37º IAHS World Congress on Housing: - Universidad de Cantabria

XXXVII <strong>IAHS</strong><strong>World</strong> <strong>Congress</strong> on HousingOctober 26 – 29, 2010, Santander, SpainCODE: 425PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM SUPPORT FOR THE HEATPUMPM. Kušnír, P. Kapalo, Z. VranayováDepartment of building and environmental engineeringTechnical University in Košicee-mail: marek.kusnir@tuke.comKey words: photovoltaic system, heat pumpAbstractThe issue of dependence on fossil types of energies gradually forcing people to think aboutalternative energy sources. At some time, our energy sources will be exhausted and thereforemankind has a formidable task. This task is to find renewable energy sources that need to besufficiently transformed to other energies in the future that will replace the current types ofenergy.One alternative source of energy is energy derived directly from the Sun. Solar energy hasenormous potential for its use. Currently, we make full use of only a small fraction of theenergy that falls on Earth's surface. This solar energy can be transformed into various types ofenergy. The most common conversion of solar energy is to thermal energy or electricity.Electricity arises with conversion of solar energy through photovoltaic cells.Another alternative energy source is geothermal energy, energy of the earth. To use this typeof energy we are using heat pump. Heat pumps can increase the value of geothermal energy inthe intermediate input of electric power.This article will address the interaction with photovoltaic system and heat pump. Percentageutilization of the proposed photovoltaic system and heat pump.37º <strong>IAHS</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Congress</strong> On Housing Science 212