Performance analysis of an integrated heat pump with air-conditioning system for the existing hospital building application

Chen Yu Chiang, Ru Yang, Kuan Hsiung Yang, Shin Ku Lee

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摘要

In this study, a complete evaluation procedure of energy-saving and efficiency improvement for a large-scale hospital retrofit project has been established and successfully validated in Taiwan. The retrofit scheme, in integrating the alternative hot water system, namely, a water source heat pump (WSHP), with the existing HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning) system, enables the capability to meet the cooling and hot water demand simultaneously with a larger safety margin as well as saving energy. In addition, it has been found that the integrated system provides a new source for cooling which can be utilized as a system redundancy in avoiding system shutdown. This is very useful when considering in specific areas in the hospital, such as intensive care unit, or operation rooms, where cooling should not be interrupted on any occasion. In this study, it is validated that the coefficient of performance (COP) of the newly added WSHP system, under heating and cooling mode, is 3.62 and 2.62, respectively. The recorded annual cost reduction by this integrated system is $102,564, with a payback of 1.2 years. The hospital after retrofit has been operating safer, with more redundancy, and more energy-efficient which warrants tremendous potential for implementation in the industry.

原文English
文章編號530
期刊Sustainability (Switzerland)
9
發行號4
DOIs
出版狀態Published - 2017 3月 30

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • 電腦科學(雜項)
  • 環境科學(雜項)
  • 地理、規劃與發展
  • 能源工程與電力技術
  • 硬體和架構
  • 管理、監督、政策法律
  • 電腦網路與通信
  • 可再生能源、永續發展與環境

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