Demonstration of
Energy Efficiency Enhancement in Refrigeration Appliances by Incorporation of
Practical, Low Cost Thermal energy Storage
Timothy W. James
02-24
EISG Project
Title: Demonstration of Energy Efficiency Enhancement in Refrigeration Appliances
by Incorporation of Practical, Low Cost Thermal energy Storage
EISG Grant Number: 02-24
PIER Area: Building End-Use Energy Efficiency
Principal Investigator: Timothy W. James
Contact Information: Phone:
(805) 252-7190 email: t.james@ieee.org
Organization: TES Technology, Inc.
Grant Amount: $75,000
Grant Term: 12 Months
Project Description:
§ Proposes to demonstrate the feasibility of using a novel thermal energy storage design to increase the energy efficiency of refrigeration and cooling appliances.
Proposed Outcomes:
§ A prototype system will be fabricated and tested in two refrigerator models.
Anticipated Benefits:
§ Potential to reduce residential energy consumption by 95 kWh/year (assumes conventional refrigerators consume 475 kWh/yr and 20% efficiency improvement).
§ Potential to save up to 160 gWh/year statewide in just residential refrigerators (assumes 16 million units in CA, 475 kWh/yr/unit, 10% market penetration, 20% energy savings).