Reversing air-source heat pumps – Noise at defrost initiation and a noise reducing strategy
Reversing air-source heat pumps – Noise at defrost initiation and a noise reducing strategy
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10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2015.10.017
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2016-02
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O. Gustafsson;C. Teuillières;Henrik Hellgren;M. Axell;J. Dalenbäck
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O. Gustafsson;C. Teuillières;Henrik Hellgren;M. Axell;J. Dalenbäck
With the increasing use of air source heat pumps, noise disturbance can be a barrier for further market growth and acceptance. Both steady state noise level and noise events influence reported noise disturbance. In this study one of the transient noise events was investigated: the noise initiated when the heat pump shifts to defrost mode. The results show that noise from a heat pump at defrost initiation was strongly dependent on the pressure differences in the system at the time of the shift. A reduced pressure difference resulted in a lower noise level. A control strategy that adds an idling time for the heat pump just before the shift of the 4-way valve is therefore suggested. This will have a small negative effect (<3%) on the heat capacity of the heat pump but the effect upon the COP will be negligible.