Qurie GmbH has developed a heat pump that replaces traditional vapor-compression cycles with solid-state materials, potentially reaching over 70% theoretical efficiency and cutting energy use by up to 30%. Its patented heat-pipe-based design enables fast evaporation-condensation heat transfer without complex mechanics, achieving up to 20 Hz operation and aiming for compact, efficient cooling in sub-10 kW applications.
Even just replacing Peltier coolers would be great. Solid state cooling is so handy we use Peltier coolers a fair amount despite their poor efficiency.
Neat.
Well, they’ve got a long way to go to manage 20-40° temperature lift needed to replace a cold climate heat pump.
Even just replacing Peltier coolers would be great. Solid state cooling is so handy we use Peltier coolers a fair amount despite their poor efficiency.