{"id":64722,"date":"2026-01-16T10:49:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.idm-energie.at\/?page_id=64722"},"modified":"2026-05-21T15:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T13:05:11","slug":"heat-pump-types","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.idm-energie.at\/en\/heat-pump-types\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat Pump Types"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1185.6px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><nav class=\"fusion-breadcrumbs fusion-breadcrumbs-1\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:1%;--awb-breadcrumb-sep:&#039;\/&#039;;\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav><\/nav><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:42;line-height:1;\">HEAT PUMP TYPES<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:2%;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1140px + 30px );margin-left: calc(-30px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-30px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:15px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:80px;--awb-spacing-left-large:15px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:15px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:15px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:15px;--awb-spacing-left-small:15px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Heat pump types describe how the same underlying heat pump technology is implemented using different environmental heat sources. While all heat pumps operate on the same thermodynamic principles, systems are classified according to whether thermal energy is extracted from air, ground, or water.<\/p>\n<p>This page provides a structured overview of the main heat pump types at a classification level. It does not address system selection, efficiency comparison, installation requirements, or application-specific design. Each heat pump type is introduced briefly and linked to a dedicated page that explains the corresponding system configuration in more detail.<\/p>\n<p>This overview builds on the fundamentals explained in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idm-energie.at\/en\/heat-pump-technology\/\"><strong>Heat Pump Technology<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2>Air Source Heat Pumps<\/h2>\n<p>Air source heat pumps use ambient outdoor air as their environmental heat source. Thermal energy is extracted from the air and upgraded to a usable temperature level for heating or cooling. This category includes systems commonly referred to as air-to-water and air-to-air heat pumps, which differ in how heat is delivered within a building but share the same heat source.<\/p>\n<p>Air source heat pumps are classified as a distinct type because they rely on air as the external thermal reservoir, which varies with outdoor conditions.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em>LEARN MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idm-energie.at\/en\/heat-pump-types\/air-source-heat-pump\/\">Air Source Heat Pump<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h2>Ground Source Heat Pumps<\/h2>\n<p>Ground source heat pumps extract thermal energy from the ground, where temperatures remain relatively stable throughout the year. Heat is transferred from the ground into the heat pump system via ground-coupled collectors or loops. These systems are also known as geothermal or brine-to-water heat pumps.<\/p>\n<p>They are classified separately because the ground acts as the primary environmental heat source, providing different thermal characteristics than air.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>LEARN MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idm-energie.at\/en\/ground-source-heat-pump\/\">Ground Source Heat Pump<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h2>Water Source Heat Pumps<\/h2>\n<p>Water source heat pumps use groundwater or surface water as the environmental heat source. Water is well suited for heat transfer due to its high thermal capacity, making it a distinct category within heat pump systems.<\/p>\n<p>This type is classified based on the use of water as the external heat source and requires appropriate hydraulic integration with the heat pump system.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>LEARN MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idm-energie.at\/en\/heat-pump-types\/water-source-heat-pump\/\">Water Source Heat Pump<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><h2>Other Ways Heat Pumps Are Classified<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to classification by heat source, heat pump systems can also be grouped using other criteria. These classification dimensions are addressed on separate pages to maintain clarity and avoid overlap.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>System design:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idm-energie.at\/en\/heat-pump-types\/monoblock-heat-pump\/\">monoblock heat pump systems<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idm-energie.at\/en\/heat-pump-types\/split-heat-pump\/\">split heat pump systems<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Temperature level:<\/strong> high-temperature heat pumps and low-temperature heat pumps<\/li>\n<li><strong>Application context:<\/strong> domestic hot water heat pump systems and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idm-energie.at\/en\/heat-pump-types\/industrial-heat-pump\/\">industrial heat pump systems<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each of these perspectives describes a different aspect of system configuration rather than a different heat pump technology.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":2902,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-64722","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idm-energie.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idm-energie.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idm-energie.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idm-energie.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idm-energie.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.idm-energie.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.idm-energie.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.idm-energie.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}