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Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 07, 2020
Applicant:

Copeland Lp, Sidney, OH (US);

Inventor:

Brian R. Butler, Centerville, OH (US);

Assignee:

Copeland LP, Sidney, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/36 (2018.01); F24F 11/77 (2018.01); F24F 11/89 (2018.01); F24F 11/86 (2018.01); F24F 110/65 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/36 (2018.01); F24F 11/77 (2018.01); F24F 11/86 (2018.01); F24F 11/89 (2018.01); F24F 2110/65 (2018.01);
Abstract

A refrigeration system of a building includes: a compressor module configured to, in response to a determination that an amount of a refrigerant of the refrigeration system that is present outside of the refrigeration system and within the building is greater than a first predetermined amount, maintain a compressor off continuously for a predetermined period; and a fan module configured to, in response to the determination, maintain a fan on continuously for at least the predetermined period, and where the compressor module is further configured to, without receiving input indicative of a reset of the refrigeration system, after the compressor has been off for the predetermined period and the amount of refrigerant that is present outside of the refrigeration system within the building is less than a second predetermined amount, selectively turn the compressor on.


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