Journal
RENEWABLE ENERGY
Volume 132, Issue -, Pages 1185-1215Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2018.08.076
Keywords
Solar-assisted heat pump; Hybrid photovoltaic/thermal panels; Dual-source heat pump; Heat pump; Field trial; Energy efficiency
Funding
- Italian Electrical System under the RSE S.p.A.
- Italian Electrical System under the Ministry of Economic Development - General Directorate for Nuclear Energy, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
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The coupling between heat pumps and renewable energy sources is a recognized strategy to reduce primary energy consumption at the household level. This paper contributes to the present-day discussion concerning solar-assisted heat pumps for heating/cooling and to produce domestic how water. In particular, this study presents the results of a field study concerning a novel solar-assisted dual-source multifunctional heat pump, installed in a detached house in Milan. The proposed system couples hybrid photovoltaic/thermal (PVT) panels with a multifunctional and reversible heat pump. The heat pump is equipped with air-source and water-source evaporators, connected in series and operated alternatively, based on the ambient conditions, system parameters and operating modes. In addition, the PVT panels are used, by employing two storage tanks, to produce domestic hot water and to provide a heat source to the water-source evaporator. The proposed system has been tested experimentally, showing interesting and promising results: the system has been able to maintain high efficiencies in the different seasons and has been able to use the solar energy to support the production of domestic hot water. It was found that the use of the water-source evaporator allowed to significantly increase the performance of the system and to avoid the defrost cycles. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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