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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 49/02 (2006.01); F25B 30/02 (2006.01); F25B 41/20 (2021.01); F25B 33/00 (2006.01); F25B 25/00 (2006.01); F24D 3/08 (2006.01); F24D 3/18 (2006.01); F24D 17/02 (2006.01); F24D 12/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 30/02 (2013.01); F25B 25/005 (2013.01); F25B 33/00 (2013.01); F25B 41/20 (2021.01); F25B 49/022 (2013.01); F24D 3/08 (2013.01); F24D 3/18 (2013.01); F24D 12/02 (2013.01); F24D 17/02 (2013.01); F25B 2313/0231 (2013.01); F25B 2600/0251 (2013.01); F25B 2600/2515 (2013.01); F25B 2700/2103 (2013.01); F25B 2700/2106 (2013.01);
Abstract
A heat pump may include a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant, a first temperature sensor provided in heating pipes connected to a heating device that heats an indoor space to sense a temperature of fluid flowing through the heating pipes, and a controller. The controller may be configured to determine whether a boiler is operating to heat an indoor space or is operating to supply hot water based on a sensing value of the first temperature sensor. The compressor may operate when the controller determines that the boiler is not operating to heat the indoor space and/or determines that the boiler is operating to supply hot water.