University of Maryland - Walter P. Carter Behavioral Health Center
University of Maryland - Walter P. Carter Behavioral Health Center
2 PagesPOWER QUALITY INTERNATIONAL, LLC CASE STUDY University of Maryland Walter P. Carter Behavioral Health Center Facility Description The Walter P. Carter Behavioral Health Center is located in a relatively small three-story building that was completed in 1983. This outpatient center consists mainly of small medical offices. When compared to the facility’s combined 277-volt lighting and 480-volt HVAC loads, its 120-volt office loads actually consume more energy. This load group’s harmonic current-generating switch-mode power supplies create the facility’s best energy-saving opportunity. The Behavioral Health Center was selected as the university’s ‘pilot project’ because the three distribution transformers that supply the office loads were individually me
