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Defrost control

US5257506A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 22, 1991
Grant dateNov 2, 1993
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Expiry dateMar 22, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25D21/006
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A defrost cycle for a heat pump system which optimizes the efficiency of the heat pump by initiating defrost depending upon the relationship of both the outdoor coil ambient temperature and the outdoor coil refrigerant temperature with a predetermined temperature reference level.

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