Seminar 11 -- Optimizing Thermal Energy Storage Integrated with HVAC

Integrating thermal energy storage (TES) with HVAC systems can enhance the performance and grid interactivity of buildings. This seminar covers the use of optimization techniques to identify favorable system design and operating controls for TES-integrated HVAC. The seminar addresses residential heat pumping and air conditioning, as well as chilling for a large production facility. Adding TES to HVAC introduces additional design parameters and operating variables. The research in this seminar demonstrates how optimization techniques can be used to identify favorable designs for advanced HVAC with TES.1. Designing and Operating Conventional Heat Pumps with Thermal Energy Storage for Grid-interactive Efficient BuildingsZhiyao Yang, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, College Station, TX2. A Case Study of an Effective Load Management Using Thermal Storage Tank for Resilient Building OperationsLi Song, PhD, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK3. Simulation of a PCM Integrated Heat Pump Using Different Control Strategies to Reduce Peak Demand, Utility Cost and CO2 EmissionZhenning Li, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Knoxville, TN