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Heat pump design & integration

Who should attend | Aims | Content and timings | Outcomes | Documentation | Lecturer

Free copy of Heat Pumps - a guidance document for designers for every delegate. 

"Clear and concise description of the topic. Well detailed and easy to understand" Michael Byrne, M&E Estimator

"Overall very good" David Dutch, Ormandy Ltd

Higher energy costs and the need to reduce CO2 emissions from buildings is driving the development and use of heat pump technology. 
 
A heat pump is a device that moves heat energy from a lower temperature heat source to a higher temperature heat sink. One of the aims of heat pump design is to maximise the Coefficient of Performance, i.e. the ratio between the heat energy delivered to the building and the energy needed to drive the system.

Delegates will learn how to:

  • select the most appropriate of the many heat pump options for any given project
  • design a system that optimises performance and energy use
  • perform calculations involving heat pumps
  • integrate heat pumps with other building services systems

 

Dates and prices

Date/Time Venue Type Price (ex VAT) CPD hrs Duration Status
10 Jul 12
9:00am 		BSRIA, Bracknell, RG12 7AH Training
Members
First delegate: £220.00
Subsequent delegate: £185.00
Non-members
First delegate: £290.00
Subsequent delegate: £230.00 		6 1 Day
 Book
Online
16 Oct 12
9:00am 		BSRIA, Bracknell, RG12 7AH Training
Members
First delegate: £220.00
Subsequent delegate: £185.00
Non-members
First delegate: £290.00
Subsequent delegate: £230.00 		6 1 Day
 Book
Online

Who should attend?

This course is primarily aimed at building services designers, however it may also be useful to contractors, architects and energy assessors.

Aims

This course presents general information about heat pumps and the design of heat pump systems. It also goes into the different types of heat pump system, how they work and the relative advantages of each.

The following topics are addressed:

  • Why heat pumps are considered a low-carbon energy source
  • How heat pumps can be used to deliver heating, cooling and hot water
  • How heat pumps can be integrated into hydronic heating systems
  • How heat pumps can be integrated with renewable energy systems

The emphasis will be on applications of larger heat pumps and non-domestic applications.

Content and timings

The topics covered include:

  • Principles of operation of heat pumps
  • Economic and environmental advantages of heat pumps
  • Heat sources and heat sinks
  • General design considerations
  • Design considerations for air source heat pumps
  • Design considerations for ground source heat pumps
  • Surface water and ground water source heat pumps
  • Codes and regulations
  • Hydronic system design
  • Integration with fossil fuel boilers
  • Integration with combined heat and power
  • Integration with solar thermal energy systems

Registration and coffee will be at 09.00.  The course will start at 09.30 and finish at 16.30.

Outcomes

After attending the course, delegates should be able to:

  • Select the most appropriate of the many heat pump options for any given project
  • Design a system that optimises performance and energy use
  • Perform calculations involving heat pumps
  • Integrate heat pumps with other building services systems
Documentation

Delegates will be provided with a copy of all the slides presented, our recent publication BG 7/2009 Heat Pumps - A Guidance Document for Designers and a BSRIA CPD certificate.

Lunch and refreshments are provided.

Lecturer

Reginald Brown is an experienced research engineer, scientist and expert witness and an expert assessor for the Energy Technology List (Carbon Trust), Secretary of the ADJ Working Party (for CLG) and a past-Chairman of the Education Committee of the European Heat Pump Association. Read Reginald's full profile.

Contact

Reginald Brown
Tel: 01344 465539