Technological

Technological and related market developments Two of the conference sessions were devoted to components and systems. Almost 30 technology posters had been prepared, underlining the amount of research effort aimed at advancing the technology.
Technology topic areas included:
• CO 2 heat pumps and compressors; • heat pump system control; •advanced plate-type heat exchangers; •residential gas engine and absorption heat pumps; • ice thermal storage multi-split air conditioners; • ground-coupled heat pumps; •cycles; • thermal-physical properties; • frost formation, coil defrost and defrost control; •variable speed and variable discharge volume compressors; • chemical and liquid desiccant heat pumps; • solar-assisted heat pumps; • etc.