University Receives $2 Million DOE Grant to Develop ‘Super Efficient’ Air Ventent
STONY BROOK, N.Y.—Stony Brook University research team has been awarded $2 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E) to develop an active air conditioning vent capable of modulating airflow distribution, velocity, and temperature designed for commercial or residential units. Led by Ya Wang, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the project aims to create a vent that results in up to 30% energy savings through directed localization of existing building heating/cooling output. According to Wang, the electroactive Smart Air-Conditioner Vent Registers (eSaver) is designed to expand the setpoints of building HVAC in each direction by 4°F (2.2°C), resulting in an estimated 30% total building HVAC energy reduction.
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