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Garden Spot Village Flat Plate Heat Exchanger and VFD Additions December 3, 2009. Energy Management of the Wet Side. Addition of a Variable Frequency Drive to the existing 75 horsepower Heat Pump Condenser Water System Reduced Energy Consumption and that’s all
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Garden Spot VillageFlat Plate Heat Exchanger and VFD AdditionsDecember 3, 2009
Energy Management of the Wet Side • Addition of a Variable Frequency Drive to the existing 75 horsepower Heat Pump Condenser Water System • Reduced Energy Consumption and that’s all • Installed with safety and failure recovery in mind • Addition of a Flat Plate Heat Exchanger to the existing Chilled Water System • Reduced Energy Consumption and equipment run times • Independent systems benefiting from a common design and installation team
Chillers ~ ~ Building Loads ~ ~ Controlled Bypass VFD VFD Current Chilled Water Plant System Pumps and VFDs Cooling Tower
Chillers ~ ~ Building Loads ~ ~ Controlled Bypass VFD New Flat Plate Heat Exchanger VFD Proposed Chilled Water Plant System Pumps and VFDs Cooling Tower
CHW System Modifications • Turnkey Project • Includes Engineered drawings and stamp • Includes Flat Plate Heat Exchanger, piping, valving, insulation and control modifications • Saves energy • Reduces Chiller run times • Stabilizes system temperatures • Protects equipment investment
Over-sized 75hp pumps throttled down with discharge balancing valves Manual Balancing Valves at 20%? Current Heat Pump Condenser Water System
Manually set redundant VFDs set to match flow requirements Valves opened to 70%? VFD Proposed Heat Pump Condenser Water System VFD
Condenser System Modifications • Turnkey Project • Includes VFDs and all wiring • Saves energy
Energy Savings • 3300 fewer Chiller run hours • 50% reduction in Condenser water pump consumption • At current rates - $38,000 per year in reduced energy cost • At proposed rates - $45k to $50k in annual energy savings.