Energy savings resulting from a ground-coupled air-to-air heat pump

Conference · Wed Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984 · Proc., Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5918838

Carbajo, J J; Hall, J A; Martin, J F

Considerable energy savings can be obtained by preheating or precooling the air source of a heat pump using the heat or the coolness naturally stored in the earth under a house with a crawl space. Experiments have been performed during the winter and summer seasons with three identical unoccupied houses equipped with heat pumps in three different configurations: conventional, single pass, and total recirculation mode. The house with the total recirculation mode has the highest energy savings in winter ( about10% of the energy used in the conventional house). The house with the single pass mode is the most advantageous configuration in summer, with estimated energy savings of about3%. Recommendations concerning implementation of ground-coupled systems are outlined.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
• OSTI ID: 5918838
• Report Number(s): CONF-840804-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Proc., Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf.; (United States) Journal Volume: 2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320101* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Residential Buildings-- (-1987)
AIR
AIR FLOW
BUILDINGS
COOLING
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY RECOVERY
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
GAS FLOW
GASES
HEAT PUMPS
HEAT RECOVERY
HEATING
HOUSES
LEVELS
NATURAL OCCURRENCE
RECOVERY
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SEASONAL VARIATIONS
UNDERGROUND
VARIATIONS