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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2012
Harshad S. Sane, Southbury, CT (US);
Scott A. Bortoff, Brookline, MA (US);
Olivier Josserand, La Boisse, FR;
Eric Royet, Thil, FR;
Harshad S. Sane, Southbury, CT (US);
Scott A. Bortoff, Brookline, MA (US);
Olivier Josserand, La Boisse, FR;
Eric Royet, Thil, FR;
CARRIER CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A system includes a heat exchanger; a variable actuator in operative communication with the heat exchanger and configured to vary a flow of a first fluid through the heat exchanger in a continuous manner; a discrete actuator in communication with the heat exchanger and configured to vary a flow of a second fluid through the heat exchanger at one of at least two discrete rates; and a controller in communication with the variable actuator and the discrete actuator, wherein the controller is configured to adjust the position of the variable actuator within a range dependent upon a current position of the discrete actuator.