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Pre-Cooling — Demand Shifting with Thermal Mass

Chilled Water Storage System and Demand Response at the University of California at Merced
Granderson, J., J.H. Dudley, S. Kiliccote, and M.A. Piette. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference for Enhanced Building Operations, Austin, TX, November 17-18, 2009. LBNL-2753E. September 2009.
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Demand Shifting With Thermal Mass in Light and Heavy Mass Commercial Buildings
Xu, P., (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) and L. Zagreus (University of California at Berkeley). Presented at the 2009 ASHRAE Annual Conference, Louisville, KY, June 20-24, 2009. DRRC Report. LBNL-2301E. June 2009
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A Data-Driven Method for Determining Zone Temperature Trajectories that Minimize Peak Electrical Demand
Lee, K.-H. and Braun, J.E. Accepted for publication in ASHRAE Transactions, 2008
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Model-Based Demand-Limiting Control of Building Thermal Mass
Lee, K.H. and Braun, J.E. In press, Building and Environment, 2008
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Development of Methods for Determining Demand-Limiting Setpoint Trajectories in Buildings Using Short-Term Measurements
Lee, K.-H. and Braun, J.E. In press, Building and Environment, 2008a
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Evaluation of Methods for Determining Demand-Limiting Setpoint Trajectories in Buildings Using Short-Term Measurements
Lee, K.-H. and Braun, J.E. In press, Building and Environment, 2008b
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Demand Shifting With Thermal Mass in Light and Heavy Mass Commercial Buildings
Xu, P., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; and L. Zagreus, University of California, Berkeley, Center for the Built Environment. LBNL-61172. November 2006
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Demand Shifting With Thermal Mass in Large Commercial Buildings: Field Tests, Simulations and Audits
Xu, P., P. Haves and M.A. Piette (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) and L. Zagreus (University of California at Berkeley). DRRC Report. LBNL-58815. CEC-500-2006-009. January 2006
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Summary Report of Pre-Cooling and SCE Energy$mart ThermostSM Focus Groups
Flexo Hiner & Partners, Inc., Southern California Edison. DRRC Report. LBNL-62556 Collaborative Report. October 2004
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Peak Demand Reduction from Pre-Cooling with Zone Temperature Reset in an Office Building
Xu, P., P. Haves, and M.A. Piette, (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) and J.E. Braun, (Purdue University). Proceedings,ACEEE 2004 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings: Breaking out of the Box, August 22-27, 2004, Asilomar, Pacific Grove, CA. Washington, D.C.: American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. LBNL-55800. August 2004
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Development and Application of an Inverse Building Model for Demand Response in Small Commercial Buildings
Lee, K.H. and J.E. Braun, Proceedings of the 2004 IBPSA-USA Conference at University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 2004
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Load Control using Building Thermal Mass
Braun, J.E., ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Vol. 125, pp. 292-301, 2003
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Evaluating the Performance of Building Thermal Mass Control Strategies
Braun, J.E., K.W. Montgomery, and N. Chaturvedi, International Journal of Heating, Ventilating, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Research, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 403-428, 2001
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Application of Building Precooling to Reduce Peak Cooling Requirements
Keeney, K.R. and J.E. Braun, ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 103, Pt. 1, pp. 463-469, 1997
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Reducing Energy Costs and Peak Electrical Demand Through Optimal Control of Building Thermal Storage
Braun, J.E., ASHRAE Transactions, Vol. 96, Part 2, pp. 876-887, 1990
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