IEA HPT Project 63 “Placement Impact on Heat Pump Acoustics” has been set up as a follow-up to the finalized IEA HPT Project 51 “Acoustic Signatures of Heat Pumps” conducted by Austria, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, and Sweden. There, the acoustic groundwork has been laid, the basics have been successfully covered, and its deliverables, executive summary and documents guide, as well as its umbrella report, are available for download at the IEA HPT Annex 51 website.
The results have made their way into the development of standards. In the framework of IEA HPT Annex 51 psychoacoustics effects of heat pump acoustics have been studied. The acoustic effects of heat pump placement and the dependence on the operating conditions were reported and guidelines for installers have been developed and made available. In the course of finalizing IEA HPT Annex 51 and following recent industry requests and demands, special fields of interest emerged, which need international experience and collaboration to be treated effectively.
Thus, IEA HPT Annex 63 enriches independent information and expertise on the benefits of heat pumping technologies by focusing on the field of acoustics. Noise emissions are a potential threat to further spreading of heat pumps in the years to come. Thus, working on the acceptance of heat pumps by minimizing these adverse environmental impacts while keeping high energy efficiency is of great importance and in line with the Heat Pump Technologies (HPT) Technology Collaboration Programs (TCP) vision of the International Energy Agency (IEA).
The aim of this workshop is to disseminate the knowledge and expertise gained on all the different levels in Annex 51 & 63 in order to establish recommendations and advices.
