DocumentCode
1258097
Title
Domestic heat pumps - a time for reappraisal
Author
Brundrett, G.W.
Author_Institution
Electricity Council, Research Centre, Applied Environmental Research Section, Chester, UK
Volume
22
Issue
10
fYear
1976
fDate
10/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
686
Lastpage
688
Abstract
Air-source electric heat pumps can double the heat input to the home, but they are optimised for US summer conditions: British houses need a smaller, quieter, heating only unit. Although significant design improvements on the US heat pump are possible to make them more suitable, there is a competing technology that has a more immediate effect, a lower call on resources and therefore the higher priority
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics and Power
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5127
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/ep.1976.0347
Filename
5182496
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