Residential Comfort-Conditioning Options for the Texas Gulf Coast. Final Report

摘要

This project examines the energy features of an idealized single family residence for the Gulf Coast, with extensive consideration of water source heat pump options and supplementary residential energy conservation systems. This is further supported by an experimental effort in which an existing residence is retrofitted with a heat pump and other energy sources: well water as a heat source/heat sink/storage, horizontal buried metal and plastic ground coils to use as heat source/heat sink, and a solar assist system. The energy elements are operated individually and in combination configurations to determine performance, and cost effectiveness of the energy alternatives are explored. (ERA citation 08:012577)