8. Glossary

COP coefficient of performance; Coefficient Of Performance

Ratio between the useful power produced (cooling or heating) and the total power consumed (electrical and thermal).

GUE thermal efficiency; Gas Utilization Efficiency

Ratio between the useful power produced (cooling or heating) and the gas power consumed.

Génération-Absorbeur-Échangeur de chaleur GAX ; Generator-Absorber-heat eXchanger

Component of the eponymous cycle combining, in the same exchanger, a desorber (generator) and an absorber (absorber).