TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

pompe à chaleur thermo-électrique [1 record]

Record 1 2000-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Conditioning and Heating
  • Pumps
  • Refrigeration Engineering
DEF

Heat pump based on Peltier effect.

CONT

The Peltier Junction or Thermoelectric heat pump (TE) is a device that is cold on one side and hot on the other. This results from the passage of a DC current through semiconductor junctions assembled between and bonded to two ceramic plates. Heat is "pumped" from the cold side to the hot side. The which side is cold and which is hot is determined by the direction of current flow. In it's basic form the system consists of four parts. A hot side exchanger, a cold side exchanger, the TE device and a power source.

CONT

... the thermoelectric heat pump ... works on the Thomson-Peltier effect. When a voltage is applied on a circuit made of two conductors a temperature difference between the two junctions is created. Current thermoelectric heat pump technology is bulky and inefficient but it is simple, has no moving parts, and does not use refrigerants.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conditionnement de l'air et chauffage
  • Pompes
  • Techniques du froid
DEF

Pompe de chaleur utilisant l'effet Peltier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Acondicionamiento de aire y calefacción
  • Bombas
  • Ingeniería de refrigeración
Save record 1

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2024
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: