heat pump water heater
[EN 16147-2017, 3.1]:water heater that uses ambient heat from air source, water source or ground source, and/or waste heat for heat generation
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heat pump, (electrical)
[EN 14511-1:2022, 3.19]:encased assembly or assemblies designed as a unit, using a vapour compression cycle driven by an electric compressor, to provide delivery of heat.NOTE It can have means for cleaning and dehumidifying the air, circulating and cooling. The cooling … Continue reading →
heat pump, Air-to-Air
[AIVC, Air infiltration and ventilation glossary, 1992]:a device operating on a refrigeration cycle in which both evaporator and condenser are refrigerant/air heat exchangers. As a heating season heat recovery device, the evaporator transfers heat from the exhaust warm air to … Continue reading →
heat pump, Air-to-Water
[AIVC, Air infiltration and ventilation glossary, 1992]:a device operating on a refrigeration cycle in which the evaporator is a water/refrigerant heat exchanger and the condenser a refrigerant/air heat exchanger. The circuit normally includes an arrangement which allows the refrigerant flow … Continue reading →
heat recovery
[AIVC, Air infiltration and ventilation glossary, 1992]:(see heat exchanger (Air-to-Air); heat recovery effectiveness) [EN 14511-1:2022, 3.20]:recovery of heat rejected by the unit whose primary control is in the cooling mode by means of either an additional heat exchanger (e.g. a … Continue reading →