Water cooled air conditioners have been around for several years and have an excellent performance rating out of the box, an EER of about 17. However, the experience has been that water-cooled condensers can become fouled in a very short time, circumventing their performance and become a...

Cook and hold cabinets are ovens with the ability to cook the food product and switch to holding mode to maintain product temperature and freshness. Ovens will be tested in a laboratory setting. This project will encompass applying an industry-accepted standard test method to up to five different...

This field evaluation tests the feasibility of integral PIR occupancy sensors coupled to LED exterior (structure and pole mtd) luminaires for dusk-dawn...

This project involves research into current commercially available and upcoming home and building energy management systems products with network connectivity, Energy Efficiency, Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD) and Demand Response (DR) support functionality. Information about currently...

Evaluation of performance of ultra-low temperature lab freezers. The technology replaces the cascade systems to achieve ultra-low cabinet space refrigeration temperatures (-86°C) used in the medical research, life science, pharmaceutical and clinical hospital...

To demonstrate and assess improved energy efficiency with continuous performance monitoring, flexible demand response and certified ADR capabilities for both low and high temp refrigeration. Project will utilize an ultra-low charge, zero GWP, flexible tonnage packaged system, continuous monitoring...

Gathering of Upstream Chiller performance data to enable performance curves to support the evaluation of Non-DEER Chiller measures. This work is expected to allow an increase in program participating by facilitating evaluation and deemification of high performance equipment currently not supported...

Retrofit to packaged RTU that cycles supply fan on/off when there's no call for cooling/heating. Technology adjusts outside air damper to maintain average CFM above code minimum. Field test on two RTUs retrofitted with the technology will be undertaken to validate the...

This project will help determine the effectiveness of Phase Change Materials (PCMs) in cold storage applications at Low Temperature -10 - 0 F (-23 - 18 C). Controls will also be implemented into the study to determine how compatible it is with PCMs. A total of 4 tests will be done on warehouses to...

This a technical demonstration for“Grid-Interactive Efficient Buildings (GEBS)” within the SCE’s territory supporting General Services Administration’s (GSA) and DOE High Impact Technology Innovation Catalyst (HIT Catalyst) programs. The project will initiate a software application gateway to...