EES’ Engineers improve fresh air management to save building owners thousands of dollars per year.
Topics: building controls, air handling systems, Bell Works, green building, HVAC
Dehumidification Optimizations Using Waste Heat Recovery
Save on energy resources by utilizing a heat-recovery chiller or DX compressors
Running an air handler in “dehumidification” mode tends to be a resource hog. First, you are using a lot of chilled water to *squeeze* the ever-living-moisture out of the air, then you have to reheat it to make the air temperature comfortable. A double expenditure of energy: cooling and heating.
Topics: engineering, air handling systems, sustainability, dan luna, HVAC
Optimizing BMS Air-Side Economizers for Colder Weather: Harnessing Nature for Chilled Water Cost Savings
Utilizing air-side economizers during the cooler seasons can significantly reduce chilled water costs by leveraging outside air for cooling, offering substantial energy savings for businesses in temperate climates.
As we slip into fall, our thoughts turn to pumpkin spice. Our air-side economizers – a duct and damper arrangement with a control system that enables the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system – however, think about saving chilled water costs. If we can lower load for the chiller, we can save money due to less energy being used. If the outside air is cool and dry enough, we can open an economizer and let nature do the job instead of using the chilled water coil. It also usually has the benefit of changing the air more quickly than during the winter or summer seasons.
Less chilled water pumping also lowers the energy needed to move the water around. We control the differential pressure of the chilled water by slowing down the chilled water pump via a variable frequency drive (VFD), and less load raises the differential pressure. The tower also must do less work because there is less heat rejected out to it, so the fans run slower. This saves tower make-up water as well: less evaporation, less water needed.
Topics: energy control systems, dan luna, bms, HVAC, technology
EES Maximizes Efficiency in Water-Cooled VRF Equipment
How Optimizing Variable Refrigerant Flow Cooling Systems can Save Building Managers on Energy Usage
EES is very active with several Variable Refrigerant Flow, VRF, cooling systems’ manufacturers. In this article the condenser-water optimization on Samsung equipment will be discussed.
Topics: energy control systems, VRF, dan luna, HVAC, technology
Free Cooling Can Save Up to 80% on HVAC/BMS Chiller Utility Expenses
EES has been helping building owners take advantage of free - or nearly free - cooling for many years with hundreds or thousands of dollars per hour in electricity savings by adding a heat exchanger to the HVAC/BMS equipment.
Topics: Free Cooling, HVAC