How can you measure the difference in efficieny by using a 'resistive' heater Vs a compressed gas system? (AC turned backwards)
We have an air conditioned at our home that usually works for cool air since we have extreme very hot summer here (Hermosillo Sonora Mexico) but this unit has a heater option that actually uses a 2 pole-bidirectional electro-valvle to reverse operation. So it works great! And we do not have much trouble of having the 'evaporator' (the one outside when in heater operation) getting freezing since our wheather is usually dry most of the time during winter. But my concern is, all the work (power) the motor for the compressor and the two more for fans of the condenser and evaporator, would consume more energy Vs the heat efficiency of simply using a resitive heater? Robert, ohh yes... those small-cheap inverters are so efficient and powerful that can run big loads compared to the old conventional 10:1 or 5:1 transformer ones. I ran all house lights, electronic appliances such TV and internet stuff and our 7.4cu ft. refrigerator on a small inverter powered by a used lithium cells for about 2hrs during a big black out some months ago. Marco Gaxiola www.energyev.com -----Mensaje original----- De: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] En nombre de Robert Bruninga via EV Enviado el: jueves, 24 de diciembre de 2015 11:55 a.m. Para: Electric Vehicle Discussion List Asunto: [EVDL] EV Heatpump Retrofits All it takes to install a heatpump in an EV is to find a place for a cheap $89 window airconditioner turned backwards. I use Window AC units for heat in my kitchen, bathroom, and at times past in the hallway. I was astounded when I tried running one on a cheap $99 12v/120v modified sinewave inverter and it started right up. It ran with a load of about 650 watts. Now all you have to do is figure out where to put it in the EV. And that is not as much of a challenge as you might think, depending on your aesthetics. of course when you need it most, and the coldest eemperatures it wont be worth much and will freeze up. Bob, WB4aPR -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20151224/4f69fa7f /attachment.htm> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)