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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2018
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Tom R. Tasker, Andover, KS (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit having a vapor compression circuit including a compressor and a heat exchanger. The HVAC unit includes a controller configured to provide a first signal to control the compressor, and provide a second signal to control a variable speed fan associated with the heat exchanger based on a target speed. The HVAC unit further includes a pressure activated device coupled between the controller and the compressor, wherein the pressure activated device is configured to temporarily block the first signal from the controller while a refrigerant pressure within the vapor compression circuit is greater than a threshold value. In response to determining that the pressure activated device has blocked the first signal for at least a threshold time period, the controller is configured to both deactivate the first signal and provide the second signal for an equilibration time.