Parametric Performance Analysis of Renewable Energy Sources HVAC Systems for Buildings

Autor: Massimo Borreca, Marco Lucentini, Vincenzo Naso
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Energy Procedia. 45:415-423
ISSN: 1876-6102
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.01.045
Popis: The indoor climate control of buildings represents today the highest percentage of energy consumption in European Union. Hence the evaluation of the best performing HVAC system is a strategic target for both energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions reduction. This paper presents a deep analysis of the performance of Renewable Energy Sources HVAC systems for buildings. The technologies considered are biomass boiler, aerothermal, geothermal and absorption heat pumps. The proposed method estimates all the parameters according to the theory of the “big is better”. For each parameter a function has been defined to evaluate how much the performance of each technology depends from it. The analysis take in account also the environment in which each technology operates. The result is a set of dimensionless parameters, through which it is possible to extrapolate the assessments of performance. It can include both cost-effectiveness and feasibility of a given technology and the contribution to the achievement of European objectives to 2020.
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