OEO Ontology

Overview / Open Energy Ontology / Class - heater
Label: heater

Definition:
A heater is an energy converting component that converts other forms of energy into useful heat.

Sub classes:
Definition:
A boiler is a heater that increases the thermal energy of fluids.

Definition:
A combustion-based heater is a heater that increases the thermal energy using combustion.

Definition:
An electrical heater is a heater that increases the thermal energy using electric energy.

Definition:
A heat pump is a heater that transforms low temperature heat to high temperature heat using external energy.

Definition:
A solar thermal collector is a heater that converts solar energy to solar thermal energy.

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Definition:
An energy converting component is an artificial object that is usually a discrete part of an energy transformation unit with the function of transforming, transferring or changing a certain type of energy.