Development of fast regulating heat pumps using dynamic models

Large-scale heat pumps are key elements of an integrated sustainable energy system with a variety of benefits. They enable the electrification of heating demens for industrial process heat and district heating, increase in overall energy efficiency, a reduction of primay energy consumption and a decrease of greenhouse gas emissions. In order to use large-scale heat pump systems most effectively and exploit their potential with regards to sector coupling, a sophisticated integration info the given boundary conditions is paramount. The increasingly flexible integration of large-scale heat pumps does, however, imply certain challenges for the equipment, as short reaction times are required.

The project will provide an advantage when designing and operating heat pumps, which are to be integrated in the energy system. The plastform for modeling the transient operation enables Johnson Controls to create a digital representation of their systems to identify downtime due to site and plant specific interactions. Furthermore, the dynamic modelling platform will provide the basis for integrating digital modelling approaches more thoroughly in the design process of Johnson Controls heat pumps, which is expected to imply significant advantages compared to the conventional, often heuristic, design procedures.