Chapter 22: Compressed Air Evaluation Protocol

Benton, N.

关键词: COMPRESSED AIR;    AIR COMPRESSER;    AIR TREATMENT;    ENERGY CONSUMER;    VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE;    VSD;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1164873
RP-ID  :  NREL/SR-7A40-63210
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1164873
Others  :  Other: LGJ-1-11965-01

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Compressed-air systems are used widely throughout industry for many operations, including pneumatic tools, packaging and automation equipment, conveyors, and other industrial process operations. Compressed-air systems are defined as a group of subsystems composed of air compressors, air treatment equipment, controls, piping, pneumatic tools, pneumatically powered machinery, and process applications using compressed air. A compressed-air system has three primary functional subsystems: supply, distribution, and demand. Air compressors are the primary energy consumers in a compressed-air system and are the primary focus of this protocol. The two compressed-air energy efficiency measures specifically addressed in this protocol are: high-efficiency/variable speed drive (VSD) compressor replacing modulating compressor; compressed-air leak survey and repairs. This protocol provides direction on how to reliably verify savings from these two measures using a consistent approach for each.