Efficient energy use, renewable energy - R
Efficient energy use requires regulations and controls in alignment with concrete supply needs and energy systems, in addition to efficient individual components and devices. To this end, we work to develop optimized energy units and system components, to optimize design and operation of thermal storage and on topics regarding integrated systems.
The research field is supervised by the Chair of Building Energy Systems and Heat Supply, technical director Complex R: Dr.-Ing. Karin Rühling
The testing facilities include:
- R11 District heating substation
- R12 District heating substation
- R21 Heat accumulator
- R22 Cold air accumulator
- R23 Heat exchanger
- R24 Pressure maintenance and Degassing
- R25 Micro-CHP
- R26 Heat pump
- R27 Absorption chiller
- R28 Domestic hot water circulation test rig
- R31 Solar heat
- R33 Photovoltaics
- R81 Climate chamber
R25 µKWK - Micro cogeneration plant
TEACHING: internships on the µKWK
RESEARCH: development of components and devices performance
testing/certification
Related fields:
- Central hot water storage vessels
- Product gases from other test rigs
R21, 22, 27 Heat accumulator – absorption chiller – ice accumulator
TEACHING: storage/accumulator charging and discharging
Absoprtion chiller machinery operations
RESEARCH: storage optimization,
development/testing of absorption chiller with and without solar support
Related fields :
- Central hot water storage
- Waste heat/steam from other test rigs
- Cold water delivery for climatization
R31,33 Solar heat and photovoltaics
TEACHING: Internships in solar heat and photovoltaics
RESEARCH: Test series on module and system efficiency, energy network coupling
Related fields:
- Central hot water storage
- Waste heat from other test rigs
- Input into the electrical grid (Renewable Energy Law compensation)
Further information
can be found on the web pages of our Chair of Building Energy Systems and Heat Supply