Comparative exergy analysis of a thermoelectric heat pump and a vapour compression heat pump
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35925/j.multi.2023.3.22Keywords:
vapour compression heat pump, thermoelectrical heat pump, coefficient of performance, exergy efficiencyAbstract
The article is performing a comparative exergy analysis of a thermoelectric heat pump and a vapour compression heat pump, operating in the same conditions, from heat source temperature point of view.
The COP of vapour compression heat pump was found to be 3.02 compared to 1.349 for the thermoelectric heat pump for 60 ℃ temperature lift. For the same temperature lift, corresponding to the increase in the temperature of the heat source from 5 ℃ to 65 ℃ required for the delivery of heat for household purposes, exergy efficiency of vapour compression heat pump is 59.44% compared to 23.90% for the thermoelectric heat pump, while the energy needed to operate the thermoelectrical heat pump is 20.76 kW compared to 9.29 kW for vapour compression heat pump.
