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Title: Integrated heat pump and water heating circuit

Abstract

An integrated heat pump and water heating circuit for space heating and cooling and heating domestic water. The circuit includes a first heat exchanger for the domestic water, a second heat exchanger for the source, a third exchanger for the space, and a variable capacity compressor. The circuit has four modes of operation. In the first mode, the space is cooled. In the second mode, the space is heated. In the third mode, the circuit heats the water supply. In a fourth mode, the water supply is heated and the space is cooled simultaneously. The speed of the compressor is adjusted to maintain a pressure differential at or above a predetermined set point.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Climate Master, Inc., Oklahoma City, OK (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1568573
Patent Number(s):
10345004
Application Number:
14/841,799
Assignee:
Climate Master, Inc. (Oklahoma City, OK)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24D - DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEMS
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F24 - HEATING F24H - FLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEAT GENERATING MEANS, IN GENERAL
DOE Contract Number:  
NFE-07-01000
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 09/01/2015
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Hern, Shawn A., and Harris, Dennis L. Integrated heat pump and water heating circuit. United States: N. p., 2019. Web.
Hern, Shawn A., & Harris, Dennis L. Integrated heat pump and water heating circuit. United States.
Hern, Shawn A., and Harris, Dennis L. Tue . "Integrated heat pump and water heating circuit". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1568573.
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