Publications

§         J. Bian, R. Radermacher and D. Moran, “Transient Simulation of an Absorption Chiller in a CHP System”, International Sorption Heat Pump Conference, Summer 2005

§         Nayak, S., Radermacher, R., Moran, D. and Garland, P., 2005, Performance Evaluation Of A Reciprocating Engine Based CHP System For Commercial Office Building, Proceedings of International Sorption Heat Pump Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA.

§         Nayak, S. and Radermacher, R., 2004, Thermoeconomic Simulation Of 27 MW Campus Cooling Heating Power (CHP) Plant, Proceedings of IMECE2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, Anaheim, California, USA.

§         Liao, X., 2004, The Development of an Air-Cooled Absorption Chiller Concept and its Integration in CHP Systems, PhD. Thesis.

§         Nayak, S., Ray, S. and Radermacher, R., 2004, Second Generation Integrated Combined Heat And Power Engine Generator And Liquid Desiccant System, Proceedings of IMECE2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress, Anaheim, California, USA.

§         Liao, X., Cowie, M., Radermacher, R., CHP Dedicated Outdoor Air Systems for Buildings. International Conference on Improving Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings “IEECB’04”, Frankfurt, Germany. 19-20 April 2004.

§         Liao, X., Garland, P., Radermacher, R. The Modeling of Air-cooled Absorption Chiller Integration in CHP System. ASME IMECE 2004

§         Liao, X., Radermacher, R. Microturbine in CHP at University of Maryland. DOE Microturbine Applications Workshop. Poster session. January 20-22, 2004.

§         Petrov, A., Labinov, S., Rizy, T., Liao, X., Radermacher, R., et al. Evaluation of Different Efficiency Concepts of an IES. ASME IMECE 2004.

§         Nayak, S. and Radermacher, R., 2004, CHP For Buildings: Integration Of 75 kW Engine Generator With Liquid Desiccant System, Proceedings of Improving Energy Efficiency in Commercial Buildings Conference, Frankfurt, Germany.

§         Cowie M., 2002,  Characterizing Combined Heating, Cooling and Power for Building Through Theory and Testing, Master’s Thesis

§         Cowie, M., Liao, X. and Radermacher, R. Applying CHP to the Ventilation Air of buildings. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) – International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Washington, DC. November 16- 21, 2003.

§         Radermacher, R., Liao, X. The Impact of Waste Heat Activated Desiccant Systems on Buildings. International conference on Building Systems and Facilities Management in Singapore, October 8-10, 2003.

§         Liao, X., Radermacher, R. Annual reports “Operation of CHP Systems, Measurement and Data Evaluation and Technology Transfer”. FY2002, FY2003.

§         Cowie, M., Liao, X. and Radermacher, R. Performance Comparison of Waste-Heat Driven Desiccant Systems. ASHRAE Summer Meeting and ASHRAE microturbine seminar in Kansas City, MO. June 28- July 2, 2003.

§         Cowie, M., Liao, X., Radermacher, R., Second Generation Integrated Microturbine Absorption Chiller and Solid Desiccant System. The 21st IIR International Congress of Refrigeration in DC. August 17-22, 2003.

§         Nayak, S., Ozkirbas, E. and Radermacher, R., 2003, Modeling Of A 27 MW Combined Cycle Cogeneration Plant With Central Cooling Facility, Proceedings of American Society of Mechanical Engineers International Joint Power Generation Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.

§         Nayak, S. and Radermacher, R., 2003, Energy Savings At Trigen Cogeneration Plant At UMD – A Case Study, Technical Report, Center for Environmental Energy Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.

§         M. Cowie, A. Marantan, P. Garland, R. Radermacher, "CHP for Buildings - the Challenge of Delivering value to the commercial sector" , Proceedings of the International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition Emerging and New Technologies for Heat Pump and Refrigeration Cycles and CHP (Combined Cooling, Heating and Power) Nov. 17-22, 2002, New Orleans, LA

§         M. Cowie, A. Marantan, P. Garland, R. Radermacher, "CHP for Buildings - the Challenge of Delivering value to the commercial sector" , Proceedings of the International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition Emerging and New Technologies for Heat Pump and Refrigeration Cycles and CHP (Combined Cooling, Heating and Power) Nov. 17-22, 2002, New Orleans, LA

§         Marantan, A., P. Popovic and R. Radermacher, "The Potential of CHP Technology in Commercial Buildings - Characterizing the CHP Demonstration Building," ASHRAE Symposium on CHP Technologies for the New Century, ASHRAE Transactions 2002, Vol 108, Pt.1.

§         Popovic, P., A. Marantan, R. Radermacher and P. Garland, "Integration of a Microturbine with a Single Effect Exhaust Driven Absorption Chiller and a Solid Wheel Desiccant System," ASHRAE Transactions 2002.

§         Wongsosaputro, W., A. Marantan, P. Popovic, P. Garland and R. Radermacher, "Environmental Analysis of Two Cooling, Heating and Power Systems for Commercial Buildings," Building Energy Journal, 2001.

§         CHP Guidebook (Original Version)   

Presentations

§         CHP Consortium Meeting, October 25, 2005, College Park, MD - presentations given by:

-        Moran, D. " CHP Integration Test Center Program Review  "

-        Nayak, S. " Experimental and Simulation Results of Integrated Engine Generator - Liquid Desiccant System"

-        Bian, J. "CHP System 2 Fuel Flexibility & Transient Process"

-        Hearn, P. "Ballard Fuel Cell Program Overview and UMD Development Program"

-        Massie, D. "Neural-Net Based Intelligent Power Plant Controller"

§         Moran, D., BCHP Integration Test Center Overview, International District Energy Association’s 18^th Annual Campus Energy Conference, March 10, 2005

§         CHP Consortium Meeting, February 5, 2005, Orlando, FL - presentations given by:

-        Moran, D. "CHP Program Overview"

-        Nayak, S. "Commissioning and Operation of Integrated Engine Generator - Liquid Desiccant System”

-        Bian, J. "Update on System 2 Modifications, Air-Cooled Absorption Chiller Assessment,
and Absorption Chiller Simulations"

-        Schein, J. “Diagnostics for CHP"

-        Radermacher, R. "CEEE Overview"

§         Moran, D., Liao, X., Nayak, S., Microturbine Testing at BCHP Integration Text Center, poster session at 5^th Annual Microturbine Applications Workshop, January 26- 27, 2005.

§         CHP Consortium Meeting, September 9, 2004, College Park, MD - presentations given by:

-        Moran, D. "CHP Program Overview"

-        Nayak, S. "CHP System 1: Installation of ENI-75 Engine Generator”

-        Bian, J. "Transient Simulation of An Absorption Chiller Cooling System"

-        Liao, X. “Overview of System 2 Changes & Air-cooled Absorption Chiller Modeling”

-        Schein, J. “Diagnostics for CHP"

-        Xuan, S. “Introduction of a CHP System Transient Simulation Software”

-        Radermacher, R. "CEEE Overview"

§         Moran, D., Liao, X., Radermacher, R., Air-Cooled Absorption Chiller for Outside-Air Pretreatment, ASHRAE 2004 Annual Meeting, June 30, 2004

§         DOE / CETC / CANDRA Workshop on Microturbine Applications, presentation given by Dr. Radermacher on January 17, 2002, "Lessons Learned and Performance of the CHP for Buildings Integration Test Center at the University of Maryland."

§         CHP Consortium Meeting, January 20, 2004, Anaheim, CA - presentations given by:

-        Liao, X. “Microturbine Based CHP System Operation and Simulation”

-        Nayak, S. " CHP System 1 Upgrade: Installation of DTE ENI75 Engine Generator”

-        Bian, J. "Transient Modeling of CHP System 2”

-        Xuan, S. “Numerical Transient Model of Enthalpy Wheel in Solid Desiccant System"

-        Radermacher, R. "CEEE Overview"

§         ASHRAE Winter Meeting "Seminar on Controls and Interfacing of Cogeneration with Electric Utilities", Atlantic City, NJ - presentation given by Aris Marantan on January 16, 2002, "The Potential of CHP Technology in Commercial Buildings - Characterizing the CHP Demonstration Building."

§         ASHRAE Winter Meeting "Symposium on Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Technologies for the 21st Century", Atlantic City, NJ - presentation given by Aris Marantan on January 13, 2002, "Controls Systems for Two Combined CHP Systems at University of Maryland."

§         CHP Consortium Meeting, January 12, 2002, Atlantic City, NJ- presentations given by:

-        Dr. Radermacher "Center for Environmental Energy Engineering" and "Combined CHP Systems at the University of Maryland"

-        Uta Klingenberger "CHP System 1 Preliminary Performance Data - Engine Driven Heat Pumps & Liquid Desiccant"

-        Aris Marantan "CHP System 2 Preliminary Performance Data - Microturbine and Absorption Chiller and Solid Desiccant"

-        Aris Marantan "Payback Analysis and Software Interoperability for CHP Systems"

-        Aris Marantan "CHP Research Highlights"

-        Dr. Radermacher "Lessons Learned & Future Work"

§         United States Advanced Ceramics Association (USACA), presentation given by Dr. Radermacher on November 1, 2001, at the USACA Annual Meeting "Enabling Materials for Power Generation" in College Park, MD.

§         DOE National CHP Roadmap Workshop - One Year Later, presentation given by Ron Fiskum, DOE, on October 17, 2001, includes highlights of the UMD BCHP project.

§         University of Maryland, Department of Mechanical Engineering, "The Future of Building Technology: The Maryland BCHP Research and Demonstration Project" - presentation given by Dr. Radermacher at the First Annual Mechanical Engineering Research Review Day on November 3, 2000.

§         BCHP Workshop "The Potential of BCHP" - September 13, 2000 in College Park, MD. 1) "The Potential for BCHP" by Bill Parks, US Department of Energy. 2) "Honeywell Power Systems" by Gary Powers, Honeywell. 3) "BCHP Project at the University of Maryland" by Predrag Popovic, PhD, CEEE.

§         ASHRAE Conference - June 24, 2000 in Minneapolis, MN. "Micro Cogeneration for Buildings" by Predrag Popovic, PhD, and Reinhard Radermacher, PhD, CEEE.

§         Advanced Building Systems Technology Conference - June 6-8, 2000 in Washington, DC. "BCHP Research and Demonstration Project" by Predrag Popovic, PhD, CEEE

Articles

§         Natural Gas and Oil Outlook: How Serious is the Situation, EnergyPulse.net, September 2005

§         Making the Switch to On-Site Electricity, Baltimore Sun, March 24, 2002

§         Greenhouse Gas Technology Center, August 2001, newsletter article describing the verification testing of the Honeywell Parallon 75 microturbine.

§         University of Maryland, College Park Magazine, "Engineers Make Campus Building Energy-Efficient" - Summer 2001, Vol. 12, No. 3, magazine article on BCHP project at the Chesapeake Building.

§         DOE Distributed Energy Resources, The DER Weekly, "Tour of the University of Maryland DER Test Bed" Vol. 2 No 47 - newsletter article features pictures from a tour at the Chesapeake Building.

§         DOE Distributed Energy Resources, The DER Weekly, "The First Annual DER Conference and Peer Review The Power to Choose: Creating an Expanded DER Industry," Vol. 2 No 48 - newsletter article describes the tour of the UMD Integration Test Center.

§         Energy User News, "Integrated CHP Offers Efficiency Gains to Buildings Market" September 27, 2001 - magazine article featuring the BCHP Integration Test Center.

§         University of Maryland, Department of Mechanical Engineering, "CEEE Annual Meeting - September 13 & 14, 2000" - news article includes photos of BCHP project and BCHP workshop, September 19, 2000.

§         University of Maryland, Department of Mechanical Engineering,"CEEE Awarded Educational Institution of the Year" - news article on award for BCHP project, March 1, 2001.

§         University of Maryland, Department of Mechanical Engineering, METRICS Magazine, "CEEE Annual Meeting 2001" Spring 2001 Vol. 1 No. 1- magazine article features the BCHP project at the Chesapeake Building.

Reports

§         Operation of Capstone C60 on Propane - Analysis of Test Results, August 2005

§         Greenhouse Gas Technology Verification Center, verification test plan, November 2000, for performance testing of the Honeywell Parallon 75 microturbine.

§         Greenhouse Gas Technology Verification Center, verification final report, September 2001, for performance testing of the Honeywell Parallon 75 microturbine.

§         Greenhouse Gas Technology Verification Center, verification statement, September 2001, for performance testing of the Honeywell Parallon 75 microturbine.

§         Healthy Buildings International, "Air Quality Inspection Report," January 21, 2000 - preliminary IAQ Assessment.

·         Healthy Buildings International, "Air Quality Inspection Report," - followup IAQ Assessment.

·         Arthur D. Little, "Preliminary Assessment of Battery Energy Storage and Fuel Cell Systems in Building Applications," August 2, 2000 - energy storage report.

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