What is the difference between a heat pump and an air conditioner?

1. heat pump: it is an efficient and energy-saving device that makes full use of low-grade heat energy.

2. Air-conditioning: equipment that manually adjusts and controls the temperature, humidity, flow rate and other parameters of ambient air in buildings or structures.

Second, the principle is different.

1. heat pump: it is a mechanical device that forcibly transfers heat from a low-temperature object to a high-temperature object through reverse circulation. It only consumes a small amount of reverse circulation network work, and can obtain a large amount of heat supply, which can effectively utilize low-grade heat energy that is difficult to apply and achieve the purpose of energy saving.

2. Air conditioning: The compressor sucks the working medium vapor with lower pressure from the evaporator, and sends it to the condenser after the pressure rises, where it condenses into a liquid with higher pressure, which becomes a liquid with lower pressure after being throttled by the throttle valve, and then sends it to the evaporator to absorb heat and evaporate into steam with lower pressure to complete the refrigeration cycle.

Third, the characteristics are different.

1. heat pump: First, obtain low-grade heat energy from air, water or soil in nature, then use electricity to do work, and then provide people with high-grade heat energy that can be used.

2. Air conditioning: It has the functions of heating and cooling, and is suitable for hot summer and cold winter areas.

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