Series solar heat pump and energy conservation

Conference · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1979

OSTI ID:5717839

Kush, E A

An overview is given of the series solar heat pump concepts and the reasons why it can serve an important role in energy conservation in space heating. These are highlighted by elevated Coefficients of Performance (COP's) and the use of low-temperature potentially inexpensive solar collectors. The characteristics required of the subsystems and integrated system are detailed. Particular emphasis is given to the performance of the heat pump itself at high temperature source conditions corresponding to those of solar input, and recent laboratory results which demonstrate very high COP's using practical components are shown. The reasons why the high COP's are a necessary but not sufficient condition for competitive overall system performance are detailed and methods for applying the high COP's to an effective Solar Assisted Heat Pump (SAHP) system are discussed. Ongoing development work in the field is summarized.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-02-0016
• OSTI ID: 5717839
• Report Number(s): BNL-27012; CONF-791204-13
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
AIR CONDITIONERS
APPLIANCES
COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
ENERGY CONSERVATION
EQUIPMENT
FLAT PLATE COLLECTORS
HEAT PUMPS
HEATING SYSTEMS
PERFORMANCE
SOLAR AIR CONDITIONERS
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR-ASSISTED HEAT PUMPS
WATER SOURCE HEAT PUMPS