IEA Annex 26: advanced supermarket refrigeration systems.

Author(s) : BAXTER D.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Present supermarket refrigeration systems require very large refrigerant charges and are heavy consumers of electricity. IEA Annex 26 was formed to investigate and help promote the use of energy efficient, low-charge refrigeration system designs. Analyses show that advanced systems can reduce energy consumption by over 10% and total equivalent warming impact (TEWI) by as much as 60%. Integrating refrigeration and HVAC functions can potentially reduce combined operating costs by over 10%.