Title :
Appling a heat pump to integrate heat sources and a perform assessment
Author :
Tuan, Chi-I ; Chen, Ting-Chien ; Yeh, Yi-Lung ; Chen, Chi-Jen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Environ. Sci. Eng., Nat. Pingtung Univer. Sci. Tech., Pingtung, Taiwan
Abstract :
A heat pump is a high-efficiency energy converting system, which can combine endothermic and exothermic functions. This study used a heat pump, combining an air conditioner and a boiler, in a factory to assess the energy utilization efficiency. The result showed that when the heat pump was used the entire year, 96,824 L of fuel oil, 136,953 kW of electricity, and 2,165 m3 of water could be saved. In addition, carbon dioxide emissions could be reduced by 386,642 kg-CO2. Investment costs could be fully recovered within 0.5 years. The system justifies an immediate investment.
Keywords :
air conditioning; air pollution control; boilers; heat pumps; CO2; air conditioner; boiler; carbon dioxide emissions; endothermic functions; energy utilization efficiency; exothermic functions; heat pump; heat sources; high-efficiency energy converting system; power 136953 kW; Boilers; Electricity; Fuels; Heat pumps; Investments; Resistance heating; Water heating; economic benefit; energy conservation; heat pump; waste heat recovery;
Conference_Titel :
Consumer Electronics, Communications and Networks (CECNet), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
XianNing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-458-9
DOI :
10.1109/CECNET.2011.5769448
