Inside The Heart Of The Magnetocaloric Heat Pump Of The Future

Researchers at Ames National Laboratory are have reportedly cracked the code for refrigerant-free magnetocaloric heat pump of the future.

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I suspect a magnetocaloric system also has a much longer lifespan than traditional systems. I’d be curious to know what parts of the system are likely to break.
- You still have all the moving parts needed to radiate/convect away the heat.
  
  ….. so if my experience with existing systems means anything, the control board. It’s always the control board