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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Heat pump Heat pump The term 'Heat pump' as it applies to the area of energy can be defined as ' Heating and/or cooling equipment that,during the heating season, draws heat into a building from outside and, during the cooling season, ejects heat from the building to the outside. Heat pumps are vapor-compression refrigeration systems whose indoor/outdoor coils are used reversibly as condensers or evaporators, depending on the need for heating or cooling'. Previous 5 Terms: Heat Exhaustion heat flux (thermal flux) Heat Index heat island effect Heat Lightning Next 5 Terms: Heat pump (air source) Heat pump (geothermal) Heat pump efficiency Heat rate Heat sink About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.