Glossary · term
Coefficient of performance
Thermodynamics
- Aliases
- COP
- Domain
- Thermodynamics
Definition
For a heat pump or refrigerator, the heat moved per unit of work put in. Unlike an efficiency it can exceed 1 — a good heat pump moves four joules of heat for one of electricity.
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