Air-water heat pump applied as water boiler in single-family house, coefficient of performance analysis under the real conditions

Abstract

The subject of the research was an air-water heat pump, model PCUW 2.5kW from HEWALEX, installed in a single-family house. The pump is only used for heating water. The research was carried out from 25-08-2017 to 18-09-2017 in the village of Zborowice, in Malopolska region, Poland. The data were recorded from the heat pump system: temperature of the lower heat source (external air), temperature of the upper heat source (water temperature in the tank), time of heat pump was calculated during the analysed cycle of work and electrical energy consumption. The Coefficient Of Performance (COP) of the analysed air-water heat pump was determined. The analysis of the results was carried out using the MATLAB and EXCEL statistical tools. The correlation between COP coefficient and external air temperature is strong: 0.67.