May 2008

Conference Paper

DEVELOPMENT OF A SMALL INTEGRATED HEAT PUMP (IHP) FOR NET ZERO ENERGY HOMES

By:
Baxter, Van D; Murphy, Richard W; Rice, Clifford K; Craddick, William G
Page Number:
7
Book Title:
Proceedings of 9th IEA Heat Pump Conference, CD-ROM only
Publication Date:
May 16, 2008
Publisher Location:
International Energy Agency Heat Pump Centre, Boras, Sweden
Conference Name:
9th International Energy Agency Heat Pump Conference
Conference Location:
Zurich, Switzerland
Conference Sponsor:
International Energy Agency (co-sponsors include IIR, ASHRAE)

Abstract

An IHP prototype was developed and tested over a range of operating modes and conditions. Test data was used to validate a detailed analysis model and the validated analytical tool was used to calculate the yearly performance of air- and ground-source IHP system designs optimized for R-410A in five major US cities. For the air-source IHP version, the simulation results showed ~46-67% energy savings depending upon location. For the ground-source IHP version, the simulation showed over 50% savings in all locations.