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ENERGY AND ECONOMIC COMPARISONS OF DOMESTIC HEAT PUMPS AND CONVENTIONAL HEATING SYSTEMS IN THE BRITISH CLIMATE.

Author(s) : TASSOU S. A.

Type of article: Article

Summary

ESTIMATES THE ENERGY PERFORMANCE OF AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN HEAT PUMP IN A TYPICAL INSTALLATION FOR THREE LOCATIONS IN THE UK. MAKES COMPARISONS WITH ELECTRIC RESISTANCE, OIL AND GAS HEATING SYSTEMS USING AN ANNUALISED LIFE-CYCLE COST METHOD OF ANALYSIS, WHICH SHOWED THAT THE HEAT PUMP OFFERS ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES OVER THE ELECTRIC RESISTANCE HEATERS AND THE OIL-FIRED BOILER, BUT IS NOT AN ECONOMIC ALTERNATIVE TO THE GAS-FIRED CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM. TO BECOME COMPETITIVE WITH GAS-FIRED BOILERS, EITHER THE CAPITAL COST OF THE HEAT PUMP MUST BE REDUCED SUBSTANTIALLY OR ITS SEASONAL COP MUST BE INCREASED BY ABOUT 50%. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR., GB., 22, N 1, 1987, 9, 87-00079.

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  • Original title: ENERGY AND ECONOMIC COMPARISONS OF DOMESTIC HEAT PUMPS AND CONVENTIONAL HEATING SYSTEMS IN THE BRITISH CLIMATE.
  • Record ID : 1987-1549
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Appl. Energy - vol. 24 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1986
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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