Chiller Plant Optimization Tool
Chilled water plants typically consume much of a buildings electrical energy requirement. This article presents a model accessible through a standard spreadsheet that allows operators to automatically determine the optimal equipment mix to satisfy cooling requirements and minimize energy use in semiconductor facilities. It calculates the predicted energy consumption for any valid combination of equipment including chillers, cooling towers, and pumps serving a range of cooling loads at any outside air condition. By focusing on minimizing the power consumed by the system, the optimizer is able to find the most efficient mix of equipment to run that satisfies the load and parameters. Units: DualCitation: ASHRAE Journal, vol. 50, no. 7, July 2008
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