ASHRAE Technical Committee 6.9 - Thermal Storage

RESEARCH

TC 6.9 Research Subcommittee Chair: Ram Narayanamurthy [e-Mail: TC69Research]


Current Research

RP-1252: Interaction between Dynamic Electric Rates and TES Control (co-sponsor TC 7.4)
Research Contractor: Keith Temple - Field Diagnostic Services, Inc. Research Plan (in order of priority)

  1. Operational Experience of Cool Storage Systems - John Andrepont
  2. Initial Assessment Tool for TES as part of an Energy Efficiency Package for Buildings (includes heat recovery, evaporative cooling, and geothermal heat pumps) - Ram Narayanamurthy
  3. TES for Energy Code Compliance (LEED & TDV - Mark McCracken, Ram Narayanamurthy
  4. Methods to Address High Flow Requirements when using TES for Emergency Cooling - Yong Tao (follow-on research to RP 1387).
  5. Secondary Coolants; System Efficiency Improvements from Refrigerants to TES.
TC 6.9 Research Project History (PDF File)

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