Are you certain you understand the economics for applying ASD systems to centrifugal loads?

Author

Stebbins, Wayne L.

Author_Institution

Hoechst Celanese Corp., Rock Hill, SC, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

4-5 May 1994

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

The advantages gained by using AC adjustable-speed drives (ASDs) on HVAC fans, pumps, compressors and other equipment have been widely publicized and their use in industry has been on a steady increase. Details presented include a layman´s guide to fan laws, calculation of potential savings based on the three choices of variable air volume control, and evaluation of claims made by vendors. All dollar values presented are approximate, and are based on 1994 energy and equipment costs in the Southeast. Brand names are included to present a cross-section of equipment available and the listing is not intended to be all inclusive

Keywords

AC motors; air conditioning; compressors; economics; heating; pumps; variable speed drives; ventilation; AC adjustable-speed drives; HVAC; centrifugal loads; compressors; economics; energy costs; equipment costs; fan laws; fans; pumps; variable air volume control; Application software; Blades; Control systems; Costs; Energy management; Fans; Hardware; Potential energy; Power generation economics; Variable speed drives;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Textile, Fiber and Film Industry Technical Conference, 1994., IEEE 1994 Annual

Conference_Location

Greenville, SC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1802-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TEXCON.1994.320725

Filename

320725