By Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft - Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems (IMS)
Electrocaloric heat pumps In the ElKaWe flagship project, six Fraunhofer Institutes under the leadership of the Fraunhofer IPM are working on the development of electrocaloric heat pumps for heating and cooling. Today, heat pumps work almost exclusively on the basis of compressor technology. Electrocaloric heat pumps promise a significantly higher efficiency and do not require harmful refrigerants.
