Super energy saver heat pump with dynamic hybrid phase change material

Patent · Tue Jul 20 00:00:00 EDT 2010

OSTI ID:1012829

Ally, Moonis Raza ^[1]; Tomlinson, John Jager ^[2]; Rice, Clifford Keith ^[3]

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1. Oak Ridge, TN
2. Knoxville, TN
3. Clinton, TN

A heat pump has a refrigerant loop, a compressor in fluid communication with the refrigerant loop, at least one indoor heat exchanger in fluid communication with the refrigerant loop, and at least one outdoor heat exchanger in fluid communication with the refrigerant loop. The at least one outdoor heat exchanger has a phase change material in thermal communication with the refrigerant loop and in fluid communication with an outdoor environment. Other systems, devices, and methods are described.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22725
• Assignee: UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
• Patent Number(s): 7,757,508
• Application Number: 11/162,167
• OSTI ID: 1012829
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English