Schematic of the components of an energy pile for small to medium residential units (IMAGE)

Shibaura Institute of Technology

Schematic of the components of an energy pile for small to medium residential units

Caption

The energy pile system consists of four main elements: the geostructure, the embedded heat exchanger, the heat pump unit, and the distribution system.

Credit

Shinya Inazumi from SIT, Japan Image source: https://www.mdpi.com/2624-6511/7/6/138

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