Heat pump and method

Patent · Tue Jul 08 04:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5353342

Bingham, G A

A heat pump is described having a reversible refrigerant cycle for positioning in the interior of a building to provide heating and cooling comprising: a housing, the housing spaced from vertical exterior walls of the building, the housing having vertical intake and exhaust ducts, the housing having a pair of vertically positioned compartments, one of the pair of compartments positioned over the other, one of the compartments including: (a) a compressor, (b) a first condenser-evaporator, and (c) a first fan, the second of the pair of compartments including: (d) a second condenser-evaporator, and (e) a second fan, a reversing valve, the reversing valve communicating with the compressor and with the first and the second condenser-evaporators, whereby during the cooling cycle the first condenser-evaporator acts as a condenser and the second condenser-evaporator acts as an evaporator.

• Assignee: Thermal Concepts, Inc., Florence, AL
• Patent Number(s): US 4598558
• OSTI ID: 5353342
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320100* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Buildings
BLOWERS
BUILDINGS
COMPRESSORS
CONDENSERS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
COOLING
DESIGN
DUCTS
EQUIPMENT
EVAPORATORS
EXHAUST SYSTEMS
FLOW REGULATORS
FLUIDS
HEAT PUMPS
HEATING
INTAKE STRUCTURES
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
POSITIONING
REFRIGERANTS
SPACE HEATING
VALVES
WORKING FLUIDS