Direct Geothermal: Difference between revisions

From Open Source Ecology
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Created page with "Ground loop of water for geothermal, buried 4-8 feet.")
 
No edit summary
 
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
Ground loop of water for geothermal, buried 4-8 feet.
Ground loop of water for geothermal, buried 4-8 feet. Not including heat pump.
 
For integration with heat pump - we would need to cut in to a heat pump hot or cold line in water - approximating the finned air-to-air heat exchanger of standard heat pumps. This allows us to tap ground-loop constant temperature for cooling/heating the exterior coils, or in winter allowing for lower energy use due to constant temperature of ground source water. This is complicated, so a good start is simply using water for trapping the heat/cold of an air-to-air heat pump.
 
This is the ultimate cheap [[Thermal Battery]].
 
=Links=
*[[Geothermal]]

Latest revision as of 23:47, 19 October 2025

Ground loop of water for geothermal, buried 4-8 feet. Not including heat pump.

For integration with heat pump - we would need to cut in to a heat pump hot or cold line in water - approximating the finned air-to-air heat exchanger of standard heat pumps. This allows us to tap ground-loop constant temperature for cooling/heating the exterior coils, or in winter allowing for lower energy use due to constant temperature of ground source water. This is complicated, so a good start is simply using water for trapping the heat/cold of an air-to-air heat pump.

This is the ultimate cheap Thermal Battery.

Links