Thermal energy storage for cooling of commercial buildings

Conference · Fri Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1988

OSTI ID:6541101

Akbari, H ^[1]; Mertol, A ^[2]

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1. Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
2. Science Applications International Corp., Los Altos, CA (USA)

The storage of coolness'' has been in use in limited applications for more than a half century. Recently, because of high electricity costs during utilities' peak power periods, thermal storage for cooling has become a prime target for load management strategies. Systems with cool storage shift all or part of the electricity requirement from peak to off-peak hours to take advantage of reduced demand charges and/or off-peak rates. Thermal storage technology applies equally to industrial, commercial, and residential sectors. In the industrial sector, because of the lack of economic incentives and the custom design required for each application, the penetration of this technology has been limited to a few industries. The penetration rate in the residential sector has been also very limited due to the absence of economic incentives, sizing problems, and the lack of compact packaged systems. To date, the most promising applications of these systems, therefore, appear to be for commercial cooling. In this report, the current and potential use of thermal energy storage systems for cooling commercial buildings is investigated. In addition, a general overview of the technology is presented and the applicability and cost-effectiveness of this technology for developed and developing countries are discussed. 28 refs., 12 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/CE; USAID
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 6541101
• Report Number(s): LBL-25393; CONF-8806403--1; ON: DE91000179
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

25 ENERGY STORAGE
250600 -- Energy Storage-- Thermal
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320106* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Building Equipment-- (1987-)
BUILDINGS
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
COOLING SYSTEMS
COST
ENERGY SYSTEMS
EQUIPMENT
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
ICE
LOAD MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE EQUIPMENT
WATER