Lead Performer: Drexel University – Philadelphia, PA
Partners:
-- Texas A&M University
-- National Institute of Standards and Technology – Gaithersburg, MD
DOE Total Funding: $2,128,000
FY20 DOE Funding: $891,125
Cost Share: $534,394
Project Term: May 1, 2020 – April 30, 2022
Funding Type: Buildings Energy Efficiency Frontiers & Innovation Technologies (BENEFIT) 2019 Funding Opportunity
Project Objective
This project will develop publicly available and high-fidelity datasets that measure the holistic load flexibility performance of a suite of commonly used commercial building heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) and thermal storage equipment, under varying climate conditions, occupant behaviors, control strategies, and grid interactions. The project team will integrate real equipment testing, weather and zone environment emulation, and zone and occupant simulations through hardware-in-the-loop test methods. Research findings will be applicable to four climate zones, providing greater commercialization impact.
Project Impact
The project will create high-resolution equipment performance data and occupant acceptance to quantify load flexibility of commonly used commercial building heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) and thermal storage equipment.
Contacts
DOE Technology Manager: Stephanie Johnson, stephanie.johnson@ee.doe.gov
Lead Performer: Jin Wen, Drexel University