Post #4360299
2026-08-03 16:15 UTC
@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io
300-500% efficiency? What happened to the laws of thermodynamics?
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@thomasfuchs@hachyderm.io 2026-08-03 16:54
@Quasit@beige.party It's only moving heat (to or from the outside), not generating heat or cold. Hence, it is a "pump". You get 300-500% of the electrical power you put into it as reduction or increase of heat energy. Because solar is plentiful exactly when you need cooling most, in many situations you can get e.g. 5000W of cooling power for just 1000W of solar electricity input. It sounds too good to be true, but this is how this actually works.