Model of a solar-assisted heat-pump system for space heating integrating a thermal energy storage unit

2003 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 108
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Heat Pump ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Thermal Energy Storage ◽  
Space Heating ◽  
Storage Unit ◽  
Pump System ◽  
Heat Pump System ◽  
Energy Storage Unit

scholarly journals Study on performance evaluation of CO2 heat pump system integrated with thermal energy storage for space heating

2019 ◽  
Vol 158 ◽  
pp. 1380-1387
Author(s):  
Zhihua Wang ◽  
Yuxin Zheng ◽  
Fenghao Wang ◽  
Mengjie Song ◽  
Zhenjun Ma
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Energy Storage ◽  
Heat Pump ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Thermal Energy Storage ◽  
Space Heating ◽  
Pump System ◽  
Heat Pump System

Designing a novel solar-assisted heat pump system with modification of a thermal energy storage unit

2019 ◽  
Vol 233 (5) ◽  
pp. 588-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa Aktaş ◽  
Meltem Koşan ◽  
Erhan Arslan ◽  
Azim Doğuş Tuncer
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Heat Pump ◽  
Thermal Energy ◽  
Thermal Energy Storage ◽  
Solar Collector ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Storage Unit ◽  
Heating Systems ◽  
Energy Storage Unit

The integrated usage of solar energy systems, heat pump applications, and thermal energy storage units is an effective way for heating systems due to their sustainability and stability in operations. In this study, a novel direct solar-assisted heat pump with thermal energy system has been designed which uses the solar collector as the evaporator of the heat pump. Besides, two-dimensional transient numeric analyses have been conducted for the thermal energy storage unit using the ANSYS Fluent 16.2 commercial software package. With this direct system, the heat required for heating systems is supplied from the condenser with the heat received from the solar collector of the working fluid. For an effective and high performance system, the solar collector is designed as a double-pass which provided superheating of the working fluid. It is aimed to store the surplus energy from the solar energy in the thermal energy storage unit and to operate the system continuously and efficiently in both sunny and overcast weather conditions. Furthermore, the system has been analyzed theoretically and the results show that coefficient of performance may improve. As a result, this newly designed system can be successfully applied for thermal applications.

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