Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Heat pump device with simultaneous use of air and geothermal heat sources
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Application No.: US14428199Application Date: 2012-10-05
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Publication No.: US09909785B2Publication Date: 2018-03-06
- Inventor: Yohei Kato
- Applicant: Yohei Kato
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Posz Law Group, PLC
- International Application: PCT/JP2012/076005 WO 20121005
- International Announcement: WO2014/054176 WO 20140410
- Main IPC: F25B6/02
- IPC: F25B6/02 ; F25B30/06 ; F25B27/00 ; F25B49/02 ; F25B13/00 ; F24F5/00

Abstract:
A heat pump device that collects heat both air and geothermal heat sources, and a controller determines, by comparing the temperature of an additional heat source and the current refrigerant temperature, whether or not to switch to simultaneous operation when there is insufficient capacity during single operation. During heating operation, the operation is switched to simultaneous operation if the temperature of the additional heat source is greater than the current refrigerant temperature, and single operation is continued if the temperature of the additional heat source is no greater than the current refrigerant temperature. As another determination method for during heating operation, the refrigerant temperature after addition of geothermal heat source is estimated and the heat pump is switched to simultaneous operation if the estimated refrigerant temperature is greater than the current refrigerant temperature. Single operation is continued if the estimated refrigerant temperature is no greater than the current refrigerant temperature.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150267941A1 HEAT PUMP DEVICE Public/Granted day:2015-09-24
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