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New Testing and Rating Procedures for Seasonal Performance of Heat Pumps

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Author(s)

David Didion, George E. Kelly

Abstract

It more efficient products are to be developed, it is essential that fair credit be given to as many energy conservation innovations as possible. In order to give such credit, and evaluation procedure is necessary which considers the causes of the inefficiencies, or stated in a positive sense, considers the modifications to the unit which will tend to minimize all the inefficiencies that may exist as operated in the field.
Citation
ASHRAE Journal
Volume
8921
Issue
No. 9
Pub Type
Journals

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Keywords

heat pumps, conservation, evaluation, cooling, tests, equations, heating, temperature, test methods
Buildings and Construction and Fire

Citation

Didion, D. and Kelly, G. (1979), New Testing and Rating Procedures for Seasonal Performance of Heat Pumps, ASHRAE Journal, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=910789 (Accessed November 3, 2025)

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Created September 1, 1979, Updated February 19, 2017
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