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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2008
Andrew Robert Caves, Hartsville, SC (US);
Andrew William Phillips, Columbia, SC (US);
Brian Thomas Branecky, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
William Louis Mehlhorn, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Thomas G. Van Sistine, Hartsville, SC (US);
Robert Eugene Olson, Milton, WA (US);
Zhongsheng Niu, Columbia, SC (US);
Andrew Robert Caves, Hartsville, SC (US);
Andrew William Phillips, Columbia, SC (US);
Brian Thomas Branecky, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
William Louis Mehlhorn, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Thomas G. Van Sistine, Hartsville, SC (US);
Robert Eugene Olson, Milton, WA (US);
Zhongsheng Niu, Columbia, SC (US);
AOS HOLDING COMPANY, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A storage-type water heater includes a tank for supporting water to be heated, a first heating bank including a first heating surface disposed within the tank, a first contactor connected to the first heating bank, a second heating bank including a second heating surface disposed within the tank, a second contactor connected to the second heating bank, and a controller for selectively operating the first contactor and the second contactor.