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E3T Energy Efficiency Emerging Technologies Advanced Rooftop Unit Controls Emerging Technologies Showcase January 23, 2013 Welcome. Today’s webinar is being recorded and will be posted at: www.E3Tnw.org www.ConduitNW.org You may submit questions at any time during the webinar. We’ll answer them during the Question & Answer session after the presentation. The webinar will begin momentarily. Thank you for attending!

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Emerging Technologies Showcase January 23, 2013

Welcome. Today’s webinar is being recorded and will be posted at:

• www.E3Tnw.org

• www.ConduitNW.org

You may submit questions at any time during the webinar. We’ll

answer them during the Question & Answer session after the

presentation.

The webinar will begin momentarily. Thank you for attending!

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Reid Hart, PE, Pacific Northwest National

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Peter Criscione, E Source

January 23, 2013

Sponsored by BPA’s E3T Program

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Reid Hart, PE

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Building Codes R&D Lead

Advanced Rooftop Unit Controls

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• Bonneville Power Administration

• City of Eugene and Eugene Water & Electric Board

• PECI – Premium Ventilation Proof of Concept Field Test

(funded by BPA)

– Benjamin Lipscomb and Kristine Falletta

• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory – Energy Savings and Economics of Advanced Control Strategies for

Packaged Air-Conditioning Units with Gas Heat (funded by DOE)

– Weimin Wang, Lucy Huang, Srinivas Katipamula, and Michael Brambley

Acknowledgements

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• Packaged air conditioners and heat pumps (RTUs) are used in about 46% of all commercial buildings, serving about 60% of the commercial building floor space (Source: EIA 2003.)

• Most RTUs operate inefficiently

– Lack of equipment maintenance

– Lack of advanced controls strategies that rely on constant supply speed fan and constant ventilation

• Operating efficiency can be improved significantly with the use of advanced controls strategies

Need for an Advanced RTU Controller

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• Meta study covering four studies, 300 units

• Problems were found everywhere – 91% had some problem

– 64% had two or more problems

• Significant impact on delivered efficiency

• Majority of problems come from controls

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Source: Cowan 2004.

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Premium Ventilation: Moving from “Electronic” to Stand-Alone DDC

A combined programmable thermostat with BACnet DDC controller is now here at a reasonable price from multiple manufacturers.

Network capable.

• Its time to let the low cost, 35 year old solid-state economizer controllers go.

• Just too many wires up on the roof.

Premium Ventilation RTU Controls • Improved Economizer • Supply Fan Control (VSD or Cycling) • Other control upgrades

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Catalyst eIQ

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Integrated Controller Sequence Improvements – Occupancy Sensor based setpoint and ventilation

– Duty cycling circulate air every 30 minutes

– Stand-alone demand reduction

– Allow night flush cooling

Premium Ventilation with Fan Cycling

Advantage of Fan Cycling vs. VSD – Interface with any staged rooftop

unit with an economizer,

– With the fan off when not needed less damper leakage

– Greater savings than VSD power reduction at low speed

– Lower cost as no VSDs and associated wiring or motor upgrades are required.

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– Higher reliability, as electronic economizer (solid-state) controls are replaced with digital logic.

– Ventilation monitored and controlled

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Cycle fan and modulate dampers to maintain average ventilation per ASHRAE standard 62.1

DCV Cycling Fan Control

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is typically below prescriptive levels under CO2 sensor

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Yes, ASHRAE Standard 62.1 allows fan cycling

• Section 6.2.6.2 of ASHRAE Standard 62.1-2010 allows

– Short-term interruption of ventilation

– If average ventilation levels are maintained

62.1 & DCV Cycling Fan Control

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Continuous ventilation requires the fan switch to be “ON” during the occupied modes.

– Studies found close to 40% of thermostats have fan switch in the “Auto” mode resulting in intermittent fan operation and no ventilation control

– Bringing together DCV and cycling fan control can improve current delivered ventilation while saving energy

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Basic Products Matrix

• Features

• Cost

• Savings potential

Measure Definition

• Functionality/testing

• Accuracy/specifications

• Usability

• Standard packages

Research Needed

Savings Verification

• Verify monitoring

• Field operation

• Lab based or emulation method?

• Deemed savings

Persistence Designs

• Product generation tracking and adjustment

• Performance verification

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Are Advanced RTU Controls Cost-Effective?

Source: Hart 2009.

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Eugene of HVAC of Group

Fan 8% 19%

Cool 7% 16%

Fan + Cool 15% 35%

Heat 31% 55%

Total 46%

Modeled PNW Savings

Boise of HVAC of Group

Fan 6% 16%

Cool 6% 17%

Fan + Cool 12% 33%

Heat 31% 48%

Total 42%

Eugene, OR Office with Heat Pump Heating

Boise, ID Office with Heat Pump Heating

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• VSD and “fan cycling” both about the same savings – Both require DCV or advanced economizer controller

– In dX coil RTUs, VSD operates at multi-speed

– VSD higher cost, better sound impact for space

– Existing units designed to cycle, VSD retrofit can be a challenge

• Basic concept on speed control – High speed for full cooling or heating

– Low speed for ventilation or partial cooling (if multi-stage)

Fan Control

*Jacobs et al. 2003.

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Recreation Center in Eugene, Oregon – Intermittent occupancy

– Fans generally in “Auto” during baseline

Field Results of Fan Cycling

Source: Hart et al. 2012.

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Savings issue when fan is in auto • Not meet ventilation

standards, but 37%* of units in “Auto”

• Balanced by 30%* units operating 24/7 that are re-scheduled

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Digital economizer operation improvement

DCV with Economizer Tune-Up

Source: Hart et al. 2012.

Percent Sensible Cooling Provided by Economizer

Comparison periods of between 14 and 30 days with similar outside temperature averages

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Category Fans Cooling Total Electric

Heating Gas

Pre-Installation Energy Use 61,500 kWh 111,700 kWh 173,200 kWh 1,910 Therms

Energy Savings 18,800 kWh 37,000 kWh 55,800 kWh* -93 Therms**

Energy Savings as % of Base 31% 28% 29% -5%

Hypothetical Adjusted Model 30% 39% 36% 22%

Catalyst Billing Analysis

Weather-Adjusted HVAC Energy Use and Savings – Actual Setpoints and Operation

*The electric savings estimate is statistically significant at a 90/10 confidence level.

**The estimated gas increase is not statistically significant at an 80/20 confidence level.

23,000 square

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• Base: Non-integrated economizer, single-speed fan

• Improved: Integrated economizer, multi-speed fan, DCV

Summary of HVAC Energy Savings

Building Type Small office Stand-alone retail Strip mall Supermarket

Maximum percentage savings 42% 40% 40% 41%

Location for maximum percentage savings Los Angeles Los Angeles San Francisco Miami

Minimum percentage savings 20% 23% 21% 14%

Location for minimum percentage savings Fairbanks Fairbanks Fairbanks Fairbanks

Average percentage savings 28% 32% 32% 22%

Maximum absolute savings (MMBtu/yr) 91 1,268 1,165 1,770

Location for maximum absolute savings Fairbanks Fairbanks Fairbanks Fairbanks

Minimum absolute savings (MMBtu/yr) 29 232 237 500

Location for minimum absolute savings San Francisco Los Angeles Los Angeles Los Angeles

Average absolute savings (MMBtu/yr) 46 560 547 906

Source: Wang et al. 2011.

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Additive measures:

DCV and economizer

Add fan control (VSD or cycling)

Premium Ventilation: Add night flush, optimum start, standby control

Regional Electric and Gas Savings

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Regional Savings: 10-Ton RTU with Gas Heat

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Regional Savings and Payback: 10-Ton RTU with Gas Heat

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Costs for Premium Ventilation with Local DDC and Fan Cycling

• “First time” bid costs ranged $1,900 to $3,200

– (Manufacturers A, B, C)

– Expected to become more favorable over time

• Favorable comparison to advanced thermostat with digital economizer controller (P)

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Better Acceptance Testing Needed

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Cowan, N. “Review of Recent Commercial Roof Top Unit Field Studies In the Pacific Northwest and California”. New Buildings Institute (NBI) for Northwest Power and Conservation Council [NPCC], October 2004. Accessed September 19, 2012 at www.newbuildings.org.

EIA. “2003 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS)”. U.S. Energy Information Administration, September 2008. Accessed September 19, 2012 at www.eia.gov/consumption/commercial/index.cfm.

Hart R. 2012. “Advanced Unitary HVAC Control Sequence.” ASHRAE Transactions. Vol. 118, Part 1.

Hart R, J Callahan, K Anderson, and P Johanning. 2011. “Unitary HVAC Premium Ventilation Upgrade.” ASHRAE Transactions. Vol. 117, Part 1.

Hart R, K Falletta, and B Lipscomb. 2012. RTU Premium Ventilation: Proof of Concept Field Test. Portland Energy Conservation, Inc. for Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, Oregon.

Hart R. 2009. Premium Ventilation Package Testing: Short-Term Monitoring Report – Task 7. Portland Energy Conservation, Inc. for Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, Oregon. Accessed September 19, 2012 at www.peci.org/resources/commercial-retail.html.

Hart R, W Price, J Taylor, H Reichmuth, and M Cherniack. 2008. “Up on the Roof: From the Past to the Future.” In Proceedings of the 2008 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, pp. 3.119-3.130. American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Pacific Grove, California.

Hart R, W Price, and D Morehouse. 2006. “The Premium Economizer: An Idea Whose Time Has Come.” In Proceedings of the 2006 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, pp. 3.103-3.115. American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Pacific Grove, California.

Jacobs, P., V. Smith, and C. Higgins. “Small Commercial Rooftops: Field Problems, Solutions and the Role of Manufacturers.” In National Conference on Building Commissioning: May, 20:22, 2003.

Wang W, S Katipamula, Y Huang, and M Brambley. 2011. Energy Savings and Economics of Advanced Control Strategies for Packaged Air-Conditioning Units with Gas Heat. PNNL-20955, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy. Accessed September 19, 2012 at www.pnnl.gov.

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Manager, Research

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• Catalyst

Transformative Wave Technologies

• Enerfit

Enerfit LLC

• Digi-RTU Optimizer

DTL Controls

• Unnamed controller (available 2013)

Optimum Energy

RTU VFD Retrofit Devices

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Sources: Transformative Wave Technologies, Enerfit, and DTL Controls

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Product Annual HVAC Energy Savings (%)

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Cost ($)

Catalyst 25-40 2 4,000 (15 ton)

Enerfit 50-70 1-3 4,700 (20 ton)

Digi-RTU 45-64 1-4 3-10,000 (<20 ton) 5-20,000 (>20 ton)

Optimum’s 25-45 NA NA

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Testing organization Product Savings/payback Sample size

Omaha Public Power District (OPPD)

Digi-RTU 41% kW, 52% kWh

20–60% range 24 RTUs, 2010 +6 RTUs, 2011

Snohomish County PUD

Catalyst 48% kWh 1 facility

TES Engineering Enerfit 2.0- to 3.5-year payback:

Not cost-effective: 9 of 11 buildings 2 of 11 buildings

2011 Test Results

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Notes: kW = kilowatts; kWh = kilowatt-hours.

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OPPD: Reduced kW for Fitness Center RTU

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Snohomish County PUD Catalyst 17–18% kW, ~20% kWh 2 Drugstores

National Renewable Energy Lab

simulation 29–75% annual fan electricity savings

16 U.S. cities, big-box retail

Pacific Northwest National Lab

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Testing organization Product Savings Sample size

National Renewable Energy Lab

simulation 53–72% annual fan electricity savings

big-box retail

Pacific Northwest National Lab

simulation 20-39% annual HVAC energy

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Pacific Northwest Savings (Seattle, WA)

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Product Evaporator fan Condenser fan Compressor

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• Indexed

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• Continuous

Digi-RTU and Optimum’s controller

• Continuous

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Stage 2 Cooling

Stage 1 Cooling, Heating

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75

90

Fan speed (%)

Ventilation

Damper for face-

split DX coils

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Product DCV Economizer controls Web interface FDD

Catalyst Optional Some

Enerfit (V2) Optional Some

Digi-RTU IP IP Optional IP

Optimum’s controller

IP IP Standard Some

Built-in Controls

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© E Source Notes: DCV = demand-controlled ventilation; FDD = fault

detection and diagnosis; IP = in progress; V = version.

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Organization Products Amount

BC Hydro Catalyst 26 RTUs

Bonneville Power Administration Catalyst Up to 75 RTUs

Minnesota Center for Energy and Environment

Catalyst, Digi-RTU 55 RTUs

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Catalyst 11 RTUs

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Catalyst 120 RTUs

Puget Sound Catalyst 6 RTUs

San Diego Gas & Electric Catalyst, Digi-RTU, Enerfit 1 building

Seattle City Light Catalyst 1 building

Southern California Edison Catalyst 4 RTU

Tacoma Power Catalyst 1 building

Western Cooling Efficiency Center Catalyst 4 RTUs © E Source

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Catalyst and Enerfit (pictured) have simplified wiring

Quicker, More-Reliable Installs

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Courtesy: Enerfit

Old

New

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Catalyst Fault Detection and Diagnostics

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Courtesy: Transformative Wave Technologies

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Courtesy: Transformative Wave Technologies

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The Uber-HVAC Program

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FDD

Tune up

VFD

Source: Open Clip Art Library

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What About the Small RTUs?

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Source: Wikimedia Commons

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Premium Ventilation Package (PVP) with Fan Cycling

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• Demand-controlled ventilation

• Integrated and differential economizer controls

• Optimum start—delays until needed

• Resistance heat lockout when heat pump meets load

• Ventilation lockout for morning warmup

• Improved outside air damper seals

• Integrated: – Night flush cooling

– Standby (with occupancy sensor)

– Demand adjust (moves setpoint up during peak)

+ Fan cycling based on ASHRAE 62.1 (ventilation)

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• Alerton Visual Logic Display

• Honeywell Jade Economizer controller – Working on fan cycling

• Innotech Micro- or Minimax – With innTouch Smart Sensor

• KMC Flexstat

New DDC Options for <10 Ton Market

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Sources: Alerton, Honeywell, Innotech, KMC

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• Versus upgrading SEER 13 to 15: 1.5 to 6.7 percent

PVP Simulation Using VFD on a HP

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Organization Products Amount

Bonneville Power Administration Honeywell Jade, KMC Flexstat up to 75 RTUs (including Catalyst)

Minnesota Center for Energy and Environment

KMC Flexstat 55 RTUs (including Catalyst and

Digi-RTU)

Southern California Edison Honeywell Jade, KMC Flexstat, Innotech Visual Logic Display

3 RTUs

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MNCEE’s Experience with RTU Controls Pilot Program

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Working with Catalyst, Digi-RTU, KMC Flexstat

• Research requirements have delayed launch

• Controls products have no mass production experience

• Of the three, Catalyst has most mature install process

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• Reid Hart, RTU Premium Ventilation: Proof of Concept Field Test, Portland Energy Conservation Inc., (dated May 2012, but just released October 2012)

• CA HVAC Contractor and Technician Behavior Study, Energy Market Innovations (September 2012; Kristin Heinemeier’s “candid camera” study)

• Robert Mowris et al, Laboratory Measurements of HVAC Installation and Maintenance Faults, ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 188, Pt. 2 (2012)

• Energy Implications of Retrofitting Retail Sector Rooftop Units with Stepped-Speed and Variable-Speed Functionality (PDF), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (April 2012)

• Energy Savings and Economics of Advanced Control Strategies for Packaged Air-Conditioning Units with Gas Heat (PDF), Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (December 2011)

• Unitary HVAC Premium Ventilation Upgrade: 2011 ASHRAE Winter Conference Technical Program (PDF), Portland Energy Conservation Inc.

• Air-Side Economizers, E Source, CEMC-RG-10 (2009)

Resources

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• Potential savings:

– Upgrading RTU controls has good potential savings ~35%

– Field testing has verified operation with custom controllers

• Next steps:

– Work with manufacturers to lower the cost and the barriers for technology deployment

– More field testing to verify savings, explore web-based options

– Contractor training and acceptance tools need improvement

– Expand impact assessment to packaged heat pumps, more building types, and other control technologies

• Future

– Integrate advanced control with fault detection and diagnostics to achieve persistent savings

Conclusions and Next Steps

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Reid Hart, PE

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory [email protected] 541-485-1570

Peter Criscione

E Source [email protected] 303-345-9109

For More Information

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BPA Contact

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Mira Vowles, PE

Bonneville Power Administration [email protected] 503-230-4796

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Demand Controlled Ventilation for Commercial Kitchens

February 13, 2013 at noon Pacific time

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