ENERGY EFFICIENT OPERATION OF A HEAT PUMP SYSTEM

Abstract

As the operating conditions of a heat pump system are the result of multiple interactions between the building and the heat pump system but also between heat pump and its thermal source its efficiency is the result of an adequate design and sizing process preceded by an accurate heat loss and heat gain calculation concerning the building: the appropriate capacity of the heat pump must be correlated with the energy use of the building and the bin method was used for this purpose. On the other hand the source and the sink temperature variation affect the annual performance of the heat pump as a heat generation system.