About the Talking Point
The design of an electric motor for a heat pump
application requires close cooperation between the heat
pump process design and electric motor design – and
many compromises need to be made.
This Talking Point outlines the needed compromises during the design process of such machines.
Senior Specialist, Thermal Design
Jonna Tiainen
Jonna Tiainen currently works as Senior Thermal Design Specialist at The Switch, Finland. She has a background in turbomachinery and over a decade of experience in Computational Fluid Dynamics, measurements, project management and teaching. Tiainen holds a D.Sc. (Tech.) degree in heat transfer and fluid dynamics from the LUT University, Finland.