A heat pump is a device used to warm and sometimes also cool buildings by transferring thermal energy.
Types of heat pumps used for buildings include: Air source heat pump Exhaust air heat pump Ground source heat pump (or geothermal heat pump) Solar-assisted heat pump
Home appliances that incorporate heat pumps, or work on similar principals, include: Air conditioner Dehumidifier Refrigerator
Electric vehicles often incorporate heat pumps to help manage battery and passenger cabin temperatures.
Heat pump may also refer to: Absorption heat pump Absorption-compression heat pump Direct exchange geothermal heat pump Heat pump and refrigeration cycle Hot air engine
See also
District heating Drammen Heat Pump Magnetic refrigeration Stirling engine Thermoacoustic heat engine Thermoelectric cooling (or Peltier heat pump) Vortex tube