对新建小型办公楼采用间接蒸发冷却降低峰值电力需求的潜力进行了初步工程分析。根据所研究的11个美国城市之一的地理位置，峰值下降11%至16%。通过对通风空气进行预冷，并将照明系统中的能量排放到周围环境中，从而减小设备尺寸，从而实现节能。间接蒸发冷却器被认为是单区屋顶单元的一个组成部分，该单元用于冷却10000平方英尺（929平方米）的单层办公楼。 采用间接蒸发冷却和传统蒸汽压缩屋顶冷却系统的屋顶冷却系统之间的成本比较表明，在新的单层办公楼中，峰值电力降低的成本仅为新发电设施供电成本的一小部分。引文:研讨会，ASHRAE交易，1985年，第91卷，pt。1B芝加哥

A preliminary engineering analysis of the potential for reducing peak electric demand by using indirect evaporative cooling in new small office buildings is presented. Peak reductions of 11 to 16% are shown, depending upon location in one of the 11 U.S. cities studied. The reductions are achieved by precooling ventilation air and exhausting energy from the lighting system to the ambient environment, resulting in reduced equipment sizes. The indirect evaporative cooler is assumed to be an integral part of a single-zone rooftop unit that is provided to cool a 10,000 ft2(929 m2) single-story office building. Cost comparisons between rooftop cooling systems that incorporate indirect evaporative cooling and conventional vapor-compression rooftop cooling systems show that peak electric power reductions in new single-story office buildings can be achieved at a fraction of the cost of providing the power in new electrical generating facilities.