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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Lennox Industries Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Inventors:
Yi Qu, Richardson, TX (US);
Pete Hrejsa, Richardson, TX (US);
Assignee:
LENNOX INDUSTRIES INC., Richardson, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 21/06 (2006.01); F25D 21/00 (2006.01); F25B 30/02 (2006.01); F25B 49/02 (2006.01); F25B 47/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 21/006 (2013.01); F25B 30/02 (2013.01); F25B 47/025 (2013.01); F25B 49/02 (2013.01); F25B 2313/0315 (2013.01); F25B 2700/172 (2013.01); F25B 2700/173 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a heat pump system is provided, the heat pump system having at least a controller and configured to operate at least two defrost cycles. The method comprises receiving, at the controller, weather data for a defined geographic area proximate to an installed location of the heat pump system; and selecting, based on said weather data, one of the at least two defrost cycles.