- Patent Title: Heat pump with defrost termination based upon system temperatures
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Application No.: US16761983Application Date: 2018-11-02
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Publication No.: US11320186B2Publication Date: 2022-05-03
- Inventor: You Tomiyama
- Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
- Current Assignee: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- Priority: JPJP2017-214905 20171107
- International Application: PCT/JP2018/040904 WO 20181102
- International Announcement: WO2019/093249 WO 20190516
- Main IPC: F25B47/02
- IPC: F25B47/02 ; F25B13/00 ; F25B49/02

Abstract:
A refrigerant cycle apparatus is configured to suppress extension of defrost time. The refrigerant cycle apparatus includes: a refrigerant circuit; a first temperature sensor configured to measure first refrigerant temperature between the main heat exchange unit and the pressure loss portion; a second temperature sensor configured to measure second refrigerant temperature between the pressure loss portion and the expansion mechanism; and a controller configured to control the flow direction switching mechanism to switch between normal operation and defrost operation. The controller has control modes for the defrost operation, including a control mode of terminating the defrost operation based on the first refrigerant temperature and a control mode of terminating the defrost operation based on the second refrigerant temperature.
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