Issue |
E3S Web Conf.
Volume 137, 2019
XIV Research & Development in Power Engineering (RDPE 2019)
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Article Number | 01050 | |
Number of page(s) | 6 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/201913701050 | |
Published online | 16 December 2019 |
A comparative study on electric and gas engine heat pump
Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw University of Technology, The Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering The Institute of Heat Engineering, Nowowiejska Str. 21/25, 00-665 Warsaw, Poland
* email: adam.rucinski@pw.du.pl
The paper compares heat pumps driven by electric motors (EHP) with heat pumps driven by gas engines (GEHP). GEHPs are still a novelty on the Polish HVACR market - therefore, the subject of the study is to indicate whether in Polish climatic conditions their use is profitable. A thorough analysis of the energy consumption of selected devices was carried out due to the consumption of utilities needed for their propulsion and the related costs. This has been done by calculating seasonal efficiency coefficients and using an innovative method of comparative modifiers allowing for unification of the performance of EHP and GEHP pumps. The results obtained include average energy efficiency coefficients, operating costs and payback times. Discussion of the calculation results proved that under certain assumptions GEHP pumps may be competitive with EHP heat pumps due to the possibility of managing waste heat at high temperatures.
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