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DUCT EFFICIENCY AND HEAT PUMP PERFORMANCE
Paul Francisco
David Baylon
Ecotope, Inc.
House Assumptions
• House over crawl space– 1350 square feet– 3.5 ton heat pump or electric furnace– 10% leakage on both supply and return sides
• House with half basement– Approx. 2200 square feet– 3.5 ton heat pump or electric furnace– 5% supply leakage, no return leakage
Equipment Assumptions
• 3.5 ton heat pump is rated at HSPF of 8.2, SEER of 14
• For heating, resistance added to meet load, compressor used as much as possible
• Electric resistance furnace sized to meet load
• Some prototypes use different heat pumps, both bigger and smaller
Effect of Ducts
• Duct losses add to the load that must be met by the heat pump or furnace– supply leakage and conduction result in
capacity that does not make it to the house– return leakage and conduction result in changed
entering conditions at the equipment
Effect of Ducts
• Ducts in buffer spaces see different ambient conditions than the house– in heating season, crawl space often warmer
than outside but colder than house– in cooling season, crawl space often cooler than
house or outdoors– in cooling season, attic often hotter than house
or outdoors
Savings from added insulation - Portland electric furnace
Heating - 1350 ft^2 house - EFAPre-1980 1980-1993 Post-1993
Uninsulated ducts -31.2% -33.8% -33.8%Add R-4 Supply 6.0% 6.4% 6.4%Add R-11 Supply 10.3% 11.0% 11.0%Add R-4 Return 0.5% 0.5% 0.5%Add R-11 Return 0.8% 0.9% 0.9%
R-4 to R-11 Supply 4.6% 5.0% 5.0%R-4 to R-11 Return 0.3% 0.4% 0.4%
Heating - half-basement house - EFAPre-1980 1980-1993 Post-1993
Uninsulated ducts -12.6% -13.8% -13.8%Add R-4 Supply 3.2% 3.4% 3.4%Add R-11 Supply 5.5% 6.0% 6.0%Add R-4 Return 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%Add R-11 Return 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
R-4 to R-11 Supply 2.4% 2.6% 2.6%R-4 to R-11 Return 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Duct Loss for Electric Furnace
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Duct Loss for Cooling
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Duct Loss for Heating(Heat Pumps)
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Summary of Duct Effects
• Duct insulation can account for up to about 1/3 of duct losses at these levels of leakage
• Return insulation has little impact• Ducts have little impact in prototype with half basement• Duct efficiency changes between heating and cooling, with
cooling being higher• Largest impact of duct loss is for heating with heat pump due
to greater use of resistance at warmer temperatures - this effect very large in colder climates (more than doubles energy use in Missoula if ducts are uninsulated)
• Duct efficiency and percentage savings not heavily dependent on house vintage
Heat Pump Performance
• Heating performance dependent on outdoor temperature.– Heating capacity of compressor reduces 30% between
47oF and 30oF– Air delivery temperature is reduced by 10oF to less than
85oF resulting in severe comfort problems– Electric resistance is brought on to increase heating
capacity and delivery air temperature– To control these effects the manufactures recommend a
“Low Ambient Cutout” control set to about 30oF that transfers turns off the compressor and uses the elements only.
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Heat Pump Performance Adjustments
• Heat pump set-up determines the overall performance– Improper charge and/or air flow results in a 5-12%
reduction in COP – Defrost control reduces performance by 2% for demand
defrost and 10-12% for timed defrost– Crankcase heater can be similar to defrost in cold
climates– QC protocol necessary to insure that proper installation
and specification are met
Partload adjustments by Climate zone: Heating
PTCS Installation SpecsHSPF Climate adjustment
ARI Rating 6.8 7.1 8 8.12 8.3
Portland 7.1 7.4 8.3 8.4 8.6 1.04Seattle 7.1 7.5 8.4 8.5 8.7 1.05Boise 6.3 6.5 7.4 7.5 7.6 0.92Spokane 6.2 6.5 7.3 7.4 7.6 0.91Missoula 6.1 6.3 7.1 7.2 7.4 0.89
No PTCS Installation Specs: Charge & FlowDF&charge adjustment (Proctor, 91)
Portland 6.7 7.0 7.9 8.0 8.2 0.95Seattle 6.8 7.1 8.0 8.1 8.3 0.95Boise 5.9 6.2 7.0 7.1 7.3 0.95Spokane 5.9 6.1 6.9 7.0 7.2 0.95Missoula 5.7 6.0 6.8 6.9 7.0 0.95
No PTCS Installation Specs: Control with Low Ambient CutoutControl adjustment
Portland 6.1 6.4 7.2 7.3 7.4 0.906Seattle 6.3 6.6 7.4 7.5 7.7 0.928Boise 4.3 4.5 5.1 5.2 5.3 0.728Spokane 4.2 4.4 5.0 5.0 5.2 0.719Missoula 4.0 4.2 4.7 4.8 4.9 0.695
Performance Adjustments
Heat Pump Cooling Performance
• Cooling performance rating uses SEER to indicate cooling energy requirements
• Actual cooling seasonal COP depends on ambient humidity and temperature in the climate
• Effective average for seasonal cooling performance about 65% of the SEER rating– A SEER of 14.0 is 9.1– Duct performance can reduce this efficiency by 10-30%– Not very dependent on Northwest climate
Seasonal COP & DuctsCooling - Spokane
Seasonal COP & DuctsCooling - Portland
Duct Efficiency Impact on Heat Pump Performance
• Duct losses can reduce heat pump performance to less than half of rated COP
• Much more severe in cold climates
• Overall performance depends on quality duct installation as much as quality heat pump installation
Seasonal COP & DuctsHeating - Spokane
Seasonal COP & DuctsHeating - Portland
Summary• Overall system efficiency strongly interactive between ducts and
conditioning system• Significant duct losses can largely eliminate potential savings from
heat pumps• Overall system efficiency requires quality control of both heat pump
installation and duct installation• Heat pump controls crucial to overall performance, especially in cold
climates• HSPF and SEER rating numbers are poor approximations of actual
performance, even with ideal installation• Percentage improvement from lower to higher SEER may be
appropriate