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Combined refrigerator water heater

  • US 5,220,807 A
  • Filed: 08/27/1991
  • Issued: 06/22/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A combined refrigerator-water heating system comprising in a single unit at least one insulated food storage compartment;

  • an insulated water storage compartment;

    a refrigeration system including a compressor, an evaporator heat exchanger for cooling said food storage compartment, a condenser for heating said water storage compartment, a flow restriction/expansion device, and piping connecting said compressor, condenser, expansion device, and evaporator in a series flow loop;

    a resistance electric heating element for heating said water storage compartment; and

    control means for determining periods of on and off peak electric use in response to a time of day signal, for activating said compressor in response to cooling demand from said food storage compartment, and for activating said electric heating element in response to at least one of heating demand from said water storage compartment and a time-of-day signal to bias resistance electric water heating operation toward times of off-peak electric use.

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