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Analysis of the performance and space-conditioning impacts of dedicated heat-pump water heaters

Content Provider	United States Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Author	Morrison, L. Swisher, J.
Organization	Solar Energy Research Inst., Golden, CO (USA)
Abstract	A description is given of the development and testing of the newly-marketed dedicated heat pump water heater (HPWH), and an analysis is presented of its performance and space conditioning impacts. This system utilizes an air-to-water heat pump, costs about $1000 installed, and obtains a coefficient of performance (COP) of about 2.0 in laboratory and field tests. Since a HPWH is usually installed indoors and extracts heat from the air, its operation is a space conditioning benefit if an air conditioning load exists and a penalty if a space heating load exists. To investigate HPWH performance and a space conditioning impacts, a simulation has been developed to model the thermal performance of a residence with resistance baseboard heat, air conditioning, and either heat pump or resistance water heating. The building characteristics are adapted for three US geographical areas (Madison, Wisconsin; Washington, DC; and Ft. Worth, Texas), and the system is simulated for a year with typical weather data. For each city, HPWH COPs are calculated monthly and yearly. In addition, the water heating and space conditioning energy requirements of HPWH operation are compared with those of resistance water heater operation to determine the relative performance ratio (RPR) of the HPWH. The annual simulated RPRs range from 1.5 to 1.7, which indicate a substantial space heating penalty of HPWH operation in these cities.
Related Links	https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6505610
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
Language	English
Publisher Date	1980-12-01
Publisher Place	United States
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	ENERGY CONSERVATION CONSUMPTION UTILIZATION WATER HEATERS AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMPS COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION PERFORMANCE AIR CONDITIONING COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE HOUSES PERFORMANCE TESTING TEXAS WASHINGTON DC WISCONSIN APPLIANCES BUILDINGS GREAT LAKES REGION HEAT PUMPS HEATERS NORTH AMERICA RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS SIMULATION SOUTHWEST REGION TESTING Utilization Residential Buildings- (-1987) Energy Conservation Consumption
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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