How does the heat pump work in a Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid?

1. What's the diff btw "centrifugal force" and "centripetal force?"

2. Does Prime use a Linear Compressor?

 

I don’t have the Prime but separating the different phases makes sense.

Bob Wilson

 

They are equal and opposite. The centripetal force is the force applied to the object for it to go in a circle. The centrifugal force is the "apparent" force the object feels while going in a circle. They are action–reaction forces. It's similar to to the forces in an accelerating car. You feel you're being pushed back against the seat (apparent force) while the seat is actually pushing you forward to have you accelerated.

 

So linear inverter or no

 

I assume you mean compressor, and I don't remember finding that out.

I don't know if you've seen this already:

How does the heat pump work in a Toyota Prius Prime plug-in hybrid?

 

It turns out that the Prius Prime's heat pump is a technological breakthrough—the first modern EV heat pump in the world.

Prius Prime PHEV ESBG27 compressor construction and operation (new-car features manual)

Prius Prime PHEV ESBG27 compressor presentation (PDF file in mostly Japanese)

Development of the Prius Prime PHEV ESBG27 compressor (PDF file in English)

Prius Prime PHEV ESBG27 compressor whitepaper (PDF file in Japanese)

 

Linear inverter know in electronics terminology a linear inverter to fit in this vehicle at the power consumption that it would have to handle would weigh about 600 pounds the size of a small mini refrigerator.

but if you meant compressor it’s still a rotating electric three phase compressor. That is variable speed.

if you’ve seen the advertisement for the LG refrigerator linear compressor it’s definitely not one of those