Residential heating, cooling and energy management system

Patent · Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6094517

Jones, R D

An air-to-water-to-air heat pump system is described for heating and cooling the interior of a residence comprising the combination of: a first refrigerant-to-fluid exchanger having separate refrigerant and fluid paths therein in heat exchange relationship; a second refrigerant-to-water heat exchanger having separate refrigerant and water paths therein in heat exchange relationship; a refrigerant circuit including a refrigerant-to-air heat exchanger located outside of the residence and having a refrigerant path in heat exchange relationship with ambient air; a refrigerant compressor, an expansion device and a four-port reversing valve means; first conduit means for connecting the refrigerant path of the refrigerant-to-air heat exchanger, the expansion device and the refrigerant path of the first refrigerant-to-fluid heat exchanger in series relationship between first and second parts of the reversing valve; and second conduit means for connecting the compressor and the refrigerant path of the second refrigerant-to-water heat exchanger in series relationship between third and fourth ports of the reversing valve; a first fluid circuit including a fluid-to-air heat exchanger and a first fluid storage means; and third conduit means for connecting the fluid path of the first refrigerant-to-fluid heat exchanger, the first fluid storage means and the fluid path of the fluid-to-air heat exchanger in a closed loop series path; and a water circuit including a second fluid storage means comprising a water storage tank; fourth conduit means for connecting the second tank and the water path of the second refrigerant-to-water heat exchanger in series relationship.

• Assignee: UHR Corp., Alexandria, VA
• Patent Number(s): US 4685307
• OSTI ID: 6094517
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 25 Jul 1986
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMPS
DESIGN
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
AIR CONDITIONING
ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
SPACE HEATING
WATER SOURCE HEAT PUMPS
AIR FLOW
COMPRESSORS
COOLING SYSTEMS
HEAT EXCHANGERS
HEAT TRANSFER
HEATING SYSTEMS
HOT WATER
REFRIGERANTS
STORAGE FACILITIES
TANKS
VALVES
BUILDINGS
CONTAINERS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENERGY TRANSFER
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
FLUID FLOW
FLUIDS
GAS FLOW
HEAT PUMPS
HEATING
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
WATER
WORKING FLUIDS
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