Measurement and evaluation of heating performance of heat pump systems using wasted heat from electric devices for an electric bus

Energies

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 658-669

  Cho, Chung Won ^a   Lee, Ho Seong ^a   Won, Jong Phil ^a   Lee, Moo Yeon ^a  

^a Korea Automotive Technology Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Compressor work; Heat pump; Heating capacity; Heating COP (coefficient of performance)

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUSES; COOLANTS; ELECTRIC AUTOMOBILES; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; PUMPS; SPACE HEATING;

COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; ELECTRIC DEVICES; ELECTRICAL DEVICES; HEAT PUMPS; HEATING CAPACITY; HEATING PERFORMANCE; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE;

HEATING;

EID: 84859360987     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19961073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/en5030658     Document Type: Article

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