A new energy analysis tool for ground source heat pump systems

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 937-941

  Michopoulos, A ^a   Kyriakis, N ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ground heat exchanger long term operation; Ground heat exchanger simulation; GSHP system electricity consumption

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EQUATIONS; CALCULATION TIME; COOLING LOAD; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; ENERGY ANALYSIS; GROUND COUPLED HEAT PUMP; GROUND HEAT EXCHANGER LONG TERM OPERATION; GROUND HEAT EXCHANGER SIMULATION; GROUND HEAT EXCHANGERS; GROUND SOURCE; GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; GSHP SYSTEM ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION; HEAT PUMPS; NEW TOOLS; OPERATION CHARACTERISTIC; THERMO-PHYSICAL PROPERTY; TIME STEP;

ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; MATLAB; PUMPS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS;

EID: 67649197547     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2009.03.017     Document Type: Article

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