An absorption-compression heat pump integrates an electric compressor into an absorption heat pump, in some configurations by combining a vapor-compression heat pump with an absorption heat pump; it is also called a hybrid heat pump, though that is a broader field. Because it draws on both thermal and electrical energy sources, it can maximize heating and cooling output from a given amount of fuel or raise the temperature of waste heat from other processes, and it pairs well with cogeneration systems that produce both heat and electricity.
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1. Wikipedia: Absorption-compression heat pump
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is a device that integrates an electric compressor in an absorption heat pump
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The first absorption-compression heat pump cycle concept was patented by Osenbrück.
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An absorption-compression heat pump (ACHP), also sometimes called compression-absorption heat pump, is a device that integrates an electric compressor in an absorption heat pump.
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