Effects of intermediate pressure on the heating performance of a heat pump system using R410A vapor-injection technique

2011 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 1911-1921 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chul Woo Roh ◽  
Min Soo Kim
Author(s):  
Kang Li ◽  
Jun Yu ◽  
Rong Yu ◽  
Lin Su ◽  
Yidong Fang ◽  
...  

Abstract Utilizing the heat from air source with heat pump system in electric vehicles shows a significant advantage from thermoelectric heat source for heat supply in cold climate. It could improve the driving range of electric vehicles considerably in winter and replace the positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heater with an acceptable cost and reliability. In this work, a newly designed heat pump system was first introduced with less components and cost. Second, experiments were conducted to investigate its cooling performance, and subsequent heating performance from −10 to 10 °C. The typical heat transfer and flow characteristics of refrigerant were recorded, and the behavior of each component including compressor, evaporator, condenser, and outside heat exchanger were analyzed and interpreted. The results showed that the heating and cooling performance of the new heat pump system could almost remain the same with traditional air-conditioning system in automobile and surely satisfy with the heat requirement of electric vehicles. In the heating mode, the maximum heating capacity increases by 13% at 400 m3/h air volume from 300 m3/h at the ambient temperature −10 °C, while the outlet air temperature decreases by 4–6%. In addition, using a heat pump system showed an increase in the driving range of electric vehicles by 25–31% as compared to PTC heaters.


2013 ◽  
Vol 411-414 ◽  
pp. 3084-3087
Author(s):  
Shu Zhang ◽  
Mao Yu Zheng

In this paper, the mathematical models of a GCHP system and a Ground-couple heat pump system with air-soil thermal storage (GCHPASTS) were developed, and the 20-year performances of the two systems were simulated in severe cold area of china, respectively. The results show that the soil temperature declines gradually during the operation of a GCHP system, which leads to the decrease of the coefficient of performance (COP) and the heating effect of the heat pump year after year. On the contrary, the balance of ground thermal load can be realized during the operation of a GCHPASTS system, and the heating performance of heat pump is stable and efficient for long time. So, it can be proved that a GCHP system cant be used for heating alone, while a GCHPASTS system is feasibility.


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