This field study is evaluating the potential of variable capacity heat pump (VCHP) systems that have the ability to use smart integrated controls, variable-speed drives, refrigerant piping, and heat recovery. This provides products that can be controlled by a smart thermostat with such attributes...

Evaluate energy management tool for campus, impacts of commissioning, interaction with grid and available distributed energy sources, and micro-grid...

This sub-project will evaluate the demand response capability of residential variable capacity heat pump (VCHP) systems. These are "traditional American-style" high static ducked systems. Testing will focus on one to two systems from three to five manufacturers. Lab testing and field testing will...

The goal of this project is to conduct a field test to evaluate viable measures that could provide energy efficiency and demand response capabilities in the individual residential units and possibly in the entire residential complex as a...

This project is an aggressive multi-disciplinary, comprehensive, whole building approach to designing and constructing a net zero energy retrofit of an existing low-income multi-family complex. To the best of our knowledge this will be the first Multi-family Net Zero/ Deep Energy Reduction (DER)...

Southern California Edison (SCE) is teaming up with EPRI and a large production homebuilder to design, build and monitor a new ZNE residential community in Fontana, CA. SCE will act as the project's lead on emerging DSM technologies, battery storage integration, electrical grid optimization and...

This project is aimed at evaluating Bi-level Hybrid Fluorescent LED Lighting for Stairwells and Covered Parking as an energy efficiency measure. The project will field test fixtures to determine the potential for energy...

The study will provide data on technical and economic potentials of specific market segments. The project is a secondary research paper study and may not provide details on behavior or decision processes directly, it will highlight areas in which furthermore in-depth studies can explore such areas...

Conventional die casting machines do not have variable speed drives on motors for changing pressures for hydraulic pumps. The VSD can control the speed of motors to open, close, and clamp the molds during casting. When the mold is clamped, a mechanical system (such as latch) provides the holding...

LED pool lamp is an underwater lighting fixture used to illuminate swimming pools. A field study was conducted in 2010 under the Emerging Technology Assessment project (ET10SCE1130) which proved that LED pool lighting is an effective technology that can meet the performance of its incandescent...