根据每年节省的电力设施成本，对存储冷却系统的市场潜力进行了定量估计。开发了一种简单的方法，根据当前的电力公用事业费率结构、系统初始成本和预期回收期来估计市场潜力。本研究的样本组由美国陆军司令部（FORSCOM）22个设施的40个地点组成。根据样本组的结果推断出全军的市场潜力。 结果是根据三种第一成本情景呈现的——新建或更换、具有实际第一成本的改造，以及具有上限第一成本的改造。进行敏感性分析，以揭示影响陆军存储冷却系统市场潜力的重要变量。用于新建或更换回收期在五年以下的冷却设备的存储冷却系统应用每年有可能为陆军节省500万美元。 关键词:计算、营销、冷源、储能、冰蓄能、现代化、替换、投资回收期、经济学、成本、美国、电力消耗、成本效益分析。引用:研讨会论文，佐治亚州亚特兰大，1990年

Presents a quantitative estimate of the market potential of storage cooling systems in terms of the annual electric utility cost savings. A simple methodology was developed to estimate the market potential based on current electric utility rate structures, system first costs, and expected payback periods. The sample group for this study consisted of 40 sites at 22 installations of the US Army Forces Command (FORSCOM). The market potential for the whole Army was extrapolated from the results of the sample group. The results are presented according to three first-cost scenarios - new construction or replacement, retrofit with realistic first costs, and retrofit with upper limit first costs. Sensitivity analysis was performed to reveal the important variables affecting the market potential of storage cooling systems within the Army. Storage cooling system applications for new construction or replacement of cooling plants with payback under five years have the potential to save the Army 5 million dollars annually.KEYWORDS: calculating, marketing, cold sources, energy storage, ice storage, modernising, replacing, payback period, economics, costs, USA, electricity consumption, cost benefit analysis.