Energy efficiency

Energy efficiency

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Accumulator

Energy; Energy efficiency

A component of a heat pump that stores liquid and keeps it from flooding the compressor. The accumulator takes the strain off the compressor and improves the reliability of the system.

Reversing valve

Energy; Energy efficiency

A component of a heat pump that reverses the refrigerant's direction of flow, allowing the heat pump to switch from cooling to heating or heating to cooling.

Unvented heater

Energy; Energy efficiency

A combustion heating appliance that vents the combustion by-products directly into the heated space. The latest models have oxygen-sensors that shut off the unit when the oxygen level in the room ...

Residential furnace

Energy; Energy efficiency

A combustion heating appliance in which heat is captured from the burning of a fuel for distribution, comprised mainly of a combustion chamber and heat exchanger.

Biogas

Energy; Energy efficiency

A combustible gas created by anaerobic decomposition of organic material, composed primarily of methane, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen sulfide.

Standard cubic foot

Energy; Energy efficiency

A column of gas at standard conditions of temperature and pressure (32 degrees Fahrenheit and one atmosphere).

A component of a electrochemical battery. A 'primary' cell consists of two dissimilar elements, known as 'electrodes,' immersed in a liquid or paste known as the 'electrolyte.' A direct current of ...