Short Summary
Ventilation Cooling
Controller Strategies
Murray Milne
99-28
EISG Project Title: Ventilation
Cooling Controller Strategies
EISG Grant Number: 99-28
PIER Area: Building End-Use Efficiency
Principal Investigator: Murray Milne
Contact Information: (310) 454-7328 milne@ucla.edu
Organization: UCLA
Grant Amount: $74,895
Grant Term: 15 Months
Project Description:
The purpose of this project is to research the feasibility of developing an intelligent natural ventilation cooling controller that could determine and implement the most efficient strategy for pulling in outside air to reduce air conditioning costs in residential homes. A prototype controller will be developed and tested.
Proposed Outcomes:
· Prototype ventilation cooling controller with control logic designed for the 16 climate zones in California.
· Feasibility assessment based on prototype performance testing performed in large-scale test cells.
Anticipated Benefits:
· Eliminate or reduce the need for air conditioning in CA climate zones that have cool nighttime temperatures.
· Achieve a minimum energy savings of 100,000 MWhr per year in CA if it eliminated the need for one air conditioner per 1000.