Utiization of wind energy in space heating and cooling with hybrid HVAC systems and heat pumps

摘要

Approximately one-thrid of the primary energg resources are consumed in space heating, cooling, and air-conditioning with a very low exergetic efficiency. The depleting nature of primary energy resources, negative environmental impact of follsil fuels and low exergetic efficiencies obtained in conventional space heating and cooling are the main incentives for developing alternative heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) techniques which can employ low density and interrupted energy sources. In this respect, in spite of difficulties primarily encountered in couping wind energy with conventional space heting and cooling equipment, wind energy seems to be an exciting alternative provided that synectic combinations are purseued and applied. In this paper, a new wind turbine coupled hybrid HVAC system is presented, which consists of an optimum combination of convective and radiant heating and cooling systems with in-space tehrmal energy storage.