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Long-term high frequency monitoring of a large borehole heat exchanger array

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  • Naicker, Selvaraj S.
  • Rees, Simon J.

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Borehole heat exchangers are a key technological element of geothermal energy systems and modelling their behaviour has received much attention. The aim in the work reported here has been to produce a reference data set that can be used in analysis of large borehole heat exchanger systems and validation of models of such. A monitoring exercise to collect high frequency data from a large ground heat exchanger array consisting of 56 boreholes over 38 months since the start of operations is reported. The system is associated with a mixed-use university building that has both heating and cooling loads. Ground heat exchange was found to be dominated by rejection of heat over the monitoring period and modest seasonal increases in temperatures. The ground heat exchanger installation has been additionally characterised by analysis of thermal response test data to estimate the effective ground and grout thermal properties. The utility of the measurements as a reference data set by presenting a model validation study is furthermore demonstrated. This has highlighted some features of the data that are more significant in systems of larger scale. These reference data are being made openly available for further work on performance analysis and model validation.

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  • Naicker, Selvaraj S. & Rees, Simon J., 2020. "Long-term high frequency monitoring of a large borehole heat exchanger array," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 145(C), pages 1528-1542.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:145:y:2020:i:c:p:1528-1542
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2019.07.008
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    1. Hao Liu & Hongyi Zhang & Saqib Javed, 2020. "Long-Term Performance Measurement and Analysis of a Small-Scale Ground Source Heat Pump System," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(17), pages 1-30, September.
    2. Chen, Chaofan & Cai, Wanlong & Naumov, Dmitri & Tu, Kun & Zhou, Hongwei & Zhang, Yuping & Kolditz, Olaf & Shao, Haibing, 2021. "Numerical investigation on the capacity and efficiency of a deep enhanced U-tube borehole heat exchanger system for building heating," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 169(C), pages 557-572.
    3. Joanna Piotrowska-Woroniak, 2021. "Determination of the Selected Wells Operational Power with Borehole Heat Exchangers Operating in Real Conditions, Based on Experimental Tests," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-21, April.
    4. Joanna Piotrowska-Woroniak & Krzysztof Nęcka & Tomasz Szul & Stanisław Lis, 2024. "Comparative Analysis of Methods for Predicting Brine Temperature in Vertical Ground Heat Exchanger—A Case Study," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(6), pages 1-13, March.
    5. Christopher Vella & Simon Paul Borg & Daniel Micallef, 2020. "The Effect of Shank-Space on the Thermal Performance of Shallow Vertical U-Tube Ground Heat Exchangers," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-16, January.
    6. Takao Katsura & Yasushi Nakamura & Tomoya Ohara & Ken Kinouchi & Katsunori Nagano, 2024. "Investigation of the Optimal Operation Method of the Heat Recovery Ground Source Heat Pump System Installed in an Actual Building and Evaluation of Energy Saving Effect," Energies, MDPI, vol. 17(14), pages 1-27, July.
    7. Haijiang Zou & Siyu Guo & Ruifeng Wang & Fenghao Wang & Zhenxing Shen & Wanlong Cai, 2023. "Numerical Investigation of the Long-Term Load Shifting Behaviors within the Borehole Heat Exchanger Array System," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(5), pages 1-19, March.
    8. Brown, C.S. & Kolo, I. & Lyden, A. & Franken, L. & Kerr, N. & Marshall-Cross, D. & Watson, S. & Falcone, G. & Friedrich, D. & Diamond, J., 2024. "Assessing the technical potential for underground thermal energy storage in the UK," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 199(C).
    9. Joanna Piotrowska-Woroniak & Tomasz Szul & Grzegorz Woroniak, 2023. "Application of a Model Based on Rough Set Theory (RST) for Estimating the Temperature of Brine from Vertical Ground Heat Exchangers (VGHE) Operated with a Heat Pump—A Case Study," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(20), pages 1-12, October.
    10. Naili, Nabiha & Kooli, Sami, 2021. "Solar-assisted ground source heat pump system operated in heating mode: A case study in Tunisia," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 145(C).
    11. Joanna Piotrowska-Woroniak, 2021. "Assessment of Ground Regeneration around Borehole Heat Exchangers between Heating Seasons in Cold Climates: A Case Study in Bialystok (NE, Poland)," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(16), pages 1-32, August.

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