{"id":449,"date":"2019-01-28T11:40:58","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T11:40:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/annex62\/?page_id=449"},"modified":"2025-07-09T08:35:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T08:35:54","slug":"boarding-house-potsdam","status":"publish","type":"case_studies","link":"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/project62\/case-studies\/boarding-house-potsdam\/","title":{"rendered":"Boarding House Potsdam"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container container--no-margin classic-editor\">The new building with 37 high quality apartments and a restaurant is located directly on the Havel. Contamination of the soil meant that the originally planned geothermal probes could not be used in combination with a brine \/ water heat pump. Alternatively, a concept was implemented with the air + brine \/ water heat pump hybrid system ThermSelect from MHG. A cascade of 3 ThermSelect 34 with a heating capacity of 37.7 kW each was used. Instead of the geothermal probes, a solar ice storage system with 2 \u00e9 50,000 liters of ice storage was installed to cover the peak load at low outside temperatures. \u00a0The ice storage tanks are regenerated by solar collectors. The system controller integrated in the hybrid heat pumps ThermSelect decides which heat source is used, depending on the heat source temperatures. Primarily, the outside air is used as a heat source. If the outside temperature falls below the temperature of the ice storage system, this is connected in parallel and compensates for the deficit of the air.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 181px\" width=\"654\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\"><a href=\"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/01\/boardinghouse1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-487\" src=\"\/\/staging.heatpumpingtechnologies.hemsida.eu\/annex62\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/01\/boardinghouse1-1-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/01\/boardinghouse1-1-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/01\/boardinghouse1-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/01\/boardinghouse1-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/01\/boardinghouse1-1.jpg 962w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><a href=\"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/01\/boardinghouse-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-488\" src=\"\/\/staging.heatpumpingtechnologies.hemsida.eu\/annex62\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/01\/boardinghouse-1-300x151.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/01\/boardinghouse-1-300x151.png 300w, https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/01\/boardinghouse-1-400x201.png 400w, https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/01\/boardinghouse-1.png 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c00000\"><strong>Lessons learned <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use of innovative heat source &#8211; ice storage connected with solar thermal absorbers works very well for multi -family buildings<\/li>\n<li>Comprehensive concept including PV modules lets increase the energetic independent of the buildings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c00000\"><strong>Key facts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"300\" height=\"10\"><strong>Building <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"19\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"300\" height=\"10\"><strong>Heat pump and source<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Location<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><em>Potsdam, Germany<br \/>\n<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"19\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">Number of HP<\/td>\n<td width=\"149\"><em>3<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Construction<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><em>2013<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"19\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">Installed power<\/td>\n<td width=\"149\">3 x 37,7 kW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Heat distribution<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><em>underfloor heating<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"19\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">Operation mode<\/td>\n<td width=\"149\"><em>cascade<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Heated area<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><em>3.248 m\u00b2 living<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"19\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">Heat source<\/td>\n<td width=\"149\"><em>ice storage + outside air<br \/>\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Level of insulation<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><em>new building<br \/>\n<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"19\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"151\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"149\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"19\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"151\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"149\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"300\"><strong>Heating system<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"19\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"300\"><strong>Domestic hot water <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Heat demand<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><em>unknown<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"19\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">Type of system<\/td>\n<td width=\"149\"><em>unknown<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\">Heating temperature<\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><em>unknown<br \/>\n<\/em><\/td>\n<td width=\"19\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">Max. temperature<\/td>\n<td width=\"149\"><em>unknown<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"19\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"151\">Circulation system<\/td>\n<td width=\"149\"><em>unknown<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"161\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"19\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"151\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"149\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #c00000\"><strong>Description of the technical concept<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Due to its proximity to the water, three brine-to-water heat pumps were originally intended to supply the boarding house with heat. However, initial exploration drilling revealed severe contamination of the soil, which prevented the use of geothermal heat at that location. Instead, the planners opted for a system consisting of a hybrid heat pump system, the associated outdoor units, two ice storage tanks with two integrated heat exchanger systems, and an outside air absorber.<\/p>\n<p>The heat pumps extract heat from the water via a heat exchanger. It initially cools down to the freezing point. As soon as the water begins to freeze, ice changes its state of aggregation from liquid to solid, heat of crystallization is released, which is used for heating. The second heat exchanger is connected to the outside air absorber on the roof of the building.<\/p>\n<p>Once the outside temperature rises or the sun shines, the absorber uses the ambient heat to melt the frozen water in the ice storage. If the water is liquid again, the cycle starts again. If the absorber does not generate hot water over a longer period of time, the ice storage units automatically switch off. Then only the heat pumps take over the heat supply.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/02\/boardinghouse1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-515 size-medium alignnone\" src=\"\/\/staging.heatpumpingtechnologies.hemsida.eu\/annex62\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2019\/02\/boardinghouse1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/heatpumpingtechnologies.org\/content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2018\/02\/unnamed.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"41\" height=\"41\" \/> Case studie sheet DE BoardingHousePotsdam<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new building with 37 high quality apartments and a restaurant is located directly on the Havel. 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