Heat pump water heater field test. Final report

Technical Report ·

OSTI ID:5598307

A 2-year field test was conducted to determine the benefits, performance, reliability, and costs associated with heat pump water heaters. The test utilized the EUS (Energy Utilization Systems) and the Efficiency II (E-Tech) units in nine homes. Background information is summarized. The second section provides a detailed description of various aspects of the field test. These include project description, equipment characteristics, participant selection, data collection methods, and evaluation methodologies. This report's third section addresses the effects of heat pump water heaters on total energy and total demand with respect to water heating. Some insight into the reliability of heat pump water heaters is also found in this section. Finally, there is a discussion of customer reaction to heat pump water heater performance. The fourth section of this report contains a review of heat pump water heater field tests conducted by other utilities across the country. The final subsection is a brief summary and status update of future TVA projects with heat pump water heaters. (MCW)

• Research Organization: Tennessee Valley Authority, Knoxville (USA). Div. of Energy Conservation and Rates
• OSTI ID: 5598307
• Report Number(s): TVA/OP/ECR-82/17; ON: DE82010272
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
HEAT PUMPS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
WATER HEATERS
ATTITUDES
COST
FIELD TESTS
PERFORMANCE
RELIABILITY
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
APPLIANCES
BUILDINGS
HEATERS
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
TESTING
US ORGANIZATIONS
320101* - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Residential Buildings- (-1987)