Course Description
In this course you will study fundamentals of heat pump as applied to both heating and a/c. Both air-to-air heat pump and ground source heat pumps and how each work.
Student Learning Outcomes
- understand the operation of a heat pump in the cooling cycle
- understand the operation of a heat pump in the heating cycle
- understand the operation of a heat pump when it goes into a defrost cycle
- charge a heat pump
- understand the function of a ground source heat pump and how it takes heat and gives heat to the ground
Prerequisite
Please see eServices for section availability and current pre-req/test score requirements for this course.
2 credits: 1 lecture / presentation, 1 lab, 0 other