Summary Article: IEA HPP Annex 36: Quality Installation / Quality Maintenance Sensitivity Studies

Journal Article · Fri Jan 30 00:00:00 EST 2015 · IEA Heat Pump Center Newsletter (Online)

OSTI ID:1185921

Hourahan, Glenn ^[1]; Domanski, Piotr ^[2]; Baxter, Van D. ^[3]

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1. Air Conditioning Contractors of America, Arlington, VA (United States)
2. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
3. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

The outcome from this Annex activity clearly identifies that poorly designed, installed, and/or maintained heat pumps operate inefficiently and waste considerable energy compared to their as-designed potential. Additionally, it is clear that small faults for a given field-observed practice are significant, that some attribute deviations (in various equipment applications and geographical locations) have a larger impact than others, and that multiple faults or deviations have a cumulative impact on heat pump performance.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Building Technologies Research and Integration Center (BTRIC)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• Grant/Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1185921
• Journal Information: IEA Heat Pump Center Newsletter (Online), Vol. 33, Issue 1; ISSN 0724-7028
• Publisher: IEA HPC
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION