Share

Improving occupant comfort without an energy penalty in homes heated by electric heat pumps.

Author(s) : YUILL G. K., MUSSER A.

Summary

The purpose of the project was to evaluate the effectiveness of an add-on control device designed to improve occupant thermal comfort when installed on standard residential air-source electric heat pumps. The device was not expected to incur an energy penalty compared to normal heat pump operation. This experiment evaluated both occupant comfort and energy consumption. An add-on control device designed to proportionally control supplemental electric heating coils was installed on seven heat pumps in central Pennsylvania. Energy consumption was measured continuously and occupant comfort was assessed with a questionnaire. Results of the study indicate that the device may provide an average saving of 10% energy for the houses tested.

Details

  • Original title: Improving occupant comfort without an energy penalty in homes heated by electric heat pumps.
  • Record ID : 1999-3204
  • Languages: English
  • Source: ASHRAE Transactions. 1998 Winter Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
  • Publication date: 1998
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

Links


See other articles from the proceedings (79)
See the conference proceedings

Indexing