Re:How Water Heaters Have Evolved into Grid-Scale Energy-Sto...
by dannypgh on Sunday January 27, 2019 @01:32PM
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I think you just mean different things by "heating" - if you're talking about heating in a closed system, they're the same - 5 joules of energy are needed to increase the total heat energy by 5 joules, with either approach.
The advantage of the heat pump is that we are, for, say, 3 joules of energy, heating part of the system by 5 joules and heating the other part of the system by -2 joules.
This is great for home heating and the like because we don't care about making the outside slightly colder.
The advantage of the heat pump is that we are, for, say, 3 joules of energy, heating part of the system by 5 joules and heating the other part of the system by -2 joules.
This is great for home heating and the like because we don't care about making the outside slightly colder.