Abstract

This paper presents the potential energy savings of implementing a combination of fuel-cell microgeneration (FCMG) systems and ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems in load-sharing buildings. The energy modeling and simulation technology is used to evaluate the effectiveness of FCMG systems in buildings. There are a number of simulation programs to evaluate the performance of buildings with various electric, mechanical and thermal systems. However, it is still a challenge to model and simulate the FCMG systems using the existing whole-building simulation programs. This paper first overviews the current technology of simulation modeling of FCMG, and then presents the results of energy savings analyses obtained from the FCMG systems.

Details

Title
Energy savings analysis of fuel-cell microgeneration systems with ground source heat pumps in load-sharing buildings
Author
Cho, Soolyeon 1 ; Kang, Eun Chul 2 ; Lee, Euy Joon 2 

1  North Carolina State University, 50 Pullen Rd., Campus Box 7701, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA 
2  Korea Institute of Energy Research, 102 Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejon 305-343, Republic of Korea 
Pages
405-411
Publication year
2015
Publication date
Dec 2015
Publisher
Oxford University Press
ISSN
17481317
e-ISSN
17481325
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctu009
ProQuest document ID
3170098772
Copyright
© The Author 2014. Published by Oxford University Press. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.