Energy Efficiency Measures for a High-Tech Building with a Solar Roof

Abstract:

This paper presents the implementation of energy efficiency measures in a building that consists of office, lab and clean room area. Total Performance Oriented Optimization and Retrofits (TPORs) were implemented. 594 kW solar panels were installed on the roof and connected to the electrical grid during the optimization process. Ten power meters were installed throughout the building to measure the total building electricity demand, solar generated electricity demand, HVAC and non-HVAC-equipment demand to quantify the energy savings from the implementation of the energy efficiency measures and savings from the solar panels. The electricity savings from optimization on the HVAC system is about 7,209,000kWh/year (194.4kWh/m2-year), which is about 30% of the total building electricity consumption with peak demand reduction of 935 kW. There savings come from the solar panel is 811,925 kWh/yr; however, it effectively reduced the peak electricity demand by 302.6 kW.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 1073-1076)
• Pages: 1233-1238
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1073-1076.1233
• Online since: December 2014
• Authors: Yao Lin Lin*, Wei Yang, Ming Sheng Liu
• Keywords: Clean Room, Energy Efficiency Measures, High-Tech Building, Solar Energy

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