Predicting in situ heat pump performance: An investigation into a single ground-source heat pump system in the context of 10 similar systems

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 536-541

  Stafford, A ^a   Lilley, D ^b  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Building fabric performance; Energy monitoring; Ground source heat pumps; Seasonal performance factor

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSOR CYCLING; DATA SETS; DOMESTIC HOT WATER; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; ENERGY MONITORING; FLUID TEMPERATURES; GROUND-SOURCE HEAT PUMP; HEAT PUMPS; IN-SITU; MONITORING STRATEGY; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEASONAL PERFORMANCE; SET-POINT TEMPERATURES; SOCIAL HOUSING; USER BEHAVIOUR;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; FORECASTING; HOUSING;

GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS;

EID: 84861792599     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.03.001     Document Type: Article

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