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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2012
Applicant:
Lennox Industries Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Inventors:
Yi Qu, Coppell, TX (US);
H. Gene Havard, Terrell, TX (US);
Jon Douglas, Lewisville, TX (US);
Jeff Mangum, Argyle, TX (US);
Assignee:
Lennox Industries Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 21/02 (2006.01); F25D 17/06 (2006.01); F25D 21/00 (2006.01); F25B 47/02 (2006.01); F24F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 21/02 (2013.01); F25B 47/02 (2013.01); F25D 17/06 (2013.01); F25D 21/002 (2013.01); F24F 2011/0087 (2013.01); F25B 2700/11 (2013.01); F25B 2700/21174 (2013.01); F25D 21/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
In various implementations, frost in a vapor compression system may be controlled. A property of a fan may be determined. A determination may be made whether a frost event and/or a nonfrost event has occurred based at least partially on the determined fan property.