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ENERGY AND ECONOMIC COMPARISONS OF A HEAT PUMP/HEAT STORE WITH CONVENTIONAL HEATING SYSTEMS IN THE BRITISH CLIMATE.

Author(s) : VOTSIS P. P.

Type of article: Article

Summary

DESCRIBES AN EXAMINATION OF THE THERMODYNAMIC AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF A HEAT PUMP COMBINED WITH A WATER HEAT STORE CONTAINING ELECTRIC RESISTANCE HEATERS WHICH CAN BOOST THE WATER TO 368 K (95 DEG C). SHOWS THAT BY USING OFF-PEAK ELECTRICITY TARIFFS THE HEAT PUMP/HEAT STORE CAN COMPETE ECONOMICALLY WITH CONVENTIONAL CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS, BASED ON AN OIL-FIRED BOILER, A COAL-FIRED BOILER OR NIGHT STORAGE HEATERS. REPORTS THAT TO STAND COMPARISON WITH GAS CENTRAL HEATING THE COST OF THE GAS WOULD HAVE TO INCREASE BY 6%, WITH THE CAPITAL COST OF THE HEAT PUMP/HEAT STORE REDUCED BY 20% OR THE SEASONAL PERFORMANCE OF THE HEAT PUMP/HEAT STORE IMPROVED BY 17%. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR., GB., 23, N 5, 1988, 6, 88-01373.

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  • Original title: ENERGY AND ECONOMIC COMPARISONS OF A HEAT PUMP/HEAT STORE WITH CONVENTIONAL HEATING SYSTEMS IN THE BRITISH CLIMATE.
  • Record ID : 1989-1581
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Appl. Energy - vol. 30 - n. 3
  • Publication date: 1988
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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