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This is the problem with characterising heat pumps as '300%' efficient. They're not, they're actually around 30-60% efficient like most other heat engines. It'
by Schroedingersat 4y ago
This is the problem with characterising heat pumps as '300%' efficient.
They're not, they're actually around 30-60% efficient like most other heat engines. It's just the thing they do is move heat so people characterise the 'output'/ work as efficiency when in reality the relevant factor is something like output / output_of_reverse_carnot_cycle.
A 100% efficient heat pump would produce exactly as much electricity putting the heat back where it started as it used in the first place.