Component and System Level Research of Variable Capacity Heat Pumps
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
With high cooling and heating efficiencies, variable capacity heat pumps are an emerging technology with the potential to substantially reduce the energy required for the heating and cooling of residential structures. In order for them to make an impact in this area, they must first be more widely accepted by the American consumer as an alternative to less expensive single speed systems. This acceptance, in large part, is based upon a greater understanding of how these systems perform in real world tests. To this end, this study will evaluate the energy consumption and efficiencies of four variable capacity heat pumps installed in two unoccupied research homes in Farragut, a suburb of Knoxville, Tennessee, one occupied home in downtown Knoxville, and one occupied home in Duluth, Georgia.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1092255
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/TM--2013/36; BT0101000; RABT002
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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