Baxi ECOGEN, Product Manual

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How does it work?
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Demand (kW)
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Electricity demand
Heating period
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Heating
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Typical household electricity demand and heating periods
Combined heat and electricity
While every home is different, it’s surprising just
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daily trends for heating and electricity demand
are well synchronised making it easy to identify
when peak electricity is required. And as the Baxi
Ecogen only generates electricity, heating and hot
water when there is a demand it’s easy to see why
switching makes such financial sense.
Smart operation
The operating sequence of the Baxi Ecogen is
more sophisticated than a regular boiler. At start
up, a regular boiler will operate at the maximum
heat output and then progressively reduce the
output to match the heat demand. Baxi Ecogen
does the opposite.
At start up the Baxi Ecogen starts the Stirling
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monitors the system temperatures and, if
required, the supplementary will also operate.
This gives opportunity for the Stirling engine
alone to fulfill low heat demands, or keep the
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to maximise electrical generation.
A range of accessories is available to provide
room, outdoor and hot water load compensation
for optimum efficiency and comfort. See page 11
for more information.
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Over the following few pages we’ve highlighted
just some of the many carbon saving benefits and
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