Area B - System
Area B comprises two sub-projects: High-Efficient Cooling and High-Efficient Heating.
These sub-projects apply innovative components from Area A to home appliance systems such as refrigerators, dishwashers, washing machines, and others that require cooling or heating.
The findings of the component level research will culminate in the system assessment development for refrigerators/freezers as well as heat-demanding household appliances such as dishwashers, washing machines or hot/cold water kitchen taps. The aim is to have a means at disposal for the assessment of measures for energy efficiency enhancement with respect to their additional (economical and ecological) costs.
Additionally, the potential of all measures shall be shown via demonstrators, where an energy consumption reduction of 20% for refrigerators/freezers and 50% for dishwashers/washing machines (by using heat pumps) is targeted. Therefore, cycle simulations are conducted, and measurements of the systems are obligatory. Apart from system-level sustainability analyses via state-of-the-art Life Cycle Assessment methods, also the control of the system will be a main research topic.
