EFFICIENCY OF APPLYING AIR HEAT PUMPS IN ARMENIA
The heat supply systems of buildings using nonconventional renewable power sources are a reliable and ecologically clean source of energy. The power and economic expediency of applying heat supply systems based on thermal pumps using atmospheric air as a thermal power source is analyzed. The use of the refrigerating machines of an air conditioner as a heat pump under Armenian climatic conditions is one of the effective ways of energy resource saving. Recommendations for estimating the heat pumps’ efficiency and determining their payback period are given.