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Performance of Ductless Heat Pumps in the Northeast
Bruce Harley, CSG
BE2014 / High Performance Mechanicals
March 6, 2014
Amended 6/3/2014
Titles/details in RED indicate significant changes
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Learning Objectives:
• Better understand specifying and installing heat pumps in cold climates
• Address occupant concerns
• Understand drivers of cold climate performance
• Learn to interpret manufacturers’ specifications for cold climate applications
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Overview
• Measured
– DHP Installation: Stamford, VT July, 2012
– 2 units, 3 zones
– Moderately efficient 2400 SF ~20,000 btu/h @ 2F
– Monitored 9/2012-10/2013
– Results and anecdotes; application insights
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Residential Heat Pumps – Brief History
• 1980s – lots of ASHPs in northern climates
– Duct leaks, air flow/charge problems
– “blowing cold air” complaints
• Electric resistance heat compensates
– Leading to very low average system efficiency
• People believe ASHPs don’t work in cold climates because of the climate
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Ductless Split Heat Pumps (“Mini-Split”)
• 40+ years of mass-production
– Originally single-point cooling, replace wall/window
• Steady advances:
– System size – wider range
– Flexibility (heat pump, multi-head, mini duct, other)
– Efficiency increase - variable speed “inverter drive”
– Climate (optimizing for cold weather heating)
• Google “low temperature refrigeration”: -60F to -80F
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Use Cases for Residential DHP
• Offset existing heating source
– Oil, LP, Electric resistance
• Exclusively heat low-load homes
– Deep retrofit, new near-zero
• Add HVAC to addition or new zone
• No built-in electric resistance backup heat
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1st Floor Unit (12 HSPF)
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A bit of recirculation…
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Outdoor Unit
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Attic room - 2nd floor
2-head, 9 HSPF
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2nd Floor Air Handler
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COP and HSPF
• Coefficient of performance
– COP = Energy out / Energy in (kWh/kWh)
• Heating Season Performance Factor
– Standardized test based on specific climate
– HSPF = Energy out / Energy in ( kbtu/h / kWh)
10 HSPF =~ 2.93 COP = 293% efficient
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How can COP be > 1?
• “Energy in” is defined only as only the energy we pay for (electricity)
• So in heating mode:
Energy (meter) + Energy (air) = Energy delivered
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Data
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HVAC kWh and Tout
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Room Temperatures
Vacations
Control issue
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HVAC kWh and Tout
Coheating
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Room Temperatures
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Analysis
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Resistance vs DHP
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COP Variation with Tout
Cycling penalty?
Tout
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COP Variation with Tout
Tout
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Projections….
• Load: 26 Mbtu / 7740 kWh
– actual 7358
• Consumption: 3067 kWh / $460
– actual 2022 (2245) / $303 ($337)
• COP: 2.5
– actual 2.6 – 2.8
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• (Adjusted for power factor—inverter!)
• Removed days away, incl. recovery time
• Daily average Tout, not instantaneous
• Non-uniform indoor temp in house
• Projection used estimated % of “full heating” load
• Solar gain contributed to heating
– Projection used house UA, didn’t account for gains
Methodology, Discrepancies
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RESULTS
Both DHP
monitoring
period only
Both DHPAdj for full
year, incl. all standby
1st Floor
unit, no CC
heater
1st no cc – no sunny days
COP 2.75 2.63 3.04 2.88
“HSPF” 9.5 9.0 10.4 9.8
Total cost: $332 $419
kWh: 2211 2794
Cooling: 5.5 kWh/day max, typical AC 2 kWh/dayHot week = 30 kWh
“Heating-only” COP
2-system COP
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Insights
• Crankcase Heater: ~0.7 kWh/day in winter
– Only below ~34F, when compressor isn’t running
– ~120 kWh annually (mostly for 2nd system) - small
• “Higher efficiency” at lower temperatures is good, but depends one use case
– May sacrifice performance in mid-range temps – if there’s backup heat
– Higher capacity in lower temps means more hours at part load / higher efficiency for sole heat source
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Cold-Climate vs. “Standard” inverter
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Thermostat / Controls
• Setup is NOT intuitive
• Ensure communication with remote
– Or get wired unit
• Remote control is not temperature sensor!
– Wired control, remote sensor or compensate
• Increase temperature for better comfort
– Reduce use of existing /backup (oil, LP, electric)
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More Insights
• Fan Speed
– Low is quiet; “Auto” boosts capacity when needed
– Low seems to decrease efficiency slightly (?)
• In heating climate: indoor unit low on wall
– Window sill height provides balance between heating and cooling performance
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Night/Away setbacks
• For DHP, setbacks don’t appear to save energy
– Low capacity = long recovery, in high speed mode
– Night setback = recovery at lowest outdoor temps
– Both of these result in least efficiency operation
• Data from Feb-Apr 2014
– Constant temp setting (Tin avg = 67.0 vs. 66.6)
• Better to “set it and forget it”
– Use modest setback for several days away
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Feb-Apr 2014 Performance
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Feb-Apr 2014 Performance
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Design thoughts: whole house retrofit
• 1st floor unit primary heating for 2-story house
– 2nd floor unit great for cooling 2-story house
• Ducts help—3 very low load rooms
• Most savings from first heating unit
– Sometimes 2-3 heads for cut-up floor plans
• Any more will be for comfort, convenience
• Balance multi-head vs. multiple outdoor units
• What are client’s priorities/commitment?
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Design tips:
• Don’t use HSPF “as-is” to estimate or even compare performance
– Adjust for climate using bin analysis for actual equipment
• Focus on the application
– Sole heating source: cold weather performance/ capacity is critical
– Retrofit to offset oil/LP/resistance heat: overall performance matters more
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Insights
• Some benefits aren’t limited to “ductless”…
– Inverter drive variable speed, cold climate becoming available in central split systems
– Better for replacement of central split systems
• If ducts are OK, or accessible and can be fixed
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Cold Climate Ductless Heat Pump
• Should provide significant cost/carbon savings
– Compared with oil, LP gas, electric resistance
– Most savings for biggest users
– Most savings for first unit
• Fast payback
– If heating bill >$2000: roughly 2-5 years
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