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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2009
John W. Tolbert, Jr., Bristol, TN (US);
Scott G. Hix, Bristol, VA (US);
David T. Monk, Bristol, VA (US);
Jerry D. Edwards, Bristol, VA (US);
John W. Tolbert, Jr., Bristol, TN (US);
Scott G. Hix, Bristol, VA (US);
David T. Monk, Bristol, VA (US);
Jerry D. Edwards, Bristol, VA (US);
Bristol Compressors International, Inc., Bristol, VA (US);
Abstract
A system is provided to control and operate a compressor to have two or more discrete output capacities in response to an outdoor temperature measurement. During operation of the compressor in an air conditioning or cooling mode, the compressor has a first output capacity in response to the outdoor temperature being greater than a first temperature setpoint and the compressor has a second output capacity in response to the outdoor temperature being less than a second temperature setpoint.