WCEC New and Upcoming Projects. May 18th, 2016

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1 WCEC New and Upcoming Projects May 18th, 2016

2 Roof Top Unit Retrofits Sponsor: SCE Condenser Air Pre-cooler Test Protocol Dispatchable Pre-coolers for Demand Response Variable Speed Compressor and Fan Controls Water Management for Evaporative Cooling Technologies Market Facilitation for Accelerated Technology Adoption

3 Aquachill Remote Technology Sponsor: SCE Villara Building Systems Field Evaluation of Technology in Simi Valley, CA

4 Sub Wet-bulb Evaporative Chiller Sponsor: PGE Field Evaluation of Technology in Davis, CA with existing radiant floor Follow on to previously completed laboratory testing (DOE/SCE funded)

5 De-humidification for Indoor Agriculture Sponsor: Xcel Energy Partner: Equipment Manufacturer, MSP Technologies Laboratory Testing at WCEC Analysis to Estimate Energy-Use in Comparison to Traditional Refrigeration- Based De-humidification Equipment

6 Cost-constrained Optimization of Energy Efficiency for Multifamily and Commercial Buildings Sponsor: CEC EPRI BIRA Energy UCD Energy Efficiency Center Time Dependent Valuation of Electricity EnergyPlus Building Prototypes Optimized Energy Efficiency for New Construction Energy Efficiency Measures and PV Generation Construction and Maintenance Cost Database

7 Ventilation Solutions for Energy Efficient California Schools Sponsor: CEC LBNL Trane, Geary/Bard Prof. Deborah Bennett, Dept. Public Health Sciences Characterize HVAC Retrofits Completed between (100 classrooms) - Ventilation method/settings - CO 2 measurement - Filtration method - Noise level - Equipment Purchasing Process Deploy Energy Efficient HVAC Retrofits (18-24 classrooms) - Technologies include demand control ventilation, economizers, displacement ventilation, energy recovery and filtration - Detailed measurement and verification of energy and indoor air quality compared to baseline minimum efficiency systems Building Energy Simulation - Evaluate energy and indoor air quality for retrofits for common school building configurations - Simulate range of outdoor air quality levels and climates

8 Shallow Bore Helical Coil Ground HX for Heat Pumps Sponsor: CEC Davis Energy Group White Box Technologies

9 Energy-efficient HVAC Retrofits for Residential Buildings Sponsor: CEC, SCE Prof. Deborah Bennett Dept. Public Health Davis Energy Group ICI/NexaJoule EPRI

10 Improving Water and Energy Efficiency in California s Dairy Industry Sponsor: CEC ICI/NexaJoule Prof. Cassandra Tucker, Dept. of Animal Science Diversitech Marketing

11 Novel Heat Exchangers- Project 1 High Performance Recuperators for Waste Heat Recovery Cycles Sponsor: Office of Naval Research (via EEC) Carnegie Mellon University (Additive Manufacturing) Objective: To design a low pressure drop recuperator for sco 2 waste heat recovery cycle at system pressure as high as 200 bar (3000 psi)

12 Novel Heat Exchangers- Project 2 High Flux Microchannel Solar Receiver Development Sponsor: Department of Energy Sunshot Office Oregon State University (lead) National Energy Technology Laboratory Sandia National Laboratory UC Davis EcoKap Objective: To design and test a prototype of a high flux microchannel solar thermal receiver capable of absorbing 100 W/cm 2 at efficiency > 90%

13 Novel Heat Exchangers- Project 3 Design, Fabrication and Characterization of Microchannel Heat Exchangers for Fossil-fired Supercritical CO 2 Cycles Sponsor: Department of Energy NETL Carnegie Mellon University Oregon State University Variation of unit cell length and 10 MW HTPHX volume against TT hii Example of an additively manufactured HX for fossil-fired sco2 cycles (Courtesy: A. Rollett, CMU) Objective: To design, fabricate and test primary heat exchanger and high temperature recuperator for fossil-fired sco 2 cycle

14 Sponsor: SCE PNNL Adsorbent pre-cooler Feasibility study and design alternatives for a pre-cooler that consumes no water (adsorbs nighttime moisture for daytime use)

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