Experimental verified simulation of a parallel solar/off-peak/heat pump air heating system
Conference
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· Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6637673
The University of Tennessee-Tennessee Valley Authority Solar Augmented Heat Pump Test Facility is an unoccupied building containing a parallel heat pump/off-peak resistance/solar heating system. The performance of this system has been simulated using a modified version of the TRNSYS solar simulation computer program. Generally accurate results were obtained when simulation results were compared against data collected on-site for the 1979-1980 heating season. Predictive results were also obtained from the model for an entire year of weather data. Performance of the system was compared against: (1), a solar/heat pump system without off-peak resistance heat; (2), a similar system with heat pump only; and (3), a similar system with an off-peak heat pump replacing the resistance heat. The results show that the off-peak systems may not be economically feasible except at large ratios of on-peak to off-peak power rates. The two off-peak systems were also found to be very sensitive to control configuration.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville
- OSTI ID:
- 6637673
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-800604-P2
- Conference Information:
- Journal Name: Proc. Annu. Meet. - Am. Sect. Int. Sol. Energy Soc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 3.1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1979
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Thu Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1981
· Am. Soc. Mech. Eng., (Pap.); (United States)
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Thu Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1981
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20 FOSSIL-FUELED POWER PLANTS
200107 -- Fossil-Fueled Power Plants-- Off-Peak Energy Storage-- (1980-)
AIR HEATERS
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USA