Heat Pump Water Heating System Efficiency and Financial Analysis-A Case Study from a Hospital of Northern Taiwan
Date Issued
2015
Date
2015
Author(s)
WEI, CHUAN-CHUNG
Abstract
The reforms of the national health insurance payment system which enable the domestic medical institutions to face the challenge of the operating management. In addition to the movement and promotion from the government’s energy-saving policy, the domestic medical institutions are all positively in executing the energy-saving programs. To reduce the operating cost which hope not to affect the quality of the medical services. The application of heat pump hot water system, which is also an important program. This research is done by method of questionnaire for experts, in order to learn more about experts’ viewpoints on heat pump’s system design, application, maintenance, operation and purchase, hoping to apply in practical application, literature and analysis research for a mutual authentication, in order to complete its application presents heat pump efficiency. Regarding the related reports of the domestic heat pump hot water system, mostly are focused in the measurement verification, estimated calculation and comparison record and save the cost and benefit the recycling terms. However, the related cost associated with the large equipment during operation or the valuable time and money is not in the consideration. A hospital’s hot water system was also analyzed in this report. To study the comparison with the cost of the heat pump and boiler set at the beginning, safe operation, maintenance, and its heat pump and boiler transfer data as the basis for statistical model to estimate usage, simulation of the heat pump and boiler operate at the same time, in order to compare their energy efficiency. To evaluate its effectiveness, three financial indicators including Net Prent Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Benefit- cost Rate (B/C) are used. Then combined with the reference by the common assessment, Payback (PB) and Discounted Payback (DPB) to better understand the specialist’s perspectives on the heat pump system-design, maintenance and operation via expert questionnaire survey. We expect this study to provide the hospital equipment-maintenance management to specialize in medical technology for understanding the financial analysis of the investment program and application, and more effective communication with top management.
Subjects
Heat pump
Investment benefit
NPV
IRR
B/C
SDGs
Type
thesis
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