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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2021
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Rachael Shey, Clawson, MI (US);
Jeffrey Paul Brown, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 41/20 (2021.01); F25B 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 5/02 (2013.01); F25B 41/20 (2021.01);
Abstract
A heat pump includes a refrigerant loop. The refrigerant loop includes a compressor, a first vapor generator, a second vapor generator, and a third vapor generator. The compressor includes a low-pressure inlet, a mid-pressure inlet, and an outlet. The first vapor generator, the second vapor generator, and the third vapor generator are each positioned downstream of the outlet of the compressor. The first vapor generator, the second vapor generator, and the third vapor generator are each positioned upstream of the mid-pressure inlet of the compressor.