Heat pump centered integrated community energy systems
Heat Pump Centered Integrated Community Energy Systems (HP-ICES) are energy systems for communities which provide heating, cooling and/or other thermal energy services through the use of heat pumps. Since heat pumps primarily transfer energy from existing and otherwise probably unused sources rather than convert it from electrical or chemical to thermal form, HP-ICES are viewed as having significant potential for energy conservation. Furthermore, since conventional building heating and cooling systems would be replaced by this community energy system, non-scarce resources could be used instead of depleting fuels which are in short supply. This is accomplished by powering the heat pumps with non-scarce energy forms not practical for use in the smaller conventional systems. Secondary benefits expected to enhance the value of such systems include reduction of adverse environmental effects over conventional systems, reliable production of services in view of increasingly frequent utility curtailments and interruptions, and provision of services at costs more favorable to consumers than conventional system costs (including acquisition, operation, and maintenance). Centralized, distributed, and cascaded HP-ICES approaches are discussed. The DOE sponsored HP-ICES Project and interim results are presented.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31-109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 6350821
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-790107-7
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 3. national conference and exhibition on technology for energy conservation, Tucson, AZ, USA, 22 Jan 1979
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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29 ENERGY PLANNING
POLICY AND ECONOMY
COMMUNITIES
ENERGY CONSERVATION
HEAT PUMPS
PERFORMANCE
ICES
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
AIR CONDITIONING
BUILDINGS
ECONOMICS
HEAT RECOVERY
HEAT STORAGE
SPACE HEATING
WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION
ENERGY RECOVERY
ENERGY STORAGE
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEATING
RECOVERY
STORAGE
WASTE PRODUCT UTILIZATION
320603* - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Municipalities & Community Systems- Public Utilities- (1980-)
290800 - Energy Planning & Policy- Heat Utilization- (1980-)