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Charles Cromer
Research Faculty
Solar Energy Research

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Education:

Ph.D., Industrial Engineering
University of Central Florida, 2000

MSIE, Industrial Engineering
University of Central Florida, 1998

MBA, Application of Statistical Methods
Rollins College, 1975

BSIE, Industrial Engineering
University of Florida, 1971

BSBA, Management and Contract Law
University of Florida, 1968

Research Focus:

Dr. Charlie Cromer acted as the Director of the Photovoltaic and Distributed Generation (PVDG) division of the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) from November 2003 until May 2006. Prior to this position, Dr. Cromer was Program Director for the FSEC Appliance Laboratory (ALT). He has demonstrated expertise in photovoltaics, swimming pool heating systems and solar thermal systems, analysis of dehumidification and dryer systems, building energy and CHP systems, desiccant and phase change cooling systems, thermal storage systems, experimental design, statistics for experiments, applied linear/nonlinear and parametric/nonparametric statistical models, statistical analysis, laboratory and field dataloggers, and electronic transducers and sensing. He has independently proposed, received, and administered over $3 million in research contracts and grants for FSEC.

Dr. Cromer has published two Books (215p & 224p); two Manuals (451p); more than 50 technical articles, research reports and general information documents. He was editor and contributor for two chapters in the 1991 ASHRAE HVAC Applications Handbook and one chapter in the 1992 ASHRAE HVAC Systems Handbook. He also was primary author of the ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 125-1992 "MOT Thermal Energy Heat Meters for Liquid Streams in HVAC Systems". Some awards and recognition he has received include: Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society, with 4.0 average, 1997; Who's Who of American Inventors, 1990; College Award for Excellence in Research, UCF Foundation, 1985; Award for Outstanding Contribution to Solar Industry, FlaSEIA, 1983; and the Martin Marietta Contracts "Man of the Year", 1972. He is an ASES Life Member.

Dr. Cromer is a registered Professional Engineer in Florida and has been awarded five patents, several of which are licensed by Trane and used in their commercial CDQ line of products. He also invented a thermodynamic cycle that combines a desiccant sorption-desorption cycle with a standard Carnot cycle that provides enhanced dehumidification with reduced energy use. This cycle is named after him and referred to in the literature as the Cromer cycle.