Dynamic heat pump simulator
Explore continuous vs intermittent heating, temperature set-backs and schedules.
| Name | Mean temp | Max temp | Electric | Heat | COP | Cost | Solar offset | Solar saving | Agile (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | {{ baseline.mean_room_temp | toFixed(2) }} °C | {{ baseline.max_room_temp | toFixed(2) }} °C | {{ baseline.elec_kwh | toFixed(3) }} kWh | {{ baseline.heat_kwh | toFixed(3) }} kWh | {{ (baseline.heat_kwh/baseline.elec_kwh) | toFixed(2) }} | £{{ baseline.total_cost | toFixed(2) }} | {{ baseline.solar_elec_kwh | toFixed(3) }} kWh | £{{ baseline.solar_cost | toFixed(2) }} | £{{ baseline.agile_cost | toFixed(2) }} |
| Current | {{ results.mean_room_temp | toFixed(2) }} °C | {{ results.max_room_temp | toFixed(2) }} °C | {{ results.elec_kwh | toFixed(3) }} kWh | {{ results.heat_kwh | toFixed(3) }} kWh | {{ (results.heat_kwh/results.elec_kwh) | toFixed(2) }} | £{{ results.total_cost | toFixed(2) }} | {{ results.solar_elec_kwh | toFixed(3) }} kWh | £{{ results.solar_cost | toFixed(2) }} | £{{ results.agile_cost | toFixed(2) }} |
| Saving | {{ (results.mean_room_temp-baseline.mean_room_temp) | toFixed(2) }} °C | {{ (results.max_room_temp-baseline.max_room_temp) | toFixed(2) }} °C | {{ (results.elec_kwh-baseline.elec_kwh)*-1 | toFixed(3) }} kWh ({{ ((results.elec_kwh-baseline.elec_kwh)/baseline.elec_kwh*-100) | toFixed(1) }}%) | {{ (results.heat_kwh-baseline.heat_kwh)*-1 | toFixed(3) }} kWh ({{ ((results.heat_kwh-baseline.heat_kwh)/baseline.heat_kwh*-100) | toFixed(1) }}%) | {{ ((results.heat_kwh/results.elec_kwh)-(baseline.heat_kwh/baseline.elec_kwh)) | toFixed(2) }} | £{{ (results.total_cost-baseline.total_cost)*-1 | toFixed(2) }} | {{ (results.solar_elec_kwh-baseline.solar_elec_kwh) | toFixed(3) }} kWh | £{{ (results.solar_cost-baseline.solar_cost) | toFixed(2) }} | £{{ (results.agile_cost-baseline.agile_cost)*-1 | toFixed(2) }} |
| Weighted flow temperature | Weighted outside temperature | Weighted (flowT - outsideT) | Weighted average % carnot | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full simulation | {{ stats.flowT_weighted | toFixed(2) }} °C | {{ stats.outsideT_weighted | toFixed(2) }} °C | {{ stats.flowT_minus_outsideT_weighted | toFixed(2) }} °C | {{ stats.wa_prc_carnot*100 | toFixed(1) }} % |
| Selected window only | {{ stats.window_flowT_weighted | toFixed(2) }} °C | {{ stats.window_outsideT_weighted| toFixed(2) }} °C | {{ stats.window_flowT_minus_outsideT_weighted | toFixed(2) }} °C |
Schedule
| Time | Set point | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
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°C
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DHW Schedule
DHW not implemented yet, this just blocks out hot water period to see impact on room temperatures. Increase duration to enable.
| Time | Set point | Duration |
|---|---|---|
|
°C
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seconds
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Building fabric
Layer 1: External, Layer 3: Internal
| Index | Proportion | W/K | kWh/K |
|---|---|---|---|
| {{ index+1 }} |
%
|
W/K
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kWh/K
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Outer loop: room temperature error → flow temperature target. Inner loop: flow temperature error → heat demand.
Curve automatically selected based on building heat loss, internal gains and heat emitter spec.
Outside temperature percentiles
Use the following design temperatures when choosing design flow temperature for heat emitters.
| Percentile | Outside Temperature (°C) |
|---|---|
| 99.6% | {{ outsideT_996.toFixed(1) }} °C |
| 99.0% | {{ outsideT_990.toFixed(1) }} °C |
Internal gains:
Body heat (approx 60W per person when occupied).
Electric consumption for lights, appliances and cooking ~210W (5 kWh/d).
Solar gains:
Scale PV dataset for solar gains
Solar gains utilisation:
Useful vs total gains
Solar PV electrical output:
Scale PV dataset output to offset heat pump electricity consumption
Battery storage capacity:
Battery storage to maximise self consumption of PV electricity