Hybrid cooling system
Water-cooled systems are great for handling the high heat-rejection requirements of industrial cooling needs. But what happens when the availability or cost of makeup water becomes exorbitant? Or when wastewater discharge becomes as issue? Traditional air-cooled heat rejection systems can be cost-prohibitive, and are far less efficient than evaporative cooling.
A better solution is the Johnson Controls Hybrid cooling system.
The hybrid cooling system optimizes the use of the two cooling technologies in a single operating systems.
Design of Hybrid Cooling Systems
In Idaho we use the most electrical power in the summer relying on our hydro power resources just when water is typically at its scarcest. A big portion of the peak summer load is due to the mechanical cooling required to keep our homes and businesses at a comfortable temperature. Typical practice in the architectural and engineering design community has been to rely on compression cycle chillers otherwise known as air conditioners. Though this type of system has been easy to implement in any climate with a variety of modifications, it is energy intensive. Now that designers and owners are expecting higher performance systems which will yield cost savings in lower energy bills we look to the past and climate as a resource to achieve better performance.
Benefits of the Hybrid Cooling System : –
Reduces water consumption by up to 80% through utilization of wet cooling when it’s hot and dry cooling when it’s not.
Operates effectively across a vast range of weather conditions
Offers cost-effective solution in both retrofitting of existing buildings and new construction
Incorporates a variety of metal components to ensure compatibility with existing cold water loops
Decreases maintenance costs through the use of Thermosiphon dry-heat rejection technology (which does not require a pump or compressor for refrigerant flow).
Offers scalable, modular design with flexibility to add multiple units in parallel to handle the largest power plants