Performance report for the ACES demonstration house, August 1976--August 1977

Technical Report · Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5156085· OSTI ID:5156085

Hise, E. C.

The Annual Cycle Energy System demonstration house was constructed to demonstrate the energy-conserving potential of an integrated space-heating and cooling and water-heating system consisting of a high-performance unidirectional heat pump, low-temperature thermal storage in the heat of fusion of ice, solar assistance, and passive heat rejection. The house was completed and preliminary operation began in July 1976. Continuous operation and complete data collection began in May 1977. Performance measurements and an analytically constructed integrated annual cycle predict an annual coefficient of performance (COP) of 3.16.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 5156085
• Report Number(s): ORNL/CON-19
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
14 SOLAR ENERGY
29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
ANNUAL CYCLE ENERGY SYSTEM
PERFORMANCE
ENERGY CONSERVATION
AIR CONDITIONING
CONSTRUCTION
DATA ACQUISITION
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
HEAT PUMPS
HOUSES
ICE
PASSIVE SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
PASSIVE SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
RESIDENTIAL SECTOR
SOLAR-ASSISTED HEAT PUMPS
SPACE HEATING
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
WATER HEATERS
AIR CONDITIONERS
APPLIANCES
BUILDINGS
ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
GAS APPLIANCES
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEATERS
HEATING
HEATING SYSTEMS
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SOLAR AIR CONDITIONERS
SOLAR COOLING SYSTEMS
SOLAR HEATING SYSTEMS
320101* - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Residential Buildings- (-1987)
140901 - Solar Thermal Utilization- Space Heating & Cooling
140907 - Solar Thermal Utilization- Water Heating
291000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Conservation