What is a hybrid heat?
Hybrid heat is a dual fuel system used to heat the building, most often home. Like hybrid vehicles that switch between gas and electricity, hybrid heat uses two energy sources to optimize energy efficiency. The hybrid thermal system automatically switches between energy sources depending on the environmental conditions at a given time. In cold weather, it usually uses an electric heat pump, usually switches to the furnace when the weather is extremely cold.
The two main components of the hybrid thermal system are usually an electric heat pump and gas or petroleum furnace. Many existing heating systems use one of these items and can be equipped with a device to transform them into hybrid systems. For example, a common setting is a divided system with an internal gas furnace associated with a condenser unit for outdoor air conditioning. By replacing the air conditioning capacitor with the heat pump, the system can be upgraded to hybrid thermal technologii.
Heat pumps transmit outdoor heat from the air or from the ground to the interior with a refrigerant circulating through the heat exchanger. Even cold winter air can be a source of heat that can be extracted and transmitted inside. It works similarly to a refrigerator removing heat from a cold interior and transferring back to the kitchen. The energy required by this process is only what is needed to extract heat from outdoor air and pump into the indoor environment. The heat taken from the external environment is otherwise free of charge, because it does not have to be produced by combustion of fuel.
Thefurnaces provide intensive heat explosions into the interior space. They usually produce heat by combustion of non -renewable fossil fuels such as gas or oil. The furnace requires energy not only to distribute heat in the building, but also uses additional fuel to produce heat in the first place.
in slight weather will be a heat pump, heating the space more efficiently, as it can transmit relatively easily inOlné heat from outside to inside. In such cases, relatively little energy is needed to extract heat from the air and bring it inside. However, when the outdoor temperatures drop, more and more energy are needed, because in the colder air is less heat and it is harder to extract them. Heat pumps must work harder because it is cooler and is usually unable to keep up with heating requirements in extreme cold weather. The furnace is a generally more efficient source of heat when the outdoor temperature drops to roughly freezing.
Hybrid systems automatically switch energy sources as the outdoor conditions change, allowing them to use the most effective source at the moment. The initial cost of hybrid heat equipment is generally slightly more expensive than for traditional systems. However, the use of this technology can lead to significant savings for public services for the building owner. Equipment costs for hybridteperal system are usually obtained quickly in regions where each year is requiredof a heat of 6 months or more. Initial expenses can also be partially compensated by tax incentives offered for upgrading environmentally efficient equipment in some areas.