Mississippi State University Thermal Energy Storage Plant
Mississippi State University utilizes a 1500 ton centrifugal chiller to produce 10,800 ton-hours of ice storage. The ice is used to shift approximately 1200 tons of cooling from the existing Central Cooling Plant to the ice storage plant during serving electrical utility company’s “ON-PEAK” periods.
Awards:
ASHRAE Region VII – Technology Award, 2015
Project Type
- Central Plant
- Thermal Energy Storage
- (Ice Storage)
Size
- 1,500 ton ice chiller
- 10,800 ton-hours ice storage
Services Provided
Mechanical design, control system design and commissioning of the campus ice storage central plant. All new mechanical equipment and control sequences were extensively functionally tested on site and validated using trend data review.
Completion Date
2014
Owner
Mississippi State University
Location
Mississippi State, MS
