ᐅ Calculate the annual performance factor (seasonal performance factor) based on electricity consumption?

Created on: 3 Nov 2020 13:09
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M4rvin
M4rvin3 Nov 2020 13:09
Hi,
I have been operating an air-to-water heat pump in my new build for a year now. Is there a way to calculate whether it is running efficiently?

Elco Aerotop Split 07M-R
Heating capacity 6.4 kW
Seasonal performance factor heating 4.77
Seasonal performance factor domestic hot water 3.58
Overall seasonal performance factor 4.5

Annual consumption heating/hot water = 2630 kWh

The main issue will probably be separating heating from hot water usage, right?
I also cannot find any option in the heating controller to display energy amounts.

Thanks in advance!
M4rvin
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Neueshaus2020
3 Nov 2020 16:23
Are these values from the heat pump itself? If the overall seasonal performance factor (SPF) is a rough average of heating and domestic hot water, then you can calculate the individual shares.

Difference between heating SPF and hot water SPF = 1.19
Difference between heating SPF and overall SPF = 0.27
Difference between hot water SPF and overall SPF = 0.92

Share of hot water = 0.92 / 1.19 * 100 = 77.3
Share of heating = 0.27 / 1.19 * 100 = 22.7

So maybe 22.7% domestic hot water and 77.3% heating. That would be...
0.227 * 2630 kWh = 597 kWh for hot water and
0.773 * 2630 kWh = 2033 kWh for heating.

Does this help?
tomtom793 Nov 2020 17:39
Do you have a heat meter?
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Bookstar
3 Nov 2020 18:12
How much heated area, basement? Sounds like a very low energy consumption and a small house. Or an extremely efficient system!
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Heinz2k
3 Nov 2020 18:15
Without knowing the exact amount of heat, I would say based on the electricity consumption that the system is running very well for an air-to-water heat pump.
M4rvin3 Nov 2020 23:15
The annual performance factor is predetermined, and after one year, I would like to know if it actually matches.

I don’t have a heat meter... at least, I’m not aware of one! 😎

No basement and a small house, that part is correct.