RTUG Meeting

Wednesday, August 12, 2010, 9:30AM - 3:30PM

Northwest Power & Conservation Council
851 SW 6th, Suite 1100
Portland, Oregon

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9:30 AM	Introductions; RTUG-A Look Ahead; Agenda Review
9:45 AM	Results from BPA annually monitored RTUs Preliminary winter fan schedule persistence results Preliminary heat pump heating energy results Preliminary RTU gas-pack heating energy results Preliminary economizer results Preliminary annual signature Addition to the analysis protocol of min/max supply air temperatures Analysis improvements for minimum and economizer airflow analysis Preliminary error band observations Research Outputs for October 27 RTUG final meeting: Draft annualized savings methodology with separate characterizations of annual operation for summer and winter Data block interval analysis Recommendations regarding fan schedule persistence Site temperature vs. TMY data Additional persistence analysis Billing/signature analysis for selected sites Measure life implications from the data
12:00 PM	Lunch (On your own)
1:00 PM	Status: Regional RTU Research Results Database
1:30 PM	Web-enabled Thermostat Research: monitoring status Months 13-24 data acquisition scenario
1:45 PM	Energy Trust of Oregon RTU O&M Update
2:00 PM	Premium ventilation VSD measurement results: "The turning of the screw..."
2:20 PM	Policy topics: a) RTU airflow service issues, b) measure persistence, c) measure life
2:45 PM	Elements of a regional RTU strategic plan
3:30 PM	Adjourn
Materials: Rooftop Unit Research Project Phase 4 (2mb PowerPoint) BPA RTU Winter Operation (2mb PowerPoint) - Kathy Hile, Howard Reichmuth Rooftop Economizer Service "The First 100 Days" (200k PowerPoint) - Energy Trust of Oregon "The Turn of the Screw" - Premium Ventilation Extended Monitoring (8mb PowerPoint) - Reid Hart, PECI