Ductless Mini-Split Heat Pump Comfort Evaluation

Technical Report · Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2013

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1219961· OSTI ID:1219961

Roth, K. ^[1]; Sehgal, N. ^[1]; Akers, C. ^[1]

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1. Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems, Cambridge, MA (United States)

Field tests were conducted in two homes in Austin, TX, to evaluate the comfort performance of ductless minisplit heat pumps (DMSHPs), measuring temperature and relative humidity measurements in four rooms in each home before and after retrofitting a central HVAC system with DMSHPs.

• Research Organization: Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems, Cambridge, MA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Building Technologies Office (EE-5B) (Building America)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1219961
• Report Number(s): DOE/GO-102013-3814; 6158
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

heat pump
ductless minisplit
comfort
dehumidification
residential
residential building
Fraunhofer CSE
Building America