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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2005
Moonis Raza Ally, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
John Jager Tomlinson, Knoxville, TN (US);
Clifford Keith Rice, Clinton, TN (US);
Moonis Raza Ally, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
John Jager Tomlinson, Knoxville, TN (US);
Clifford Keith Rice, Clinton, TN (US);
UT-Battelle, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Abstract
A heat pump has a refrigerant loop, a compressor in fluid communication with the refrigerant loop, at least one indoor heat exchanger in fluid communication with the refrigerant loop, and at least one outdoor heat exchanger in fluid communication with the refrigerant loop. The at least one outdoor heat exchanger has a phase change material in thermal communication with the refrigerant loop and in fluid communication with an outdoor environment. Other systems, devices, and methods are described.