Numerical Simulation of a Radiant Heating System Using Solar-Ground Coupled Heat Pump with Seasonal Thermal Storage

Author(s):  
Xiao Wang ◽  
Maoyu Zheng ◽  
Wenyong Zhang
Author(s):  
Christoph Trinkl ◽  
Wilfried Zo¨rner ◽  
Vic Hanby

Both solar and heat pump heating systems are innovative technologies for sustaining ecological heat generation. They are gaining more and more importance due to the accelerating pace of climate change and the rising cost of limited fossil resources. Against this background, a heating system combining solar thermal collectors, heat pump, stratified thermal storage and water/ice latent heat storage has been investigated. The major advantages of the proposed solar/heat pump heating system are considered to be its flexible application (suitable for new and existing buildings because of acceptable space demand) as well as the improvement of solar fraction (extended solar collector utilisation time, enhanced collector efficiency), i.e. the reduction of electric energy demand for the heat pump. In order to investigate and optimise the heating system, a dynamic system simulation model was developed. On this basis, a fundamental control strategy was derived for the overall coordination of the heating system with particular regard to the performance of the two storage tanks. In a simulation study, a fundamental investigation of the heating system configuration was carried out and optimisation derived for the system control as well as the selection of components and their dimensioning. The influence of different parameters on the system performance was identified, where the collector area and the latent heat storage volume were found to be the predominant parameters for system dimensioning. For a modern one-family house, a solar collector area of 30m2 and a latent heat store volume of 12.5m3 are proposed. In this configuration, the heating system reaches a seasonal performance factor of 4.6, meaning that 78% of the building’s and users’ heat demand are delivered by solar energy. The results show that the solar/heat pump heating system can give an acceptable performance using up-to-date components in a state-of-the-art building.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Duhui Jiang ◽  
Cui Hongshe

Reducing the supplied water temperature of the air-to-water heat pump to meet the building heat demand can greatly improve the efficiency of the heat pump unit and give full play to the advantages of energy saving and comfort of the floor radiant heating system with an air-to-water heat pump. Based on the variation of ambient temperature and ambient temperature, the domain of fuzzy control is optimized by particle swarm optimization (PSO), and the optimal fuzzy control table is established to adjust the supplied water temperature of the air-to-water heat pump. A transient simulation model of floor radiant heating system for a typical 100 m2 building in China cold regions was developed by using TRNSYS software, and this heating system is simulated by the fuzzy control variable supplied water temperature and the conventional 45°C supplied water control in the whole heating season. The simulation results show that the system energy consumption is saved by 15.9% and SCOP increased by 18.9% by using this fuzzy control compared with the conventional 45°C supplied water control in the whole heating season under the premise of ensuring stable room temperature. Comparing conventional 45°C supplied water control, the fuzzy control can reduce CO2 emissions by 4.3 kg/m2, 4.7 kg/m2, 5.6 kg/m2, 5.2 kg/m2, and 4.9 kg/m2 in Zhengzhou, Qingdao, Beijing, Taiyuan, and Zhangjiakou, respectively.


2016 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 20-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moritz Hein ◽  
Ralf Stöber ◽  
Gerhard Fischerauer ◽  
Johannes Bürner ◽  
Jörg Franke ◽  
...  

The central heating units of buildings are typically replaced every 20 to 30 years. There exists a variety of solutions for fuel-and gas-based units, but it would be advantageous to be able to use renewable energies. This would become possible by the combination of planar carbon-fiber-based infrared (IR) radiant heating foils with a heat pump providing hot water. The main goal of our proposed overall control strategy is to increase the energy efficiency while maintaining the thermal comfort for the residents. We examined the electromagnetic compatibility of the heating foils and simulated the relative contributions of the amount of energy provided by the heat pump and by the heating foils to obtain a maximum coefficient of performance for the combined heating system.


2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 502-512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelo Zarrella ◽  
Roberto Zecchin ◽  
Philippe Pasquier ◽  
Diego Guzzon ◽  
Michele De Carli ◽  
...  

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