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Re:Starcloud by audunw on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @12:29PM (#45671598)
Question: for a larger system, can a heat pump be used to increase the temperature of the radiator without making the rest of the system hotter? Thus radiating more heat from fewer panels?
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Re:Starcloud by coryrc on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @12:44PM (#45671766)
Your temperature differential is already 300K, so the efficiency needs to be high enough. 50K change is only 18% more cooling, but if COP=5 then it's also putting out 20% more heat...
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