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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2022
Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Charles A. Cluff, Zionsville, IN (US);
CARRIER CORPORATION, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Abstract
A method of performing a defrost operation in a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system having a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger, the method including determining that the defrost operation is needed; determining a capacity for the defrost operation in response to one or more prior defrost operations; beginning the defrost operation at the determined capacity; monitoring a defrost parameter; determining if the defrost parameter indicates a need for increased capacity; and increasing the capacity of the defrost operation when the defrost parameter indicates the need for increased capacity.