Abstract: In contrast to building energy conversion equipment, less improvement has been achieved in thermal energy distribution, storage and control systems in terms of energy efficiency and peak load ...

Abstract: A simplified ice storage system model was developed in which the icemaking mode is reflected by a higher power consumption per unit cooling than in chilled-water mode. The performance of four ...

Abstract: This paper surveys past and current research of optimal control for central chilled water plants with ice thermal energy storage. The motivation for thermal energy storage in commercial buildings ...

Abstract: The lee slopes of the Rocky Mountains from Montana to New Mexico have long been recognized as prime breeding grounds for lee slope thunderstorms. A simple forecast technique is introduced which models the formation of these ...

Abstract: This paper describes an investigation of the economic performance of a central chiller plant with thermal energy storage (TES) operating in a hotel in California and an office building in Wisconsin for the following three ...

Abstract: This paper describes a macroanalytic approach to energy management in buildings. Conventionally, energy improvement measures are designed and deployed in buildings, expecting and typically achieving energy savings from ...

Abstract: Typical commercial construction inherently contains large surface areas of relatively thin mass located in the floor slabs. This research asks how effective this mass could be for passive cooling, relative to other mass ...

Abstract: Ice storage systems have the reputation of saving cost for operating building cooling plants by appropriately recognizing time-of-use incentives in the utility rate structure. However, many systems ...

Abstract: This paper describes an investigation of machine learning for supervisory control of active and passive thermal storage capacity in buildings. Previous studies show that the utilization of active ...

Abstract: High-performance buildings, such as zero-energy buildings (ZEBs), are an important step toward a reduction in greenhouse-gas emissions. Because ZEBs may exhibit large differences between demand and on-site generated ...