ENERGY -SAVINGS SYSTEMS FOR C OMMERCIAL BUILDING CHP AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE H EAT APPLICATIONS

Authors

  • Dr. Tim Wagner United Technologies Research Center (UTRC)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13052/dgaej2156-3306.1945

Abstract

Electricity in the United States is typically obtained from “the grid,”
a collection of central power plants and transmission and distribution
networks. Because of inefficiencies in generation and distribution, only
1/3 of the energy input to U.S. power plants reaches the end customer.
Systems employing thermally activated technologies (TATs) can provide
significantly higher efficiencies by integrating TAT equipment with ei-
ther on-site power generation or available waste heat sources. In this
article, two alternatives to central power plant generation will be de-
scribed and operational experience with the systems will be presented.

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Author Biography

Dr. Tim Wagner, United Technologies Research Center (UTRC)

Dr. Tim Wagner is a project leader in the CHP Program Office at
United Technologies Research Center (UTRC). Dr. Wagner is currently
leading the development of integrated cooling, heating and power sys-
tems that couple microturbines and thermally activated technologies
(TAT). During his 17 years at UTRC, Dr. Wagner has led or contributed
to numerous projects in the fields of thermodynamics and heat transfer.
He holds several issued or pending patents. In addition to his position
at UTRC, Dr. Wagner is an adjunct associate professor of mechanical engineering at Rensselaer at Hartford, where he has been an advisor for
over 30 master’s seminar projects. Dr. Wagner holds a B.S., M.S. and
Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Virginia Tech. During his doctoral
program he was a NASA Fellow at NASA Langley Research Center in
Hampton, Virginia. Dr. Wagner is an Associate Fellow of AIAA and a
member of ASHRAE and ASME. He may be contacted at
wagnertc@utrc.utc.com

References

Thermally Activated Technology Roadmap, Office of Energy Efficiency

and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy, May 2003

Integrated Energy Systems (IES) for Buildings: A Market Assessment;

Final Report; Resource Dynamics Corporation for Oak Ridge National

Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, August 2002.

The Market and Technical Potential for Combined Heat and Power in

the Commercial/Institutional Sector, Report prepared by ONSITE

SYCOM Energy Corporation for U.S. Department of Energy, January

Wagner, T.C., Marler, M.M., and Jung, S., Performance Characteristics

of a Microturbine-Double Effect Absorption Chiller CHP System, submit-

ted for publication at ASME 2004 IMECE.

Brasz, J.J. and Biederman, B.P., Low Temperature Waste Heat Power

Recovery Using Refrigeration Equipment, ICR0587, presented at the 21st

IIR International Congress of Refrigeration, August, 2003.

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Published

2004-10-21

How to Cite

Wagner, D. T. . (2004). ENERGY -SAVINGS SYSTEMS FOR C OMMERCIAL BUILDING CHP AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE H EAT APPLICATIONS. Distributed Generation &Amp; Alternative Energy Journal, 19(4), 66–80. https://doi.org/10.13052/dgaej2156-3306.1945

Issue

2004: Vol 19 Iss 4

Section

Articles