AirCycler - Modified Air Circulation and Ventilation Practice to Achieve Energy Savings

This project attempts to achieve a reduction in the use of kWh in moving air, and fuel switching (increased gas use in lieu of electrical use) through modifying the operation of one of the identical PSC motors in the two identical furnaces in the CCHT facility. An AirCycler device will be used to give partial (cyclic) operation of the PSC motor in the test house during circulating mode, while the PSC motor in the reference house will remain in constant operation. The results of this experiment are intended to be comparable to those of the ECM project .

This project's objectives include:

• Obtain data on electrical savings due to several optional variations of reduced operation of a PSC fan motor in the CCHT test house during air circulation/ventilation periods
• Obtain data on any increase in the use of gas required to maintain overall heat balance with less electrically generated heat coming from the PSC fan motor in the test house
• Project these results to other HVAC systems, houses and climates using technical data developed for this project.

Paper

Modified air circulation: energy savings and indoor air quality
Gusdorf, J. Szadkowski, F. Simpson, C.J. Swinton, M.C. Hwang, T.J.
ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings 2006, American Council for an Energy Effiicient Economy (Pacific Grove, CA., U.S.A., 2006-08-13)
pp. 182-93. 2006-08-01
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Report

Modified Air Circulation and Ventilation Practice to Achieve Energy Savings and Fuel Switching
Gusdorf, J. Simpson, C. Swinton, M.C. Forrest, T. Szadkowski, F. Hwang, T.J.
pp. 50. 2005-01-11
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Research Highlight

The Effects of Programmable Fan Controllers on Ventilation, Air Distribution and Energy Use