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Short‐term thermal energy storage as a means of reducing the heat pump capacity required for domestic central heating systems
Author(s) -
Buick T. R.,
O'Callaghan P. W.,
Probert S. D.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.4440110414
Subject(s) - heat pump , thermal energy storage , nuclear engineering , hybrid heat , renewable heat , phase change material , thermal , storage heater , heating system , environmental science , energy storage , thermal energy , process engineering , thermodynamics , engineering , waste management , mechanical engineering , heat exchanger , physics , power (physics)
The effects upon the economics, size and performances of domestic central heating heat pumps by the incorporation of some thermal energy storage between the heat pump and the heat distribution system are studied with the aid of computer simulation programs. It is demonstrated that significant reductions in the capacity of the heat pump and system annual running costs can be made by using moderate quantities of heat storage without causing any detriment to the overall performance of the heating system. The results are being validated in the laboratory, where a phase‐change material thermal energy store is linked to a heat pump and heat distribution system, and the performance of this system is being monitored.