Functional principle of heat pumps
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Functional principle of heat pumps
The heat pump is used to produce thermal energy for space heating and
domestic water heating. The medium used as heat source
is air.
By means of reverse cooling it is also possible to cool a building.
Figure 1: Heating system with domestic hot water production and heat source air
To utilise air as thermal energy and for domestic water heating in your
home, you need the following:
Outdoor unit.
Indoor unit with domestic hot water tank (not WPQLN(i)) and heat distri-
bution station.
Buffer tank (only in connection with fan convector, radiators or under-
floor heating with single room control).