An introduction and status update on unitary engine-driven heat pumps
Journal Article
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· ASHRAE Journal
OSTI ID:488905
- Gas Research Inst., Chicago, IL (United States)
Unitary engine-driven heat pumps represent a relatively new line of high-efficiency heating and cooling products. Engine-driven heat pumps are air-source heat pumps which use an engine in the place of an electric motor to drive the compressor in a standard vapor-compression refrigeration cycle. Engine-driven heat pumps offer two inherent advantages over conventional, single-speed, air-source electric heat pumps: variable speed/capacity operation and engine heat recovery. In addition, engine-driven heat pumps differ from conventional electric heat pumps by the primary fuel they use--typically natural gas or propane. Combined, these features result in efficiency, comfort, and operating cost benefits over conventional air-source heat pumps.
- OSTI ID:
- 488905
- Journal Information:
- ASHRAE Journal, Journal Name: ASHRAE Journal Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 38; ISSN 0001-2491; ISSN ASHRAA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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