Device and method for measuring the coefficient of performance of a heat pump
Abstract
A method and instrument is provided which allows quick and accurate measurement of the coefficient of performance of an installed electrically powered heat pump including auxiliary resistane heaters. Temperature-sensitive resistors are placed in the return and supply air ducts to measure the temperature increase of the air across the refrigerant and resistive-heating elements of the system. The voltages across the resistors which are directly proportional to the respective duct tempertures are applied to the inputs of a differential amplifier so that its output voltage is proportional to the temperature difference across the unit. A voltage-to-frequency converter connected to the output of the differential amplifier converts the voltage signal to a proportional-frequency signal. A digital watt meter is used to measure the power to the unit and produces a signal having a frequency proportional to the input power. A digital logic circuit ratios the temperature difference signal and the electric power input signal in a unique manner to produce a single number which is the coefficient of performance of the unit over the test interval. The digital logic and an in-situ calibration procedure enables the instrument to make these measurements in such a way that the ratio of heat flow/power inputmore »
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6456540
- Application Number:
- ON: DE83010482
- Assignee:
- ERA-08-029812; EDB-83-085324
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-26
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; HEAT PUMPS; AMPLIFIERS; CALIBRATION; DIGITAL CIRCUITS; FREQUENCY CONVERTERS; POWER METERS; RESISTORS; ELECTRIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; METERS; 320100* - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Buildings; 440300 - Miscellaneous Instruments- (-1989)
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Brantley, V R, and Miller, D R. Device and method for measuring the coefficient of performance of a heat pump. United States: N. p., 1982.
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Brantley, V R, & Miller, D R. Device and method for measuring the coefficient of performance of a heat pump. United States.
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title = {Device and method for measuring the coefficient of performance of a heat pump},
author = {Brantley, V R and Miller, D R},
abstractNote = {A method and instrument is provided which allows quick and accurate measurement of the coefficient of performance of an installed electrically powered heat pump including auxiliary resistane heaters. Temperature-sensitive resistors are placed in the return and supply air ducts to measure the temperature increase of the air across the refrigerant and resistive-heating elements of the system. The voltages across the resistors which are directly proportional to the respective duct tempertures are applied to the inputs of a differential amplifier so that its output voltage is proportional to the temperature difference across the unit. A voltage-to-frequency converter connected to the output of the differential amplifier converts the voltage signal to a proportional-frequency signal. A digital watt meter is used to measure the power to the unit and produces a signal having a frequency proportional to the input power. A digital logic circuit ratios the temperature difference signal and the electric power input signal in a unique manner to produce a single number which is the coefficient of performance of the unit over the test interval. The digital logic and an in-situ calibration procedure enables the instrument to make these measurements in such a way that the ratio of heat flow/power input is obtained without computations. No specialized knowledge of thermodynamics or electrons is required to operate the instrument.},
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year = {Tue May 18 00:00:00 EDT 1982},
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