Feasibility of combined solar thermal and ground source heat pump systems in cold climate, Canada

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 224-232

  Rad, Farzin M ^a   Fung, Alan S ^a   Leong, Wey H ^a  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Design; Ground heat exchanger; Ground source heat pump; Hybrid systems; Modelling; Solar thermal collector

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC VIABILITY; GROUND HEAT EXCHANGERS; LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS; SOLAR COLLECTOR AREAS; SOLAR THERMAL COLLECTOR; SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY; SPACE CONDITIONING; SYSTEM SIMULATIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST ACCOUNTING; DESIGN; GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMPS; HEAT STORAGE; HYBRID SYSTEMS; LIFE CYCLE; MODELS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR ENERGY;

HEATING;

EID: 84875182209     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.02.036     Document Type: Article

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