Use of energy management and control systems for performance monitoring of retrofit projects

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6262541

Claridge, D E; Haberl, J S

The Texas LoanSTAR Monitoring and Analysis Program (MAP) is responsible for monitoring energy conservation retrofits at various sites throughout Texas. An important part of this task is gathering pertinent energy consumption and weather data for the site to determine the effectiveness of the retrofit projects. For this purpose, LoanSTAR researchers have installed dedicated data loggers at over 30 retrofit sites. These devices are designed specifically to collect energy and/or weather data from appropriate sensors, store them, and transmit them via a telephone modem when polled, a task they perform quite well. Although data loggers have proven effective in the data gathering process, it has been observed that many of their functions may be accomplished by Energy Management and Control Systems (EMCSs). While it is obvious that an EMCS should not be installed strictly for monitoring energy usage, an existing EMCS may provide an alternative monitoring solution to the installation of a dedicated data logger in sites so equipped. The purpose of this project is to determine the monitoring capabilities of various EMCSs, and to identify advantages and disadvantages of utilizing existing systems for energy monitoring at LoanSTAR sites.

• Research Organization: Texas A and M Univ., College Station, TX (USA). Energy Systems Lab.
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/CE
• DOE Contract Number: FG01-90CE21003
• OSTI ID: 6262541
• Report Number(s): DOE/CE/21003-T2; ON: DE91008529
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
MONITORING
PERFORMANCE
PROGRESS REPORT
RETROFITTING