Integrated Intelligent Energy ›› 2023, Vol. 45 ›› Issue (4): 12-18.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2097-0706.2023.04.002

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Application and development of CO2 transcritical cycle heat pumps

LI Minxia(), HOU Beiran, WANG Pai, DONG Liwei, TIAN Hua   

  1. Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Medium and Low Temperature Heat Energy,Ministry of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300350, China
  • Received:2022-08-04 Revised:2022-09-06 Accepted:2023-04-25 Online:2023-04-25 Published:2023-05-06
  • Supported by:
    National Key R&D Program of China(2021YFF0306801)

Abstract:

Under the background of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality,the application of heat pumps with natural working medium CO2 as refrigerant is more in line with the new requirements of green development and environmental protection.Comparing the status of overseas and domestic researches on CO2 heat pumps in different scenarios,it is found out that CO2 emissions from a CO2 heat pump water heater is 40% lower than that from a traditional electric water heater.The most prominent advantage of a CO2 heat pumps is the significant temperature rise which leads to high working efficiency.In low outdoor temperatures,CO2 heat pumps can satisfy the hot water demands of users along railways and in rural areas of northern China with high annual energy efficiency ratios. CO2 on-board air conditioners have been developed and basically into mass production.Compared with a traditional electric dryer,a CO2 heat pump dryer can save energy by 55% at most.CO2 heat pump technology will be a hot spot in the future research on environmental protection and low-carbon technologies, and will play a key role in China's "dual carbon" target.

Key words: CO2 heat pump, transcritical cycle, heating, refrigerant, carbon neutrality

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