Heat pump development for a solar assisted heat pump space conditioning system

Conference · Tue Feb 28 23:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:6850874

Andrews, J W; Kush, E A; Metz, P D

A program to develop a cost-effective solar assisted heat pump system for space conditioning applications is described. In this system, the heat pump is the energy distribution vehicle. The collectors are relieved of this function and can now operate effectively over a wide temperature range including the lower temperatures easily developed by simple collecting structures. Thus, inexpensive collectors unsuitable for other solar heating systems can be used. This provides salient hope for cost-effectivensss. Existing heat pumps, designed for ''stand-alone'' application, are not readily adaptable to the solar assist function, and the thermodynamic potential of the series solar assist concept is destroyed by forcing this mismatch. The development and cost-effective production of properly engineered heat pumps are within the state of knowledge of the vapor compression science, and this development has been initiated by contracts. The necessary heat pump characteristics are noted, followed by a technical discussion of how these characteristics can be obtained. The ongoing work in this area is then briefly described.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: EY-76-C-02-0016
• OSTI ID: 6850874
• Report Number(s): BNL-24353; CONF-780429-3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
140901* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Space Heating & Cooling
AIR CONDITIONERS
ANALOG SYSTEMS
APPLIANCES
CARNOT CYCLE
DESIGN
ECONOMICS
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT PUMPS
HEATING SYSTEMS
PERFORMANCE
REFRIGERANTS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SIMULATORS
SOLAR AIR CONDITIONERS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
SOLAR-ASSISTED HEAT PUMPS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
THERMODYNAMIC CYCLES
VAPOR COMPRESSION REFRIGERATION CYCLE