| Title | Compact Ground Source Heat Exchangers and Solar Ground Re-charge, a Case Study |
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| Authors | Davide MARITAN, Alessandro TREVISAN |
| Year | 2013 |
| Conference | Stanford Geothermal Workshop |
| Keywords | geothermal heat pumps, compact GSHEs, solar ground re-charge, Italy |
| Abstract | In the near future, for ground source heat pumps, compact ground heat exchangers should probably be an answer for small gardens, without expensive borehole drillings. Solar re-charging of ground loops is today a field of research in the geothermal heat pumps industry. This article illustrates the case of a residential 6kW geothermal heat pump system installed end of 2011 in the north of Italy, with a soil-water heat pump and compact ground collectors with solar re-charge. Data from system monitoring are here presented and discussed. |