There’s the answer I was looking for.
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Successful_Try543@feddit.org 3 weeks agoLike the other commentators have already stated, the conditions (temperature difference)in winter and summer are different. However, if the temperature differences are the same, only reversed, heating requires less energy than cooling, as the (electric) power is also transformed to heat which in winter, when in heating mode is also usable heat while in summer, it adds to the heat that needs to be discharged outdoors.
deranger@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Do you think your example is realistic? That would be 20% - a relevant difference. Not ALL the electrical power consumption will be turned into inside heat I guess?
Successful_Try543@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
That’s for the ideal case. In a real engine, there is some loss directly at the engine of the compressor.