Difference for air source heat pump and air conditioning

At present, most of the civil air source heat pump products on the market are similar to air conditioners in appearance, so many people are puzzled. What is the difference between air source heat pump and air conditioner?

In fact, both air source heat pump and air conditioning work based on the principle of "inverse Carnot cycle", and both have the functions of refrigeration and heating. The main differences between the two are different application scenarios and different components.

Air conditioners are basically ordinary compressors, mainly focusing on refrigeration, and their heating function is only used in normal temperature scenarios, so air conditioning and heating are used more in the south. The air source heat pump generally uses the compressor with two-stage compression or jet enthalpy increasing process, which can operate normally in low temperature environment to meet the heating demand of the south and north.

In addition, the air conditioner is basically in the form of air supply whether it is cooling or heating, and the comfort level is average. The air-source heat pump takes water as the medium, and the heating and cooling are relatively mild and more comfortable.

In terms of energy consumption, the air source heat pump and air conditioning have the same cooling energy consumption in summer, but the thermal efficiency in winter heating is much higher than that of air conditioning, and the energy consumption is also much lower than that of air conditioning.

The air-source heat pump has the advantages of comfort, energy conservation, environmental protection, stability, safety, long life, and multiple uses of one machine. Therefore, after it is put into home decoration, it immediately causes most users to understand and buy it. For ordinary users, refrigeration and heating need energy conservation, safety and long life. For users with higher requirements, the comfort of refrigeration and heating is their focus. Therefore, the air-source heat pump can develop rapidly in the home decoration industry