NREL Delivers In-Home HVAC Efficiency Testing Solutions (Fact Sheet)

Program Document · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2012

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1034224· OSTI ID:1034224

Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have recently developed two simple in-home efficiency test methods that can be used by technicians, researchers, or interested homeowners to verify the correct operation and energy efficiency of a home?s air conditioning equipment.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Building Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1034224
• Report Number(s): NREL/FS-5500-53735; DOE/GO-102012-3491; TRN: US201203%%503
• Resource Relation: Related Information: Building America: Technical Highlight, Building Technologies Program (BTP)
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
AIR CONDITIONING
COMPETITION
DATA ANALYSIS
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
FIELD TESTS
HEAT PUMPS
HEATERS
HEATING SYSTEMS
HUMIDIFIERS
MARKET
MOISTURE
NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY
OCCUPANTS
RESIDENTIAL SECTOR
TESTING
THERMAL COMFORT
VALIDATION
mini-split heat pumps (MSHP)
in-home efficiency test methods
heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC)
Building America house simulation protocols
residential air conditioners