Heat Pump Systems are heating and cooling units that move heat between a building and the outside air rather than burning fuel to make it. Because the refrigeration cycle can be reversed, one unit heats in cold weather and cools in warm weather.
What it covers
The catalog states: “An overview of air-conditioning and automatic controls.”
Topics covered include comfort and psychometrics, refrigeration applied to air-conditioning, residential energy auditing, typical operating conditions, troubleshooting, and automatic control components, applications, and troubleshooting.
Which program covers it
In InterCoast Colleges’ HVAC Technician program, heat pump systems is covered in the course HVAC104, Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Systems.
The HVAC Technician outline lists HVAC104 Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Systems at 90 clock hours (60 lecture, 30 laboratory) and 5 semester credits.
Prerequisites for HVAC104: “Completion of the equivalent of ATP104, ATP105, ATP106”.
Related HVAC topics include basic refrigeration, refrigerant recovery, gas-fired heating systems, and air distribution and balancing, all part of the HVAC Technician program.
This topic is covered in the HVAC Technician program at InterCoast Colleges.