Transitioning from Conventional Boilers to Heat Pumps: A Comparative Exploration of the Socio-cultural Lived Experiences of Different Heating Systems

目的：为了促进热泵在英国的成功应用，该研究旨在建立热泵使用的社会文化障碍，动机和推动因素。在此目标下解决了以下研究问题：RQ1：根据该技术的采用者，使用热泵是什么感觉？RQ2：使用热泵的生活体验与使用锅炉的生活是否不同，如果是，如何？第三个问题：通过对热泵与锅炉的对比分析，可以得出哪些见解，以促进从传统锅炉到热泵的成功过渡？采用以下目标和方法来解决这些问题：目标和方法：[第1阶段]1。文献综述将确定可能影响供暖系统生活体验的社会技术因素，这些因素可能成为热泵吸收的障碍，激励因素和推动因素。一个接地的理论方法将巩固居住者的生活经验的人种学探索与锅炉和热泵，他们的感受与他们目前的供暖系统和替代的看法，并确定这些关键点的差异可能有助于或阻碍热泵的吸收。[阶段2]3.通过将室内热满意度映射到加热模式，探索加热系统的使用和监测锅炉和热泵家庭的加热模式，确定热泵和锅炉家庭之间的热感知是否以及如何不同。温度监测加上人种学分析将确定这些因素与生活经验的关系。[阶段3]4.收集的数据的第二次审查将确定锅炉和热泵采用者的观点之间的差异的关键点，提出一套政策和行业建议，解决社会文化障碍和动机热泵摄取，以帮助成功过渡到锅炉热泵。Outcomes：通过比较天然气，智能控制气体，混合热泵和独立热泵住户的经验，研究将作出新的贡献，以前的工作了解如何促进热泵摄取。它将使热泵的好处能够从采用者的角度传达给当前的非采用者和预采用者，并确定确保向热泵技术过渡的因素，为家庭带来积极的经验。一个可能的结果是确定一种特定的热泵技术，最有能力吸引采用前的转换，并确保积极的采用后的经验。

Aim: In order to promote successful heat pump uptake in the UK, the research aims to establish the socio-cultural barriers, motivations and enablers of heat pump use. The following research questions are addressed under this aim:RQ1: What is it like to live with a heat pump according to adopters of the technology? RQ2: Does the lived experience with a heat pump differ from life with a boiler, and if so, how?RQ3: What insights can be drawn from analysis of the lived experience with a heat pump compared with a boiler to promote a successful transition from conventional boilers to heat pumps?The following objectives and methodology are employed to address these questions:Objectives and methodology:[Phase 1]1. A literature review will identify socio-technical factors which might influence the lived experience of the heating system, and which could act as barriers, motivators and enablers of heat pump uptake.2. A grounded theory approach will underpin the ethnographic exploration of the lived experience of occupants with a boiler and those with a heat pump, their feelings associated with their current heating system and perceptions of the alternative, and identify those key points of difference which might help or hinder heat pump uptake.[Phase 2]3. Establish whether and how thermal perceptions might differ between heat pump and boiler households by mapping indoor thermal satisfaction onto heating patterns, exploring the use of the heating system and monitoring heating patterns in boiler and heat pump households. Temperature monitoring coupled with ethnographic analysis will determine how these factors relate to the lived experience. [Phase 3]4. A second review of data collected will identify the key points of difference between boiler and heat pump adopter perspectives to propose a set of policy and industry recommendations addressing socio-cultural barriers and motivations to heat pump uptake, to aid a successful transition from boilers to heat pumps.Outcomes:By comparing the experience of gas, smart controlled gas, hybrid heat pump and standalone heat pump occupants, the research will make a novel contribution to previous work understanding how to promote heat pump uptake. It will enable the benefits of heat pumps to be communicated from the adopter perspective to current non- and pre-adopters, and the identification of factors ensuring the transition towards heat pump technology brings positive experiences to households. A possible outcome is the identification of a particular heat pump technology most capable of attracting pre-adopter conversion and securing a positive post-adoption experience.