Integrated solar-assisted heat pumps for water heating coupled to gas burners; Control criteria for dynamic operation

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-68

  Scarpa, F ^a   Tagliafico, L A ^a   Tagliafico, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Direct expansion; Heat pump; Renewable energy; Solar assisted; Water heater

Indexed keywords

CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; COLLECTOR EFFICIENCY; DIRECT EXPANSION; DYNAMIC OPERATIONS; DYNAMICAL MODEL; ENERGY SAVING; FLAT PLATE; HEAT PUMPS; LOW TEMPERATURES; RENEWABLE ENERGY; SOLAR ASSISTED HEAT PUMP; SOLAR PANELS; SOLAR-ASSISTED; USER DEMANDS; WATER HEATING;

EXPANSION; GAS APPLIANCES; GAS BURNERS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; PUMPS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; WATER HEATERS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 77957706005     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2010.08.012     Document Type: Article

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