%0 Journal Article
%T Measurement and Evaluation of Heating Performance of Heat Pump Systems Using Wasted Heat from Electric Devices for an Electric Bus
%A Chung-Won Cho
%A Ho-Seong Lee
%A Jong-Phil Won
%A Moo-Yeon Lee
%J Energies
%D 2012
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/en5030658
%X The objective of this study is to investigate heating performance characteristics of a coolant source heat pump using the wasted heat from electric devices for an electric bus. The heat pump, using R-134a, is designed for heating a passengersˇŻ compartment by using discharged energy from the coolant of electric devices, such as motors and inverters of the electric bus. The heating performance of the heat pump was tested by varying the operating parameters, such as outdoor temperature and volume flow rate of the coolant water of the electrical devices. Heating capacity, compressor work, and heating COP were measured; their behaviors with regard to the parameters were observed. Experimental results showed that heating COP increased with decrease of outdoor temperature, from 20.0 ˇăC to 0 ˇăC, and it observed to be 3.0 in the case of 0 ˇăC outdoor temperature. The observed characteristics of the heating COP suggest that the heat pump is applicable as the cabin heater of an electric vehicle, which is limited by short driving range.
%K compressor work
%K heat pump
%K heating COP (coefficient of performance)
%K heating capacity
%U http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/5/3/658