WSEAS Transactions on Heat and Mass Transfer
Print ISSN: 1790-5044, E-ISSN: 2224-3461
Volume 9, 2014
Performances of Heat Pump Systems as Users of Renewable Energy for Building Heating/cooling
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Abstract: The heat pumps are alternative heating/cooling systems more energy efficiency and unless pollutant in comparison with classical systems (liquid or gas fuel boiler). A large number of heat pump systems have been used in residential and commercial buildings throughout the world due to the attractive advantages of high energy and environmental performances. This paper presents the economic, energy and environmental performance criteria which show the opportunity to implement a heat pump in a heating/cooling system. A computational model of annual energy consumption for an air-to-water heat pump based on the degreeday method and the bin method implemented in a computer program is developed. In addition, from a case study a comparative economical analysis of heating solutions for a building is performed and the energy and economic advantages of building heating solution with a water-to-water heat pump are reported. Finally, the renewable energy sources contribution from heat pump sales in EU is shown.
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Keywords: Renewable energy, Heating-cooling, Heat pumps, Performance indices, Annual energy consumption, Energyeconomical analysis
Pages: 51-62
WSEAS Transactions on Heat and Mass Transfer, ISSN / E-ISSN: 1790-5044 / 2224-3461, Volume 9, 2014, Art. #6