Project 3.1 Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning Systems

Project Leader: Senior Researcher Jørn Stene, SINTEF Energy Research.

• Simultaneousness analysis for heating and ventilation systems
• Development of a computer simulation model for analysis of secondary systems with radiators and ventilation coils in series/parallel.

Project 3.2 Heat Pumps

Project Leader: Senior Researcher Jørn Stene, SINTEF Energy Research.

• Development of a prototype CO₂ heat pump for heating and cooling of a large building (in co-operation with Statsbygg, Teknotherm AS and Shecco Technology).
• Participation in IEA Heat Pump Programme Annex 29: “Ground-Source Heat Pumps Overcoming Technical and Market Barriers”
• Analysis of ground water source heat pumps
• Development of computer simulation program for CO₂ heat pumps (CSIM).
• PhD “Mathematical modelling of CO₂-based heat-pumping systems” (Trond Andresen).

 
Example of graphical interface from CSIM

Project 3.3 Operation and Automation

Project Leader: Professor Vojislav Novakovic, Department of Energy and Process Engineering, NTNU.

• Development of models for continuing commissioning of buildings HVAC systems for improved energy performance (PhD Johnny Holst)
• Participation in IEA Annex 47 “Cost Effective Commissioning of Existing and Low Energy Buildings”.
• Organization of national program for continuous commissioning for effective operation of buildings, www.sintef.no/pfk.

Continuous commissioning through the entire life-cycle of the building.

Project 3.4 Energy Storage

Project Leader: Dr. techn. Harald Gether, Department of Geology and Mineral Resource Engineering, NTNU.

• Development and lab testing of ground source dynamic thermal storage system.
• Simulation of thermal storage system integrated in the heating, cooling and ventilation system.
• Preparations for full scale testing of the system in a building project.