Fig. 2. Quasi-two-stage operation of the flexible heat pump cycle and its thermodynamic diagrams.
a Charging mode. b p-h diagram of the charging mode. c Discharging mode – can be used for either spacing heating with higher COP or domestic hot water with higher temperature. d p-h diagram of the discharging mode. e Discharging with defrosting mode. f p-h diagram of the discharging with defrosting mode. The connections indicated by dashed lines are deactivated.
