A numerical model for optimal control of a heat-pump/heat-storage system

M. Zaheer-uddin and P. Fazio

Energy, 1988, vol. 13, issue 8, 625-632

Abstract: A model for optimal control of a heat-pump system with a storage tank is developed. The numerical solution is obtained by transforming the free boundary condition problem into one with fixed boundary conditions and solving for the optimal pattern of heat-pump control under varying ambient and source temperature distributions. The effects of source-temperature and mass storage on optimal cost are investigated and an approximate method of predicting energy savings is given. Simulation results suggest that, depending on the source-temperature, storage capacity and building load, significant energy savings can be made.

Date: 1988
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DOI: 10.1016/0360-5442(88)90093-X

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