Heat-pump-centered integrated community energy systems. System development, Consolidated Natural Gas Service Company, interim report
Heat-pump-centered integrated community energy systems are energy systems for communities that 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 offer a significant potential for energy savings. Results of the System Development Phase of the HP-ICES Project are given. The heat-actuated (gas) heat-pump incorporated into this HP-ICES concept is under current development and demonstration. The concurrent program was redirected in September 1977 toward large-tonnage applications; it is currently focusing on 60- to 400-ton built-up systems for multi-zone applications. This study evaluates the performance of a HAHP-ICES as applied to a community of residential and commercial buildings. To permit a general assessment of the concept in non-site-specific terms, the sensitivity of the system's performance and economics to climate, community size, utility rate structures, and economic assumptions is explored. (MCW)
- Research Organization:
- Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, IL (United States); Consolidated Natural Gas Service Co., Inc., Cleveland, OH (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31-109-ENG-38
- OSTI ID:
- 5855136
- Report Number(s):
- ANL/CNSV-TM-7
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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HUMAN POPULATIONS
RATE STRUCTURE
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