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Inside The Heart Of The Magnetocaloric Heat Pump Of The Future (cleantechnica.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/energy@slrpnk.net

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[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I suspect a magnetocaloric system also has a much longer lifespan than traditional systems. I’d be curious to know what parts of the system are likely to break.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

You still have all the moving parts needed to radiate/convect away the heat.

….. so if my experience with existing systems means anything, the control board. It’s always the control board

[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

Thermo-acustic heat pumps seem more promising and are apparently close to market availability, see: https://www.blueheartenergy.com/