Medical center saving $450K with Powers EMS

Journal Article · Mon Apr 29 04:00:00 EDT 1985 · Energy User News; (United States)

OSTI ID:5682580

Poplett, J

The University of Rochester in New York is saving about $450,000 a year with a 2500-point direct digital control (DDC) energy management system (EMS) installed in the school's medical center. The system allows school officials to implement control strategies that were either cost-prohibitive or not possible with pneumatic controls. MCC Powers manufactured both the pneumatic and the DDC systems, making it possible to retain valve and damper actuators. The school anticipates a payback for just over two years for the $1 million DDC system, which can more accurately control equipment due to a Proportional-Integral-Derivative algorithm used in monitoring and control of the building's systems. A directory of major DDC manufacturers accompanies the article.

• OSTI ID: 5682580
• Journal Information: Energy User News; (United States), Journal Name: Energy User News; (United States) Vol. 10:17; ISSN EUSND
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320103* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- School
Municipal
& Other Public Buildings-- (-1987)
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DIGITAL SYSTEMS
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
ENERGY SYSTEMS
MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENTS
MONITORING
PAYBACK PERIOD
SPACE HVAC SYSTEMS