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RTU Measure Preparation for Review as Standard Protocol. Staff Request for Authorization of RFP Funding from the Regional Technical Forum 28 June 2011. Measure Summary. Measure name : Measurement of Fan and Cooling Savings from Commercial-Sector Packaged Rooftop HVAC Units
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RTU Measure Preparation for Review as Standard Protocol Staff Request for Authorization of RFP Funding from the Regional Technical Forum 28 June 2011
Measure Summary • Measure name: Measurement of Fan and Cooling Savings from Commercial-Sector Packaged Rooftop HVAC Units • Measure type: Proposed for Standard Protocol • Requesting Status:None at this time • Change in measure status: n/a • Change in measure savings: n/a • Change in measure cost effectiveness: n/a • Other or follow-on work for RTF: Approve Standard Protocol and calculator.
Measure History • Previously approved: New Standard Protocol • Measure developer(s): NBI, RTF • What is the status of: • Protocol: Draft Subcommittee reviewed • Workbooks: To be completed • Summary sheet: To be completed • Calculator: To be refined • Protocol Documentation: Draft Subcommittee reviewed • Measure cost and life documentation: Draft • Data and evaluation sources: Draft Subcommittee reviewed
Subcommittee Summary • Subcommittee meetings: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 (subcommittee) • Recent work: Reviewed draft protocol and best practices, Phase 4 report draft • Subcommittee members: Mark Cherniac, Charles Grist/NWPCC,HowdyReichmuth, Kathy Hile, Joshua Rushton/Cadmus, Mira Vowles, Jack Callahan /BPA, Nick O’Neill/ETO, Will Miller/Lockheed-ETO, Bill Koran/QuEST, Mark Rehley/NEEA Jerine Ahmed/SCE, Tom Lenihan/Avista, Mike Kennedy/Consulting, David Davis/Idaho Power • Biases or disclosed conflicts of interest: None disclosed. • NBI developed Phase 4 of the project that developed the calculator based on field measurement of a regional sample. • PECI conducting true power measurement work for BPA
Subcommittee Summary Subcommittee and/or staff Recommendations, concerns: • Reconvene subcommittee for review of work • Align Protocol with new Guidelines format • Define quality of best practice estimates • Define procedures for true power measurement • Test data sets against calculator (12 mo. BPA or other data, Cadmus) (PowerMand web enabled) • Actual site weather versus TMY weather data
Subcommittee Summary Subcommittee and/or staff Recommendation(s), concerns: • Finalize the calculator • Annualization of data collection defined, calculated • Fan versus compressor components • Weekend/weekday • Prove capability to call out of range or noisy data • Full calculations and data entry documentation
Recommendations Subcommittee recommendations: • Collect more existing field measurement data • Develop calculator based on three data points • Test calculator against field pre-post data • Revise or refine via subcommittee feedback • Finalize protocol and documentation • Define best practice true power measurement • Compare calculator to best practice and field data
RTF Proposed Motion: “I _________ move that the RTFAuthorize staff to publish a Request for Proposals for $50,000 to complete the standard protocol and calculator with all documentation, input forms and data sources for Measurement of Fan and Cooling Savings from Commercial-Sector Packaged Rooftop HVAC Units .