STAFOR COMBI new generation thermodynamic heating system
The annual heating price increase encourages owners of private houses and apartments to search for new heating technologies and technical solutions to reduce these rising costs.
Often, these solutions lie in the field of optimization and reasonable combination of advantages of the known heating systems types. An example of such solution is thermodynamic heating system STAFOR COMBI.
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STAFOR COMBI heating system is a combination of effective, even in north climate zone hybrid heat pump – solar collector (thermodynamic system) and new generation ion heater.
Each of the components of this system has its strengths and weaknesses. Their reasonable combination in one system makes maximum use of the first and possibility to avoid the second.
Thermodynamic system allows to use for heating – solar energy as direct solar radiation and heat energy from environment.
In north climate zones, this system has the advantage over solar collectors, as it works when there are no direct sunlight (at night, in cloudy and rainy weather, all year round).
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The advantages of STAFOR COMBI thermodynamic unit comparing with ground source and air heat pumps are absence of large external contours plowed in the ground, ice accretion of external heat pumps blocks. In thermodynamic unit heat transfer is made through compact and easily mounted on the facade or roof thermodynamic panels. The high coefficient of performance (COP 200% - 800%) is also a major advantage of the thermodynamic system.
The strength of the second component of heating system STAFOR COMBI – new generation ion boiler STAFOR who have highest efficiency (COP 100% - 204%) comparing to all electric heating appliances and ability to provide significant heat flow in just few seconds. Heating with STAFOR ion boiler is 1.5 - 2 times cheaper than heating with TEN boilers or classical electric convectors.
Combining those two cutting-edge heating technologies in one system STAFOR COMBI, we get a compact, highly efficient heating system for small private houses (up to 100m²) and apartments, capable to guarantee hot water and heat for a reasonable price.
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Two thermodynamic panels of the system STAFOR COMBI fully cover needs of apartment or small house for hot water (consuming about 2kWh per 200 liters of hot water 55°C) and heating (consuming about 2.5kWh per 1 m² in month) at spring and fall. Winter time, during peak load for heating and in moment of huge consumption of hot water, ion boiler STAFOR automatically connects in work and quickly replaces missing heat flow.
Work of STAFOR COMBI is controlled by automatic climate control system. It controls the temperature of the hot water in the sanitary boiler, the temperature of the indoor environment and allows you to set different temperatures during the day and week.
In STAFOR COMBI heating system you can find the combination of high efficiency and reasonable low cost what makes it a very interesting solution for a large number of residents who wish to optimize their heating costs.
HOW STAFOR COMBI WORKS?
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The refrigerant coil R134a gas circulates through the STAFOR thermodynamic panel where energy is absorbed from the ambient temperature transforming the liquid into a gas and carrying the heat back to the STAFOR COMBI thermodynamic unit. The gas compressed within the system which increases the pressure and therefore also the temperature.
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Simultaneously a water pump pushes heat carrier STATERM EKO E40 from the indoor heat carrier tank with heat exchanger into the STAFOR COMBI unit heat exchanger after which the hotter heat carrier returns to indoor tank. This flow continues until heat carrier temperature reaches 55°C. Once this is achieved the system goes into standby.
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Indoor heat carrier tank filled with special STATERM EKO E40 heat carrier is used as heat accumulator, to partly compensate rapid heat loss as bath or shower. Indoor tank is equipped with heat exchanger(s) to connect it to heating system or DHW (domestic hot water) supply.
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At cold north climate zone winter time, during peak load for heating and in moment of huge consumption of hot water, ion boiler STAFOR automatically connects in work and quickly replaces missing heat flow. After that it switches OFF and system continues to work only from thermodynamic panels.
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Work of STAFOR COMBI is controlled by automatic climate control system. It controls the temperature of the hot water in the sanitary boiler, the temperature of the indoor environment and allows you to set different temperatures during the day and week.
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