Development and Experimental Validation of a TRNSYS Dynamic Tool for Design and Energy Optimization of Ground Source Heat Pump Systems

Félix Ruiz-Calvo, Carla Montagud, Antonio Cazorla-Marín and José M. Corberán
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Félix Ruiz-Calvo: IUIIE, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera sn, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Carla Montagud: IUIIE, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera sn, 46022 Valencia, Spain
Antonio Cazorla-Marín: IUIIE, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera sn, 46022 Valencia, Spain
José M. Corberán: IUIIE, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera sn, 46022 Valencia, Spain

Energies, 2017, vol. 10, issue 10, 1-21

Abstract: Ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems stand for an efficient technology for renewable heating and cooling in buildings. To optimize not only the design but also the operation of the system, a complete dynamic model becomes a highly useful tool, since it allows testing any design modifications and different optimization strategies without actually implementing them at the experimental facility. Usually, this type of systems presents strong dynamic operating conditions. Therefore, the model should be able to predict not only the steady-state behavior of the system but also the short-term response. This paper presents a complete GSHP system model based on an experimental facility, located at Universitat Politècnica de València. The installation was constructed in the framework of a European collaborative project with title GeoCool. The model, developed in TRNSYS, has been validated against experimental data, and it accurately predicts both the short- and long-term behavior of the system.

Keywords: ground source heat pump; geothermal energy; heating and cooling; TRNSYS modeling; experimental validation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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