Indoor unit for electric heat pump

Patent · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:865012

Draper, Robert ^[1]; Lackey, Robert S ^[2]; Veyo, Stephen E ^[3]; Humphrey, Joseph R ^[4]

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1. Churchill, PA
2. Pittsburgh, PA
3. Murrysville, PA
4. Grand Rapids, MI

An indoor unit for an electric heat pump is provided in modular form including a refrigeration module 10, an air mover module 12, and a resistance heat package module 14, the refrigeration module including all of the indoor refrigerant circuit components including the compressor 36 in a space adjacent the heat exchanger 28, the modules being adapted to be connected to air flow communication in several different ways as shown in FIGS. 4-7 to accommodate placement of the unit in various orientations.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA)
• Patent Number(s): US 4449376
• OSTI ID: 865012
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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indoor
unit
electric
heat
pump
provided
modular
form
including
refrigeration
module
10
air
mover
12
resistance
package
14
refrigerant
circuit
components
compressor
36
space
adjacent
exchanger
28
modules
adapted
connected
flow
communication
shown
figs
4-7
accommodate
placement
various
orientations
circuit component
refrigerant circuit
heat pump
heat exchange
heat exchanger
air flow
flow communication
circuit components
components including
electric heat
refrigeration module
module including
indoor unit
resistance heat
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