Hybridizing residential ground source heat pumps with PVT, free cooling

Researchers in Sweden sought to raise the efficiency of ground source heat pumps by combining their operation with that of PVT systems and free cooling. Through a series of simulations, they found that this integrated solution may reduce borehole length and land area requirements.Scientists from Sweden's KTH Royal Institute of Technology have investigated the potential coupling of a ground source heat pump (GSHP) with both photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) energy and free cooling (FC). FC uses low external air temperatures to assist in chilling water that is then used for air conditioning or industrial ...

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