TY - GEN
T1 - Feasibility of all year dual mode comfort conditioning using distributed ground source heat pumps connected in a thermal loop
AU - Nelson, Kristi
AU - Kulkarni, Manohar
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Ground source heat pumps (GSHPs) are a type of renewable energy that is becoming more popular. They are not weather dependent so they can be efficient in any climate. GSHPs use the ground as an energy source, require minimum maintenance, and have no emissions. The ground is used as a source of heat in the winter and as a sink to remove heat from a building in the summer. GSHPs can also be used to heat your hot water supply. Air source, ground source, and distributed ground source heat pump systems were studied to determine the amount of energy that can be saved if heat pumps are distributed throughout a building. Distribution of heat pumps allows simultaneous heating and cooling throughout the building which improves individuals' comfort and saves energy. To test the efficiency of the system in different weather climates, the three systems were studied for two different weather climate locations, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota and Tucson, Arizona. A building model was chosen and the heating and cooling loads for each location were determined. Air source, ground source, and distributed ground source heat pumps were sized to the building model for each location and the amount of energy needed for each system in each location was compared. The system that was determined to be the most efficient, that is save the most energy, was then designed for Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota.
AB - Ground source heat pumps (GSHPs) are a type of renewable energy that is becoming more popular. They are not weather dependent so they can be efficient in any climate. GSHPs use the ground as an energy source, require minimum maintenance, and have no emissions. The ground is used as a source of heat in the winter and as a sink to remove heat from a building in the summer. GSHPs can also be used to heat your hot water supply. Air source, ground source, and distributed ground source heat pump systems were studied to determine the amount of energy that can be saved if heat pumps are distributed throughout a building. Distribution of heat pumps allows simultaneous heating and cooling throughout the building which improves individuals' comfort and saves energy. To test the efficiency of the system in different weather climates, the three systems were studied for two different weather climate locations, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota and Tucson, Arizona. A building model was chosen and the heating and cooling loads for each location were determined. Air source, ground source, and distributed ground source heat pumps were sized to the building model for each location and the amount of energy needed for each system in each location was compared. The system that was determined to be the most efficient, that is save the most energy, was then designed for Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota.
KW - Distributed
KW - Geothermal system
KW - Ground source heat pumps
KW - Thermal loop
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:34548172667
SN - 1604230010
SN - 9781604230017
T3 - Transactions - Geothermal Resources Council
SP - 553
EP - 557
BT - Geothermal Resources Council Transactions - GRC 2006 Annual Meeting
T2 - GRC 2006 Annual Meeting: Geothermal Resources-Securing Our Energy Future
Y2 - 10 September 2006 through 13 September 2006
ER -