Performance of commercial cool storage systems. Volume 1. Early case histories. Final report

Technical Report · Sat Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5620851

Ayres, J M; Sowell, E F; Lau, H

Cool storage systems in commercial buildings are beneficial to both electric utilities and their customers. The development of this emerging load management technology has been hindered by the lack of field performance data compared to design expectations on existing installations. Five systems that were instrumented and monitored for at least one year by utilities in California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island are evaluated. Four of the buildings have direct-expansion refrigeration ice storage systems ranging in size from 150 to 2000 ton-hours, and one has a 60,000 gallon chilled water storage system. Significant design, installation, and operating problems were noted at each building and the quality of the performance data was poor. Findings, including measured kW/ton and suggested system improvements, are presented.

• Research Organization: Ayres Associates, Los Angeles, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5620851
• Report Number(s): EPRI-EM-4044-Vol.1; ON: TI85920684
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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& Utilization-- Commercial & Industrial Buildings-- (-1987)
AIR CONDITIONING
BUILDINGS
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
COOLING LOAD
ENERGY STORAGE
ICE
LOAD MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
OFF-PEAK ENERGY STORAGE
PERFORMANCE
STORAGE