scholarly journals Viability Of Hybrid Ground Source Heat Pump System With Solar Thermal Collectors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farzin M. Rad
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Pump ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Solar Thermal ◽  
Ground Source Heat Pump ◽  
Pump System ◽  
Heat Pump System ◽  
Ground Source ◽  
Solar Thermal Collectors ◽  
Ground Loop

This thesis presents a study for examining the viability of hybrid ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems that use solar thermal collectors as the supplemental component in heating dominated buildings. Loads for an actual house in the City of Milton near Toronto were estimated. TRNSYS, a system simulation software tool, was used to model the yearly performance of conventional GSHP as well as the proposed hybrid GSHP system. The house was equipped with a data monitoring system which was installed to read and record fluid flow, temperature and electricity consumption in different components of the system. The actual yearly data collected from the site was examined against the simulation results. In addition, a sensitivity analysis was carried out to determine the relationship between the solar collector area and the ground loop heat exchanger (GHX) length. It was shown that the ratio of GHX length reduction to solar panel area of 4.7 m/m This study demonstrates that a hybrid GSHP system, combined with solar thermal collectors, is a feasible choice for space conditioning for heating dominated houses. It was shown that the solar thermal energy storage in the ground could reduce a large amount of ground loop heat exchanger length. Combining three solar thermal collectors with a total area of 6.81m

scholarly journals Viability Of Hybrid Ground Source Heat Pump System With Solar Thermal Collectors

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farzin M. Rad
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Heat Pump ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Solar Thermal ◽  
Ground Source Heat Pump ◽  
Pump System ◽  
Heat Pump System ◽  
Ground Source ◽  
Solar Thermal Collectors ◽  
Ground Loop

This thesis presents a study for examining the viability of hybrid ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems that use solar thermal collectors as the supplemental component in heating dominated buildings. Loads for an actual house in the City of Milton near Toronto were estimated. TRNSYS, a system simulation software tool, was used to model the yearly performance of conventional GSHP as well as the proposed hybrid GSHP system. The house was equipped with a data monitoring system which was installed to read and record fluid flow, temperature and electricity consumption in different components of the system. The actual yearly data collected from the site was examined against the simulation results. In addition, a sensitivity analysis was carried out to determine the relationship between the solar collector area and the ground loop heat exchanger (GHX) length. It was shown that the ratio of GHX length reduction to solar panel area of 4.7 m/m This study demonstrates that a hybrid GSHP system, combined with solar thermal collectors, is a feasible choice for space conditioning for heating dominated houses. It was shown that the solar thermal energy storage in the ground could reduce a large amount of ground loop heat exchanger length. Combining three solar thermal collectors with a total area of 6.81m

Simulation of Solar Assisted Ground Source Heat Pump System in Different Regions

2011 ◽  
Vol 354-355 ◽  
pp. 798-801
Author(s):  
Qin Tao Zhou ◽  
Hua Dong ◽  
En Ze Zhou ◽  
Wei Yi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Pump ◽  
Storage Temperature ◽  
Weather Data ◽  
Fluid Temperature ◽  
Ground Source Heat Pump ◽  
Time Step ◽  
Pump System ◽  
Heat Pump System ◽  
Ground Source ◽  
Ground Loop

This study presents a simulation approach to assess the viability of solar assisted ground source heat pump system in different regions of China. A short time step model of ground loop exchanger is employed in the simulation with a 30% solar fraction. Weather data files used in the simulation are created based on Chinese Typical Year Weather (CTYW) data. Borehole length is optimized with a safety stop temperature of 0°C. The minimum Entering Fluid Temperature (EFT) decreases 1.3°C after 20-year simulation time and the team effect of ground loop exchangers is weaken as a result of spontaneous recovery of storage temperature. Borehole length replaced by area of solar collector ranges from 3.9m to 2.5m in the six cities. The results show that the annual performance of ground loop exchanger is low in heating-dominated regions and a solar assisted ground source heat pump (SAGSHP) system is needed in order to improve the system performance.

Modelling of an Indirect Solar-Assisted Heat Pump System for a High Performance Residential House

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenny Chu ◽  
Cynthia A. Cruickshank ◽  
Wilkie Choi ◽  
Stephen J. Harrison
Keyword(s):  
Heat Pump ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Solar Thermal ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Space Heating ◽  
Pump System ◽  
Heat Pump System ◽  
Solar Thermal Collectors

Heat pumps are commonly used for residential space-heating and cooling. The combination of solar thermal and heat pump systems as a single solar-assisted heat pump (SAHP) system can significantly reduce residential energy consumption in Canada. As a part of Team Ontario’s efforts to develop a high performance house for the 2013 DOE Solar Decathlon Competition, an integrated mechanical system (IMS) consisting of a SAHP was investigated. The system is designed to provide domestic hot water, space-heating, space-cooling and dehumidification. The system included a cold and a hot thermal storage tank and a heat pump to move energy from the low temperature reservoir, to the hot. The solar thermal collectors supplies heat to the cold storage and operate at a higher efficiency due to the heat pump reducing the temperature of the collector working fluid. The combination of the heat pump and solar thermal collectors allows more heat to be harvested at a lower temperature, and then boosted to a suitable temperature for domestic use via the heat pump. The IMS and the building’s energy loads were modeled using the TRNSYS simulation software. A parametric study was conducted to optimize the control, sizing and configuration of the system. This paper provides an overview of the model and summarizes the results of the study. The simulation results suggested that the investigated system can achieve a free energy ratio of about 0.583 for a high performance house designed for the Ottawa climate.

scholarly journals Comparative Study Among Hybrid Ground Source Heat Pump System, Complete Ground Source Heat Pump and Conventional HVAC System

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiang Zhu ◽  
Yong Tao
Keyword(s):  
Heat Pump ◽  
Life Cycle Cost ◽  
Simulation Software ◽  
System Capacity ◽  
Ground Source Heat Pump ◽  
Hvac System ◽  
Pump System ◽  
Heat Pump System ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Ground Source

In this paper, a hotel with hybrid geothermal heat pump system (HyGSHP) in the Pensacola is selected and simulated by the transient simulation software package TRNSYS [1]. To verify the simulation results, the validations are conducted by using the monthly average entering water temperature, monthly facility consumption data, and etc. Three types of HVAC systems are compared based on the same building model and HVAC system capacity. The results are presented to show the advantages and disadvantages of HyGSHP compared with the other two systems in terms of energy consumptions, life cycle cost analysis.

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