Defeng Qian
Department of Mechanical Engineering, the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, the United States
Zheng O’Neill
Department of Mechanical Engineering, the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, the United States
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/ecp1815485Published in: Proceedings of The American Modelica Conference 2018, October 9-10, Somberg Conference Center, Cambridge MA, USA
Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 154:9, p. 85-92
Published: 2019-02-26
ISBN: 978-91-7685-148-7
ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)
This paper presents preliminary simulation results from a Modelica – based dynamic model of a solar-powered ground source heat pump (GSHP) system. The model is calibrated and tested using the data collected from a test rig in the laboratory. The preliminary data collected from the test rig includes temperatures for water and air loops, solar heat radiation flux, solar panel output power, and power consumption of the GSHP. This preliminary study is focusing on the comparisons between Modelica model outputs and experimental data, which includes the power consumption of the GSHP unit, unit cooling capacity, and unit coefficient of performance (COP).
