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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 1979
Filed:
Oct. 03, 1977
William J McCarty, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Louisville, KY (US);
Abstract
In a self-contained air conditioner unit of the reversible type having cooling and heating cycles, a no-drain heat pump is provided wherein in the cooling cycle condensate water collected on the indoor heat exchanger operating as an evaporator is transferred to the outdoor section of the unit where it is atomized and directed through the relatively warm outdoor heat exchanger operating as a condenser. In the heating cycle, water collected on the outdoor heat exchanger operating as an evaporator during heating is transferred to the indoor section. The condensate is directed into the air flow circulating through the indoor section where it atomizes and passes through the relatively warm indoor heat exchanger to humidify the air.