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Fan VFD Calculator Development. Staff Request for Authorization of Funding from the Regional Technical Forum 28 June 2011. Measure Summary. Measure name : Fan Variable Frequency Drive Measure type; Standard Protocol Requesting Status: None at this time Change in measure status : n/a
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Fan VFD Calculator Development Staff Request for Authorization of Funding from the Regional Technical Forum 28 June 2011
Measure Summary • Measure name: Fan Variable Frequency Drive • Measure type; 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: Integrate calculator into ProCost, complete measure Workbook. Approve Fan VFD Standard Protocol and calculator.
Measure History • Previously approved: New Standard Protocol • Measure developer(s): SBW, RTF • What is the status of: • Protocol: Draft Subcommittee reviewed • Workbooks: To be completed • Summary sheet: To be completed • Protocol Documentation: Draft Subcommittee reviewed • Measure cost and life documentation: Draft • Data and evaluation sources: Draft Subcommittee reviewed
Subcommittee Summary • Subcommittee meetings: 13 June 2011 • Subcommittee members: Todd Amundsen, Mike Baker, Travis Reeder, Bill Koran, Andie Baker, Ben Lipscom, Ken Baker, Brad Aker, Jeff Romberger, Erin Hope • Biases or disclosed conflicts of interest: SBW is currently contracted to develop Guidelines that included identifying needs for updating measures to new guidelines. PECI is developing Fan VFD measurement and verification practices for BPA.
Subcommittee Summary • Recommendation(s), concerns: • Protocol needs three data points for reliability • static pressure, power and flow need to be collected for accuracy • Need to account for minimum static control conditions • NEFPA 70 practitioners qualifications “qualified electrical worker vs. electrician
Subcommittee Summary • Recommendation(s), concerns: • LBL fan VFD work may provide data (Bill Wray), SnoPUD, PSE,EWEB • Need confidence in system operating point and curve fit • Calculator needed to test protocol against known data
Recommendations Subcommittee recommendations: • Collect more field measurement data • Develop calculator based on three data points • Test calculator against field pre-post data • Revise or refine via subcommittee feedback
RTF Proposed Motion: “I _________ move that the RTFAuthorize staff to contract for $24,700 for development, completion and testing of a Fan VFD standard protocol compliant calculator with all the attendant documentation, input forms and data sources.