Micro-Combined Heat and Power Systems

Lee Layton, P.E.

Overview

This three-hour course reviews an exciting new technology that is on the horizon as a potential heating and power supply system for residential homes. The concept of a micro-combined heat and power system (m-CHP) uses a small generator on-site that generates electricity and then uses the waste heat from the generator to heat and cool the home. This course includes an overview of the m-CHP concept, a discussion of the types of prime movers used for the energy source, and a review of how the waste heat can be used in the home.

The student must take a multiple-choice quiz consisting of twenty (20) questions at the end of the course to obtain PDH credits.

Specific Knowledge or Skill Attained

This course teaches the following specific knowledge and skills.  After the reviewing the course, you will: 

• Understand how an m-CHP system works
• Know the potential barriers to the full scale implementation of m-CHP
• Understand how waste heat can be recovered and used in the home
• Understand how absorption chillers may be used
• Understand the purpose of desiccant dehumidifiers

Course

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