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Domestic demand-side management (DSM): Role of heat pumps and thermal energy storage (TES) systems.

Author(s) : ARTECONI A., HEWITT N. J., POLONARA F.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Heat pumps are seen as a promising technology for load management in the built environment, in combination with the smart grid concept. They can be coupled with thermal energy storage (TES) systems to shift electrical loads from high-peak to off-peak hours, thus serving as a powerful tool in demand-side management (DSM). This paper analyzes heat pumps with radiators or underfloor heating distribution systems coupled with TES with a view to showing how a heat pump system behaves and how it influences the building occupants’ thermal comfort under a DSM strategy designed to flatten the shape of the electricity load curve by switching off the heat pump during peak hours (16:00e19:00). The reference scenario for the analysis was Northern Ireland (UK). The results showed that the heat pump is a good tool for the purposes of DSM, also thanks to the use of TES systems, in particular with heating distribution systems that have a low thermal inertia, e.g. radiators. It proved possible to achieve a good control of the indoor temperature, even if the heat pump was turned off for 3 h, and to reduce the electricity bill if a “time of use” tariff structure was adopted.

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  • Original title: Domestic demand-side management (DSM): Role of heat pumps and thermal energy storage (TES) systems.
  • Record ID : 30006868
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Applied Thermal Engineering - vol. 51 - n. 1-2
  • Publication date: 2013/03
  • DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2012.09.023

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