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AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION'S NEW AUTOMATIC DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM FOR RESIDENTIAL HEAT PUMPS: FIRST YEAR'S RESULTS.

Author(s) : SHADIS W. J., KARPAY B.

Summary

THE PAPER DESCRIBES THE DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EARLY RESULTS OBTAINED WITH AN AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC HEAT PUMP DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM. A TEST PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY COLLECTING HEATING SEASON PERFORMANCE DATA FROM 13 RESIDENTIAL TEST SITES LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO COLLECT REALISTIC OPERATING PERFORMANCE, DURABILITY, AND COST DATA. OF PARTICULAR INTEREST ISTHE DESIGN PHILOSOPHY OF THE DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM. THE PROGRAM NOT ONLY COLLECTS DATA BUT MONITORS THE ENTIRE SYSTEM FOR FAULTS AND PROBLEMS. ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM ARE USED TO CHECK THE CORRECTNESS OF THE DATA THAT ARE RECEIVED. A DATA REDUCTION PROGRAM WAS ALSO CREATED TO CHECK THE RAW TEST DATA FOR ERRORS, REDUCE THEM, AND CONVERT THEM INTO A FORMAT THAT CAN BE HANDLED BY COMMERCIAL SPREADSHEET AND GRAPHICS PROGRAMS.

Details

  • Original title: AMERICAN GAS ASSOCIATION'S NEW AUTOMATIC DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM FOR RESIDENTIAL HEAT PUMPS: FIRST YEAR'S RESULTS.
  • Record ID : 1988-0333
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1986
  • Source: Source: ASHRAE Trans.
    vol. 92; n. 2B; 685-695; 9 fig.; 1 tabl.; 7 ref.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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