Heat pump charge optimizer

Patent · Tue Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5836607

Drucker, A S

The optimum charge in the heating and cooling modes is achieved in a reversible heat pump system by providing a receiver in the indoor section which is sized to store an amount of refrigerant equal to the difference in the optimum charge in each mode. The amount of refrigerant in the receiver is varied in response to the ambient temperature whereby the refrigerant charge is optimized over a range of temperatures.

• Assignee: Carrier Corp.
• Patent Number(s): US 4546616
• OSTI ID: 5836607
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 24 Feb 1984; Other Information: PAT-APPL-583516
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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FLUID FLOW
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REFRIGERATORS
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE
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