What Makes Air Source Heat Pump Right for Solar System Integration?
Are you looking for a highly efficient air source heat pump technology that works
well for cold climates in North America? Arctic Heat Pump is the industrystandard heat pump working effectively for hydronic heating and cooling purposes. This system is perfectly engineered to integrate quickly with a solar thermal heating system. This heat pump technology can increase the solar system’s operational costs and overall efficiency by 20%. The solar thermal system makes a perfect combination to integrate with the Arctic series heat pump. The unit can add more than 47,000 BTU per day on average per collector.
Generally, the solar thermal system uses the SunRain solar vacuum tube collectors. These
collectors can accommodate the hot water needs of homes amidst the coldest winter days in North America. They are the highly advanced collectors in North America and come with a ten-year warranty. Solar vacuum tubes deliver higher efficiency, which allows them to produce energy even during cloudy weather conditions. However, the solar thermal units have an 80% efficiency rating which means they absorb 80% solar energy. But the solar PV systems only deliver 13-16% efficiency. Now you know why solar thermal systems have been commonly used in areas with the lowest electricity costs worldwide.
What Makes the Air Source Heat Pump Right for Solar Thermal System Integration? Solar evacuated tubes use heat pipe technology to transfer solar energy to a heat
bulb. The temperature of the heat bulb can rise to 300 C. Every solar vacuum collector has 20 or 30 bulbs inserted into an insulated copper header, otherwise known as a heat exchanger. The heat pipes transfer heat energy to the copper header and a special glycol heating fluid. Every heat exchanger has around 2.2 liters or 0.6 gallons of heating fluid.
A temperature sensor is inserted into the heat exchanger,, and the other temperature sensor is
placed at the bottom of the heat pump buffer tank. The system has a differential controller with a pump unit that helps determine both temperatures. When the heating fluid at the top of the collector goes above the water temperature in the buffer tank, the pump switches on, commencing the energy transfer. The hot fluid is circulated throughout the large heat exchanger present in the bottom part of the
tank. After that, the energy is again transferred to the storage tank, which will be transferred to the remaining part of the home heating system for further use.
The Key Takeaway – Integrating the air source heat pump with the solar thermal system
is ideal because both units have the same glycol heating fluid. In addition, they share the same principle of energy storage thermal mass. Therefore, if you are looking to cut down your home heating costs, you should consider integrating your air-to-water heat pump with the solar thermal unit to increase the system performance and minimize operational costs to a greater extent. If you want to learn more about Arctic Heat Pumps, contact the
air source heat pump experts at 1-866-800-8123.
Contact us 1. Address - #20-305 McKay Ave 2. City – Winnipeg 3. State – MB 4. Zip - R2G 0N5 5. Phone - 866-800-8123 6. Email - sales@arcticheatpumps.com 7. Web - https://www.arcticheatpumps.com/