Robina Hospital Chiller Plant OptimisationSeptember 2015
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• Facility Overview• Project Motivations• Evaluation & Assessment• Optimisation Process• Results
Robina Hospital Chiller Plant OptimisationTable of Contents
Kieran McLeanBusiness DevelopmentSiemens Ltd.
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Robina Hospital Chiller Plant OptimisationFacility Overview
Robina Hospital is the 6th largest hospital in Queensland with 364-beds anda suite of inpatient and outpatient services.
The facility has undergone constant expansion over the past 15 years:
• 2000 – Constructed as a private hospital offering some public services• 2002 – Acquired by QLD Government• 2007 – Stage 1 expansion adding 25 beds• 2012 – Stage 2 & 3 expansions doubling number of beds
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► Evaluation &Assessment
► OptimisationProcess
► Results
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Robina Hospital Chiller Plant OptimisationChilled Water System – 2007
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► ProjectMotivations
► Evaluation &Assessment
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AX Building Chiller Plant1x Air-Cooled Chiller
Original Central Chiller Plant3x Reciprocating Water Cooled Chillers
(768kWr)
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Robina Hospital Chiller Plant OptimisationChilled Water System – 2012
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AX Building Chiller Plant1x Air-Cooled Chiller
Original Central Chiller Plant3x Reciprocating Water Cooled Chillers
(768kWr)
Link between Chiller Plants
New Central Chiller Plant3x Centrifugal Water
Cooled Chillers (2500kWr)
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Robina Hospital Chiller Plant OptimisationChilled Water System – 2012
Facility Served by 3x Chiller Plants operating in the following modes:
• Low Load – 2x older plants serve entire facility• Normal – new plant serves entire facility• Independent – all 3 plants operate independently of each other
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Robina Hospital Chiller Plant OptimisationChilled Water System – 2012
Control Strategies
• Constant Volume Primary Pumps• Constant Volume Condenser Water Pumps• Variable Volume Secondary Pumps with Pressure Reset
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Robina Hospital Chiller Plant OptimisationProject Motivations
1. Simplification of Chilled Water System Operation
2. Improve facility energy efficiency
3. Reduce maintenance requirements of 3x Chiller Plants
4. Improve Humidification Control of Operating Theatres
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Robina Hospital Chiller Plant OptimisationEvaluation and Assessment
•Two projects were initially being considered:1. Mechanical upgrade to improve Dehumidification2. Energy Optimisation Project focusing on Chiller Plant
•Demand Flow™ provided possibility of addressing both issues
•Robina Hospital engaged Siemens to complete a detailed feasibilitystudy to further understand chilled water network and benefits ofDemand Flow™
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► ProjectMotivations
► Evaluation &Assessment
► OptimisationProcess
► Results
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Robina Hospital Chiller Plant OptimisationEvaluation and Assessment – Chilled Water Sub-Systems
The five major energy consuming sub-systems of the Chilled Waternetwork are:
1. Chillers2. Chilled Water Pumps3. Condenser Water Pumps4. Cooling Tower Fans5. Air Handing Units
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Demand Flow optimises the performance of all energyconsuming sub-systems holistically.
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Robina Hospital Chiller Plant OptimisationEvaluation and Assessment – Challenges
•15 years of modifications to the chilled water network
• Identifying all system bypass water
• Water quality issues from old plant being transferred into new
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Robina Hospital Chiller Plant OptimisationEvaluation and Assessment – Findings
• 22% reduction in chilled water plant consumption
• 3.3 year payback period guaranteed (energy savings only)
• 22% Internal Rate of Return
• Redundancy of 2 inefficient chiller plants
• Improvements in humidification control possible
• No Chiller Variable Speed Drives required
• Significant water quality improvements
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Robina Hospital Chiller Plant OptimisationOptimisation Process
• 3 month project implementation period (July – September)
• Installation of:• Variable Speed Drives for Condenser Water Pumps• Cooling Tower Isolation Valves• High accuracy differential pressure and temperature sensors
• Commissioning of:• Demand Flow control algorithm• 12 months system fine tuning
• Continuous supply of chilled water critical for operating theatres and MRI
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Robina Hospital Chiller Plant OptimisationOptimisation Process – Demand Flow™ Commissioning
ChillersOptimised pressure andtemperature setpoints.
Increased operating times atchiller ‘sweet-spot’.
PumpsVariable speed control of allchilled water and condenserwater pumps.Removes system bypassesto reduce excessive pumpingenergy.
Cooling TowersOptimised cooling tower flow,variable speed fan controland staging.
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Robina Hospital Chiller Plant OptimisationResults – More than Energy Savings!
• Plant Consolidation
• Facility Reliability Improvements
• Chilled Water System Efficiency
• Energy Savings & Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction
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Robina Hospital Chiller Plant OptimisationResults – Plant Consolidation
• Single Chilled Water Plant Benefits:
• Water Savings – no longer requiredcooling towers for reciprocating plant
• Maintenance Savings – other 2 plants nolonger require maintenance
• More efficient low load performance
• Simplified system operation
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Robina Hospital Chiller Plant OptimisationResults – Facility Improvements
• Improved humidification control of operating theatres
• Increase in deliverable plant capacity
• Effective management of chiller lift
• Eliminates refrigerant flow issues at low load conditions
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Robina Hospital Chiller Plant OptimisationResults – System Efficiency Improvement
Source: "All Variable Speed Chiller Plants", ASHRAE Journal, September 2001
0.57.0
0.65.9
0.75.0
0.84.4
0.93.9
1.03.51
1.13.2
1.22.9
1.32.7
Standard CodeBased Chiller Plants
New Technology,
All-Available Speed
Chiller Plants
High-Efficiency,Optimized
Chiller Plants
Older
Chiller
Plants
Chiller Plants with Repairable Design orOperational Problems
Excellent Good Fair Needs Improvement
Pre-Optimization(Annual Average 0.93 kW/Ton)
(Annual Average System COP 3.8)
Post-Optimization(Annual Average 0.66 kW/Ton)
(Annual Average System COP 5.3)
kW/ton *
COP *
(Annual Average)
* Includes Chiller,Pumps and CT FansCombined
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Robina Hospital Chiller Plant OptimisationResults – First 8 Months of Savings
• 26% Saving in Chiller Plant Consumption
• 676,216 kWh saved (85% of annual target)
• Reduction of 554 Tonnes of CO2 emissions
• Anticipated payback of 2.5 – 3 years aheadof a 3.3 year guarantee
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Demand Flow™Case Study – Robina Hospital
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Cumulative Target vs. Actual Savings (kWh)
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Kieran McLeanDemand Flow – Business Development
Maree McKayService Director – Robina Hospital
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