Design and implementation of an air-conditioning system with storage tank for load shifting
The experience with the design, simulation and implementation of an air-conditioning system with chilled water storage tank is presented in this paper. The system is used to shift air-conditioning load of residential and commercial buildings from on-peak to off-peak period. Demand-side load management can thus be achieved if many buildings are equipped with such storage devices. In the design of this system, a lumped-parameter circuit model is first employed to simulate the heat transfer within the air-conditioned building such that the required capacity of the storage tank can be figured out. Then, a set of desirable parameters for the temperature controller of the system are determined using the parameter plane method and the root locus method. The validity of the proposed mathematical model and design approach is verified by comparing the results obtained from field tests with those from the computer simulations. Cost-benefit analysis of the system is also discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Dept. of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan Univ., Taipei
- OSTI ID:
- 5686644
- Journal Information:
- IEEE Trans. Power Syst.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Power Syst.; (United States) Vol. PWRS-2:4; ISSN ITPSE
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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320106* -- Energy Conservation
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& Utilization-- Building Equipment-- (1987-)
AIR CONDITIONERS
BUILDINGS
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
CONTAINERS
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
DESIGN
ENERGY TRANSFER
EQUIPMENT
HEAT TRANSFER
LOAD MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SIMULATION
STORAGE
TANKS
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT