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Many people are familiar with geothermal heat pump
systems, using small, “geothermal” heat pumps, distributed throughout
the building, that are coupled with a ground source heat exchanger.
These systems operate very efficiently since heat rejected to the
ground loop in the summer is stored and extracted in the winter.
Today, project teams are also considering central geothermal systems
consisting of one or two chillers coupled with a closed, geothermal
loop which exchanges heat with the earth. Such systems offer high
energy efficiency, with the additional benefit of centralized
maintenance, acoustic advantages, and flexibility. This Engineers
Newsletter Live! discusses benefits, challenges, design, and control
of central geothermal systems.
What you will learn:
- Key differentiators from distributed systems.
- Design, operation and control of central geothermal systems.
- Premium efficiency and performance benefits for building owners (centralized maintenance, piping, acoustics etc.).
- Energy analysis results comparing central geothermal systems, 90.1 baseline and alternative systems.
- How the system offers airside system flexibility.
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