Thermal and economic assessment of ground-coupled storage for residential solar heat pump systems

Conference · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1979 · Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6637653

Choi, M K; Morehouse, J H; Hughes, P J

This study performed an analysis of ground-coupled stand-alone and series configured solar-assisted liquid-to-air heat pump systems for residences. The year-round thermal performance of these systems for space heating, space cooling, and water heating were determined by simulation and compared against non-ground-coupled solar heat pump systems as well as conventional heating and cooling system in three geographic locations: Washington, D.C., Fort Worth, Texas, and Madison, Wisconsin. The results indicate that a combined solar/ground-coupled heat pump system for space heating and cooling is not cost-effective. However, a ground-coupled stand-alone heat pump system using either a conventional domestic hot water system or a separate solar water heating system has significant energy savings as compared to conventional furnace systems. It also has some energy savings over conventional air-to-air heat pump systems, particularly in Washington, D.C. The cost of that saving is not beyond that which the average consumer can be expected to pay. Therefore, the ground-coupled stand-alone heat pump system is a cost-competitive system.

• Research Organization: Science Applications, Inc., McLean, VA
• OSTI ID: 6637653
• Report Number(s): CONF-800604-P2
• Journal Information: Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States), Journal Name: Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States) Vol. 3.1; ISSN PMSID
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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