modelHeatPump

HeatPump with thermal storage

Extends from Base.Systems.

Information

1. Purpose of model

Combination of heatpump, electric heater and thermal storage models to be used in the energyConverter.

2. Level of detail, physical effects considered, and physical insight

(Purely technical component without physical modeling.)

3. Limits of validity

(Purely technical component without physical modeling.)

4. Interfaces

TransiEnt.Basics.Interfaces.Combined.HouseholdDemandIn demand

TransiEnt.Basics.Interfaces.Electrical.ApparentPowerPort epp - connection to electrical grid

5. Nomenclature

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6. Governing Equations

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7. Remarks for Usage

The model contains models for a heat pump, an electric heater, a thermal storage tank and a controller for the operation of the heat pump and the electrical heater. Different control modes can be selected.

8. Validation

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9. References

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10. Version History

Model created by Anne Hagemeier, Fraunhofer UMSICHT in 2017

Parameters

TypeNameDefaultDescription
Booleanel_grid (from Systems)
Booleangas_grid (from Systems)
BooleanDHN (from Systems)
System setup
BooleanhotwatertrueDoes the heat pump provide energy for the hot water? (if false: water is heated electrically)
BooleanheatingtrueDoes the heat pump provide energy for space heating? (if false: space heating not accounted for)
Heatpump
SI.TemperatureDifferenceDelta_T_internal5Temperature difference between refrigerant and source/sink temperature
SI.TemperatureDifferenceDelta_T_db2Deadband of hysteresis control
SI.HeatFlowRateQ_flow_n3.5e3Nominal heat flow of heat pump at nominal conditions according to EN14511
RealCOP_n3.7Coefficient of performance at nominal conditions according to EN14511
SI.PowerP_el_n10e3Nominal electric power of the backup heater
SI.Efficiencyeta_Heater0.95Efficiency of the backup heater
SI.TemperatureT_set65 + 273.25Heatpump supply temperature
Storage
SI.TemperatureT_s_maxT_setMaximum storage temperature
SI.TemperatureT_s_min55 + 273.15Minimum storage temperature
SI.VolumeV_Storage0.5Volume of the Storage
SI.Heightheight1.3Height of heat storage
SI.Diameterdsqrt(V_Storage/heatStorage.height*4/Modelica.Constants.pi)Diameter of heat storage
Modelica.Units.NonSI.Temperature_degCT_amb15Assumed constant ambient temperature
SI.SurfaceCoefficientOfHeatTransferk0.08Coefficient of heat transfer through tank surface
SI.TemperatureT_start60 + 273.15Start value of the storage temperature

Connectors

TypeNameDefaultDescription
TransiEnt.Basics.Interfaces.Combined.HouseholdDemandIndemand (from Systems)Electricity, space heating, water heating
TransiEnt.Basics.Interfaces.Thermal.FluidPortInwaterPortIn (from Systems)
TransiEnt.Basics.Interfaces.Thermal.FluidPortOutwaterPortOut (from Systems)
TransiEnt.Basics.Interfaces.Electrical.ApparentPowerPortepp (from Systems)
TransiEnt.Basics.Interfaces.Gas.RealGasPortIngasPortIn (from Systems)

Components

TypeNameDefaultDescription
TransiEnt.SimCentersimCenter (from Systems)
TransiEnt.ModelStatisticsmodelStatistics
SI.PowerPConsumed or produced electric power
SI.TemperatureT_sourcesimCenter.ambientConditions.temperature.value + 273.15Temperature of heat source
TransiEnt.Components.Boundaries.Electrical.ApparentPower.ApparentPowerapparentPower
TransiEnt.Producer.Heat.Power2Heat.Heatpump.HeatpumpheatPump
TransiEnt.Storage.Heat.HotWaterStorage_constProp_L2.HotWaterStorage_constProp_L2heatStorage
Producer.Heat.Power2Heat.Heatpump.Controller.ControlHeatpump_heatdriven_BVheatLoadController
Modelica.Blocks.Math.Addadd1
Modelica.Blocks.Math.Addadd2
TransiEnt.Producer.Heat.Power2Heat.ElectricBoiler.ElectricBoilerelectricHeater
Modelica.Blocks.Math.Addadd3
Modelica.Blocks.Sources.RealExpressionTset
Modelica.Blocks.Sources.RealExpressionTsource