal control, energy scorekeeping and
fault detection for HVAC equipment in commercial buildings has
focused attention on instrumentation required to obtain the
desired data. In this paper we ...
Survey of Energy Use in Grocery Stores
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1992-05)
This paper presents the results of an energy use survey assembled for 93 grocery stores in south Texas. All stores were of the same chain. Several conclusions were drawn. Total electricity consumption per square foot is ...
The Impact of Residential Air Conditioner Charging and Sizing on Peak Electrical Demand
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.eslwin.tamu.edu), 1992-05)
Electric utilities have had a number of air conditioner rebate
and maintenance programs for many years. The purpose of
these programs was to improve the efficiency of the stock of
air conditioning equipment and provide ...
Reducing Life Cycle Cost By Energy Saving in Pump Systems
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1999-05)
Pumps consume about 15% of all electricity generated world wide. In the USA alone this accounts for over 130TWh per annum. A saving of only 1% would amount to $80 million in electricity cost. The importance of energy saving, ...
Beyond Energy Savings: Case Studies on Enhancing Productivity and Reducing Costs Through Energy Efficiency Investments
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1999-05)
Promoting energy efficiency to corporate CEOs and CFOs based on energy savings alone has had limited success. Experience shows that energy efficiency projects' non-energy benefits often exceed the value of energy savings, ...
Compressed Air System Optimization
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1999-05)
Several years ago I went to a gas station and noticed that my car's tires were low on air. I saw the gas station had an air compressor, but it cost a quarter to use the compressor. I paid my quarter and used the compressor. ...
Flare Noise Reduction Exxon Chemical- Baytown Olefins Plant: 1994 CMA Energy Efficiency Award for "Flare Noise Reduction" in the category of "Public Outreach/Plant Site"
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1996-04)
Numerous community complaints were received because of what nearby residents perceived as excessive noise from BOP's elevated flares. Representatives from the Baytown Olefins Plant met with community residents to better ...
A Plastic-Core Compact Heat Exchanger for Energy Conservation
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1995-04)
This paper describes a compact, single-pass, cross-flow type, gas-to-gas heat exchanger with a polyolefin (polyethylene or polypropylene) core whose seams are welded through a proprietary process. It is constructed of ...
Avoiding and Managing Interruptions of Electric Service Under an Interruptible Contract or Tariff
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1995-04)
Many large industrial consumers of electricity purchase power through special interruptible contracts or curtailable tariffs. Historically, the number of actual interruptions has been very small -many interruptible consumers ...
Condensing Heat Exchanger for Optimization of Energy Efficiency
(Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu), 1995-04)
Historically, boiler efficiency has been limited due to the minimum temperature allowed at the stack. Heat lost up the stack was in exchange for keeping the flue gas temperature above the water vapor dew point. If water ...