Design and implementation of an air-conditioning system with storage tank for load shifting

Journal Article · Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1987 · IEEE Trans. Power Syst.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/TPWRS.1987.4335288· OSTI ID:5686644

Hsu, Y Y; Wu, C J; Liou, K L; Sung, P S; Peng, S K; Chang, C W

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), Vol. PWRS-2:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
AIR CONDITIONERS
DESIGN
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
HEAT TRANSFER
LOAD MANAGEMENT
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SIMULATION
STORAGE
TANKS
BUILDINGS
CONTAINERS
ENERGY TRANSFER
EQUIPMENT
MANAGEMENT
320106* - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Building Equipment- (1987-)