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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
May. 23, 2023
Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Yilin Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Weijuan Wang, Shanghai, CN;
CARRIER CORPORATION, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Abstract
A heat pump system comprises: a compressor having a compressor inlet and a compressor outlet; a change-over valve configured to selectively connect the compressor inlet and the compressor outlet to a first flow path and a second flow path; a heat-source-side heat exchanger on the first flow path; a user-side heat exchanger on the second flow path; a first branch and a second branch between the first flow path and the second flow path, the first branch having a three-way valve, and the second branch having a two throttling devices, wherein the three-way valve has two ports for communicating with the first flow path and a third port for communicating with the second flow path; and a third branch connected between the first throttling device and the second throttling device and the second port of the three-way valve, where an economizer is provided on the third branch.