General Electric Company

Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

Craig Lung-Pei Tsai

Jonathan D Nelson

Derek Lee Watkins

Eliel Fresco Rodriguez

Michael Thomas Beyerle

Jeffrey Alan Kern

Timothy Allen Hamel

John Kenneth Hooker

Martin Mitchell Zentner

Eric Kent Watson

Gregory Michael Thomas

Almir Begovich

Andrew Leroy Reder

Brice Alan Bowley

Robert Jules LaFleur

Patrick David Galbreath

John Michael Todd

Marlin Zenther

Arti Arvindbhai Shah

Jennifer Amy Floyd

Irena Jozic Mcdowell

A heat pump water heater and systems and methods for its control. The systems are configured to heat water within a water storage tank of a heat pump water heater wherein a controller within the system is operatively connected to a plurality of heat sources including at least one electric heating element and a heat pump and sensors in order to selectively energize one of the plurality of heat sources. The controller is configure to process data representative of the temperature of water within the tank near the top of the water storage tank, and rate of water flowing out of the water storage tank, in order to automatically selectively energize the heat sources. The selection of heat sources by the controller is determined by a mode of operation selected by the user and the data processed by the controller in view of the selected mode of operation.

Residential heat pump water heater

A system for protecting an electrical junction having a first pin and a second pin is provided. The system includes a first circuit protection device coupled to the first pin and configured to sense at least a first current and a second circuit protection device coupled to the second pin and configured to sense at least a second current. Each of the first circuit protection device and the second circuit protection device includes a trip mechanism configured to interrupt current flowing through a respective circuit protection device and a trip unit operatively coupled to the trip mechanism. The trip unit is configured to activate the trip mechanism based on a determination that a respective current exceeds a predetermined threshold.

System and method for protecting an appliance junction

A heat pump water heater and systems and methods for its control are disclosed. The systems are configured to heat water within a water storage tank of a heat pump water heater wherein a controller within the system is operatively connected to a plurality of heat sources including at least one electric heating element and a heat pump and sensors in order to selectively energize one of the plurality of heat sources. The controller is configure to process data representative of the temperature of water within the tank near the top of the water storage tank, and rate of water flowing out of the water storage tank, in order to automatically selectively energize the heat sources. The selection of heat sources by the controller is determined by a mode of operation selected by the user and the data processed by the controller in view of the selected mode of operation.

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Louisville, KY, United States of America

Craig Lung-Pei Tsai