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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2022
Applicant:
A. O. Smith (China) Water Heater Co. Ltd., Nanjing, CN;
Inventors:
Assignee:
A. O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 49/02 (2006.01); F25B 30/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 49/02 (2013.01); F25B 30/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control method for a heat pump unit includes acquiring a first output capability set when the heat pump unit reaches a first preset energy efficiency ratio set at a current ambient temperature; acquiring a total demand load demanded by an indoor area having a heating demand or a cooling demand; and causing the heat pump unit to operate in accordance with the first output capability set when the total demand load is smaller than the first output capability set.