Transient Heat Flow Simulations for Assessing the Performance of Radiant Panel Installations Under Concrete Building Floors

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Numerous technologies are under development by electric utilities to improve energy efficiency in industrialand residential settings. With high-speed internet networking, customers and utilities are interconnected via agrid, termed in the industry Smart Grid, providing an opportunity to monitor clients and deliver (and receive)energy in a more optimal manner. Importantly electric utilities see this as an opportunity to meet governmentobjectives on reducing green-house gas emissions. One Smart Grid technology avenue is the delivery ofenergy at off peak times to customers, where it is stored on-site and then delivered during peak hours. Thisaccomplished at large scale allows utilities to generate power in a more efficient manner. There are numeroustechnologies under development for off peak delivery and one under consideration is electric radiant heatingcombined with thermal storage and release. The present proposal investigates this technology relative totraditional technologies that are not as amenable to Smart Grid connectivity. The intent is to establish radiantelectric combined with thermal storage and release as a viable alternative to traditional heating technologiesand therefore a promising technology for the Smart Grid.