Energy Storage Science and Technology ›› 2023, Vol. 12 ›› Issue (12): 3789-3798.doi: 10.19799/j.cnki.2095-4239.2023.0446

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Research on a phase-change storage heating system of a solar-ground source heat pump based on low current

Yalei ZHANG(), Haiting CUI(), Chen WANG, Haosong CHEN, Chao WANG   

  1. School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang 050018, Hebei, China
  • Received:2023-06-26 Revised:2023-07-06 Online:2023-12-05 Published:2023-12-09
  • Contact: Haiting CUI E-mail:1308924844@qq.com;cuiht@126.com

Abstract:

To alleviate the typical high-energy consumption associated with greenhouse heating in winter in northern China, in this study, a greenhouse in Hebei Province is considered as the research object. Based on the existing solar-coupled ground source heat pump heating system in the greenhouse, TRNSYS software is employed to simulate a model of a solar-ground source heat pump phase-change storage heating system driven by low current. In addition, the operation of the system driven by low power is investigated, and the effect of different heat-storage temperatures of the phase-change heat-storage tank on the heating performance of the system is analyzed. Furthermore, the soil heat imbalance problem of the ground source heat pump in the heating of an agricultural greenhouse is investigated, and the economy of the solar-ground source heat pump phase-change heat-storage-heating system is analyzed. The results reveal that the optimum heat-storage temperature of the phase-change heat-storage tank is 44.4 ℃, and the utilization rate of off-peak electricity reaches greater than 98% during the entire heating season. Under the condition that the system has been running for 10 years, the buriedpipe of the solar-coupled ground source heat pump heating system stores 47232 kWh less heat than that stored by the buried pipe to the soil, and the solar-coupled ground source heat pump phase-change heat storage-heating system stores 4487 kWh more heat than that stored by the buried pipe to the soil. The solar-ground source heat pump phase-change storage heating system can better maintain the soil-temperature balance. The solar-coupled ground source heat pump heating system costs 76095 CNY for 15 years of operation, while the solar-ground source heat pump phase-change thermal storage heating system costs 35516 CNY for 15 years of operation; the operating cost is reduced by 53% compared to with that of the solar-coupled ground source heat pump heating system. The comprehensive annual cost of the solar-ground source heat pump phase-change storage heating system and the solar-coupled ground source heat pump heating system are 10890 CNY and 11920 CNY, respectively. The comprehensive annual cost is reduced by 8% in comparison with that of the solar-coupled ground source heat pump heating system, and the solar-ground source heat pump phase-change storage heating system provides better economic benefits.

Key words: phase change heat storage, solar energy, cross-season heat storage, TRNSYS

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