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Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026

Filed:

Jul. 10, 2023
Applicant:

Rheem Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventor:

Christopher Puranen, Atlanta, GA (US);

Assignee:

Rheem Manufacturing Company, Atlanta, GA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/42 (2018.01); F24F 11/63 (2018.01); F24F 11/72 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/42 (2018.01); F24F 11/63 (2018.01); F24F 11/72 (2018.01);
Abstract

Devices and methods for controlling a heat pump system are presented. A method may include identifying, by a first device, a signal received from a second device associated with an outdoor portion of the heat pump system, the signal indicating that the heat pump system is performing a defrost operation; reducing, based on the defrost operation, a speed of a fan associated with an indoor portion of the heat pump system; identifying pressure data received from a pressure sensor during the defrost operation, the pressure data indicative of a suction line pressure of the heat pump system; determining, based on the pressure data, that the suction line pressure is below a threshold pressure, the threshold pressure greater than a low-pressure fault threshold; and increasing the speed of the fan based on the determination that the suction line pressure is below the threshold pressure.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Puranen, Christopher. (2026). Enhanced heat pump defrost without use of auxiliary heat (U.S. Patent No. 12529489). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12529489

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