EcoHome Lab: Heat Pumps & Radiator controls latest research

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This session will be a deep dive into radiator controls for heat pump installs.

• Damon Hart-Davis - will go through his latest research revealing that whileTRVs in heat pump systems can reduce heat demand they may also increase energy usage. Damon was founder of the OpenTRV project and has recently published his TRVmodel constructed to match the Heat Geek example setup.
• Dom McCann - will be reporting on his experimentation with use and control of Radfans to increase the efficiency of his heat pump via his COFYbox. Dom has been monitoring and evaluating his energy usage in detail for over 20 years, he co-authored a paper on the retrofit performance gap, using Carbon Co-op's 'Community Green Deal' programme as an example.

What is EcoHome Lab?
Now in our regular monthly slot - every second Thursday of the month. EHL is a hangout for people taking control of their home energy usage and generation. We use open-source hardware and software to gain a better understanding of energy in our homes, how to make the best use of the energy we generate and reduce energy wasted.

Catch up on some of our previous sessions and presentations.

Unless there's a specific title to the session, it means we have no scheduled speaker and it will be an open session. We welcome contributions, get in touch.

This is a Carbon Co-op initiative, which arose out of our collaboration with OpenEnergyMonitor as a space for developers and makers to interact with their wider community.

Topics we generally cover include:

• Home energy monitoring.

• House energy performance assessment

• Sensors - electricity, gas, temperature, humidity, air quality...

• User interfaces, dashboards

• Smart houses and automation

• Aggregation of data sources

• Taking the power back! - Making better use of the surplus power we generate

Who is it for?

• Anyone with skills in physical electronics, web development or programming who wants to use that knowledge to reduce energy and carbon!