There is a need for accurate and readily available information about theoptimization, economics, and environmental impacts of combi-heating systems.Accordingly, the authors have developed TRNSYS-based software called Flexifuel thatincludes a TRNSED application for calculating the annual system performance ofcombi-heating systems involving any combination of heat pumps, flat or vacuumtube solar collectors, pellet burners, electric auxiliary heaters, and heatstorage tanks. Selection of less complex software systems and types reduces thesimulation time without significantly affecting the accuracy of the results.Annual performance data for a system can be simulated in from one to twominutes. Comparison of accumulated theoretical and measured performance dataover the time period for a full-scale test plant with heat pumps and solarcollectors showed that simulation errors were below 5%.
Presently an article in doctoral thesis "Computer simulation studies for evaluation and optimization of solar, pellets, heat pump systems and of bio fuel lift-off properties in a diesel environment” by Helena Persson, Linnaeus University Disseratations No 118/2013, March 2013.