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Type of Document Thesis Author Kramer, Justin S. Author's Email Address jsk5996@fsu.edu URN etd-09152008-112109 Title Sustainable Building Systems Degree Master of Science Department Mechanical Engineering, Department of Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Anjaneyulu Krothapalli Committee Chair Brenton Greska Committee Member Juan Ordonez Committee Member Kenneth Goldsby Committee Member Keywords
- Hydrogen
- Off-Grid
- Design Techniques
- Solar
- Efficient
- Energy
- Buildings
- Sustainable
- Solar Thermal
- Combustion
Date of Defense 2008-08-27 Availability unrestricted Abstract TThis work describes the design, construction and operation of a sustainable building, the Off-Grid Zero Emissions Building (OGZEB), and its subsystems. The OGZEB is a completely solar-powered building that will achieve LEED-NC (Leadership in Energy and Environment Design-New Construction) platinum certification. The 1000 square foot building is partitioned such that 750 square feet is a two bedroom, graduate student style flat with the remaining 250 square feet serving as office space. This arrangement allows the building to serve as an energy efficient model for campus designers in student living and office space. The building also serves as a prototype for developing and implementing cutting edge, alternative energy technologies in both residential and commercial settings. Hydrogen will be used extensively in meeting the energy needs of the OGZEB. In lieu of high efficiency batteries, the excess electricity produced by the building’s photovoltaic (PV) panels will be used to generate hydrogen via water electrolysis. The hydrogen will be stored on-site until needed for either generating electricity in a PEM fuel cell stack or combusted in natural gas appliances that have been modified for hydrogen use. Properties of hydrogen combustion were identified and methods were developed through research in order to retrofit natural gas appliances, such as an on-demand hot water heater and cook top. The combustion aspect of the hydrogen energy storage system is unique to the OGZEB.Files
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