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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
May. 03, 2025
Harvest Thermal, Inc., Kensington, CA (US);
Elisabeth Jane Melia, Kensington, CA (US);
HARVEST THERMAL, INC., Kensington, CA (US);
Abstract
A hydronic system includes a control unit configured to monitor a volume of water and an outlet temperature using flowmeters and temperature sensors, respectively. The control unit is configured to operate a heat pump to recharge a storage tank when a respective predetermined limit is reached for the volume of water or the outlet temperature. The control unit is configured to determine a time period based on the volume, the outlet temperature, and an operation cycle that may be on-peak or off-peak. The operation cycle is determined using day-ahead hourly prices, a temperature forecast, or a greenhouse gas emissions forecast. During an on-peak operation cycles, the control unit is configured to operate the heat pump unit instantaneously within the determined time-period. In an off-peak operation cycle, the control unit is configured to operate the heat pump unit selectively based on a cost and a schedule of a power source.
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