A novel defrosting method using heat energy dissipated by the compressor of an air source heat pump

Applied Energy

Volumn 133, Issue , 2014, Pages 101-111

  Long, Zhansg ^a   Jiankai, Dong ^a   Yiqiang, Jiang ^a   Yang, Yao ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Air source heat pump; Continuous heating; Defrosting; Dissipated heat of compressor; Thermal energy storage

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSORS; DEFROSTING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HEAT STORAGE; SPACE HEATING; THERMAL ENERGY; WASTE HEAT;

COMPRESSOR CASING; CONTINUOUS HEATING; HEATING CAPACITY; HEATING PERIOD; LOW AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; MEAN TEMPERATURE; SUCTION PRESSURES; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMPS;

COMPRESSION; DISSIPATION; FROST; HEATING; PUMP; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 84905660314     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.07.039     Document Type: Article

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