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- 专利标题: Refrigerant charge management in a heat pump water heater
- 专利标题(中): 热泵热水器中的制冷剂充电管理
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申请号: US13548091申请日: 2012-07-12
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公开(公告)号: US08756943B2公开(公告)日: 2014-06-24
- 发明人: Jie Chen , Justin W. Hampton
- 申请人: Jie Chen , Justin W. Hampton
- 申请人地址: US MO O'Fallon
- 专利权人: Nordyne LLC
- 当前专利权人: Nordyne LLC
- 当前专利权人地址: US MO O'Fallon
- 代理机构: Bryan Cave LLP
- 主分类号: F25B27/00
- IPC分类号: F25B27/00 ; F25D17/02 ; F25B7/00 ; F25B29/00 ; F25B41/00 ; F25B13/00
摘要:
Heat pumps that heat or cool a space and that also heat water, refrigerant management systems for such heat pumps, methods of managing refrigerant charge, and methods for heating and cooling a space and heating water. Various embodiments deliver refrigerant gas to a heat exchanger that is not needed for transferring heat, drive liquid refrigerant out of that heat exchanger, isolate that heat exchanger against additional refrigerant flowing into it, and operate the heat pump while the heat exchanger is isolated. The heat exchanger can be isolated by closing an electronic expansion valve, actuating a refrigerant management valve, or both. Refrigerant charge can be controlled or adjusted by controlling how much liquid refrigerant is driven from the heat exchanger, by letting refrigerant back into the heat exchanger, or both. Heat pumps can be operated in different modes of operation, and segments of refrigerant conduit can be interconnected with various components.
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