Performance evaluation method of heat pump driven refrigerated display cabinets

Keisuke Ohno, Mark Anthony Redo, Niccolo Giannetti, Seiichi Yamaguchi, Kiyoshi Saito

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Abstract

Annual heat load, energy consumption and COP of open refrigerated display cabinets (ORDC) driven by heat pump in supermarkets are assessed by means of a dedicated performance evaluation method. The system modelling approach is firstly presented, and subsequently fitted to experimental data measured within actual equipment working in a comprehensive range of operative conditions. The obtained characteristic equations for estimating the heat load of the ORDC and energy consumption of the condensing unit are employed for a first screening of the results with reference to the effect of the display cabinet set temperature, refrigerant evaporating temperature and supermarket room temperature. Seasonal temperature distributions of three representative locations are applied for the performance calculation of a selected arrangement of 5 different models of ORDCs in a store. This methodology is integrated in a dedicated software, with a user friendly interface, which is generally capable of predicting the annual performance of various combinations of different ORDCs and can therefore be used for benchmarking and identifying energy conservation opportunities.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication5th IIR Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain, ICCC 2018 - Proceedings
PublisherInternational Institute of Refrigeration
Pages294-301
Number of pages8
Volume2018-April
ISBN (Electronic)9782362150241
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018 Jan 1
Event5th IIR Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain, ICCC 2018 - Beijing, China
Duration: 2018 Apr 62018 Apr 8

Other

Other5th IIR Conference on Sustainability and the Cold Chain, ICCC 2018
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period18/4/618/4/8

Keywords

  • Annual performance
  • Evaluation method
  • Refrigerated display cabinet
  • Supermarket

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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