橡树岭国家实验室（ORNL）和西南天然气公司（Southwest Gas）对基于用户的控制系统的性能进行了初步评估，作为能源部（DOE）授权的合作研发协议（CRADA）的一部分（Mahderekaleta，2013）。本研究的目的是评估低成本方法作为住宅燃气热泵监控系统的解决方案。该设计包含两个基于消费者的微控制器； ArduinoMega-2650和Beagle Bone（白色）。在内华达州拉斯维加斯地区设计、制造了10个5吨（17.6千瓦）的热泵系统，并进行了运行测试。生成了一个可靠的数据集，可以对新开发的控制系统的可靠性和运行性能进行详细评估。从试验中获得的经验为热泵技术的后续发展提供了重要的改进点。引文:ASHRAE Transactions，第123卷，pt。2.

A preliminary evaluation of the performance of a consumer-based control system was conducted by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Southwest Gas as part of a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) authorized by the Department of Energy (DOE) (Mahderekaletal.2013). The goal of the research was to evaluate the low-cost approach as a solution for implementing a supervisory control system for a residential gas-operated heat pump.The design incorporated two consumer-based microcontrollers; the ArduinoMega-2650 and the Beagle Bone(white). Ten five-ton (17.6kW) heat pump systems were designed, fabricated, and operationally tested in the Las Vegas, NV region. A robust data set was produced that allowed detailed assessment of the reliability and the operational performance of the newly developed control system. Experiences gained from the test provided important points of improvement for subsequent evolution of the heat pump technology.