Inverter heat pump

Built on

• Air conditioningRecorded · 1902enables
• National electricity gridRecorded · 1926requires
• Building heat pumpRecorded · 1938enables
• Split air conditionerRecorded · 1961enables
• MicroprocessorRecorded · 1971enables

Led to

• Variable refrigerant flowRecorded · 1982enables
• CO2 heat-pump water heaterRecorded · 2001enables
• Seasonal heat storage networksRecorded · 2015enables
• Room-by-room climate fieldsRecorded · 2017enables
• Industrial steam heat pumpsForecast · ~2029enables
• Ultra-efficient room ACForecast · ~2029enables
• Natural-refrigerant heat pumpsForecast · ~2030enables
• Solid-state cooling appliancesForecast · ~2032enables
• One-week robot home retrofitForecast · ~2034enables
• Heat pumps standardForecast · ~2035enables

Sources & evidence

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.