Cold Climate Heat Pumps Sizing - Problem Set 2.3

View Sources

Source(s) or Contributor(s)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Question

1. Which best describes the balance point temperature of a heat pump?

1. 1. The temperature at which the maximum heating capacity matches the heating load of the house
   2. The temperature at which the maximum heating load of the house occurs
   3. The temperature at which the heat pump begins short-cycling to match the load of the house
   4. The temperature at which the house requires no mechanical heating or cooling