Heat pump controller with user-selectable defrost modes and reversing valve energizing modes
First Claim
1. A heat pump controller for use in heat exchange systems of a plurality of heat exchange system manufactures, each one of the heat exchange systems of the plurality of heat exchange system manufactures including an external heat exchanger, a compressor, a reversing valve, and an internal heat exchanger in fluid communication with one another, the heat pump controller comprising:
- a computer-readable storage device storing computer executable instructions corresponding to a plurality of user-selectable defrost modes, wherein a first defrost mode of the plurality of user-selectable defrost modes corresponds to a first one of the heat exchange systems of a first one of the plurality of heat exchange system manufacturers, and a second defrost mode of the plurality of user-selectable defrost modes corresponds to a second one of the heat exchange systems of a second one of the plurality of heat exchange system manufacturers;
a user interface, the user interface configured to;
display the plurality of user-selectable defrost modes; and
receive a user selection of one of the plurality of user-selectable defrost modes, wherein the one of the plurality of user-selectable defrost modes is selected to control one of the heat exchange systems of one of the plurality of heat exchange system manufacturers; and
a computing device coupled to the user interface and the computer-readable storage device, the computing device configured to initiate a defrost cycle for the one of the heat exchange systems of the one of the plurality of heat exchange system manufacturers based on the selected one of the plurality of user-selectable defrost modes.
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Abstract
A heat pump controller for use in a heat exchange system includes a computing device and a user interface coupled to the computing device. The computing device is configured to initiate a defrost cycle based on one of a plurality of user-selectable defrost modes, and the user interface is configured to display the user-selectable defrost modes and receive a user selection corresponding to one of the user-selectable defrost modes.
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21 Claims
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1. A heat pump controller for use in heat exchange systems of a plurality of heat exchange system manufactures, each one of the heat exchange systems of the plurality of heat exchange system manufactures including an external heat exchanger, a compressor, a reversing valve, and an internal heat exchanger in fluid communication with one another, the heat pump controller comprising:
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a computer-readable storage device storing computer executable instructions corresponding to a plurality of user-selectable defrost modes, wherein a first defrost mode of the plurality of user-selectable defrost modes corresponds to a first one of the heat exchange systems of a first one of the plurality of heat exchange system manufacturers, and a second defrost mode of the plurality of user-selectable defrost modes corresponds to a second one of the heat exchange systems of a second one of the plurality of heat exchange system manufacturers; a user interface, the user interface configured to; display the plurality of user-selectable defrost modes; and receive a user selection of one of the plurality of user-selectable defrost modes, wherein the one of the plurality of user-selectable defrost modes is selected to control one of the heat exchange systems of one of the plurality of heat exchange system manufacturers; and a computing device coupled to the user interface and the computer-readable storage device, the computing device configured to initiate a defrost cycle for the one of the heat exchange systems of the one of the plurality of heat exchange system manufacturers based on the selected one of the plurality of user-selectable defrost modes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of installing a heat pump controller for use in heat exchange systems of a plurality of heat exchange system manufacturers, each one of the heat exchange systems of the plurality of heat exchange system manufactures including an external heat exchanger, a compressor, a reversing valve, and an internal heat exchanger in fluid communication with one another, the heat pump controller including a computing device coupled to a user interface and a computer-readable storage device, the method comprising:
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coupling the computing device to the reversing valve; displaying, using the user interface, a plurality of user-selectable defrost modes, wherein the computer-readable storage device stores computer executable instructions corresponding to the plurality of user-selectable defrost modes, and wherein a first defrost mode of the plurality of user-selectable defrost modes corresponds to a first one of the heat exchange systems of a first one of the plurality of heat exchange system manufacturers, and a second defrost mode of the plurality of user-selectable defrost modes corresponds to a second one of the heat exchange systems of a second one of the plurality of heat exchange system manufacturers; selecting, using the user interface, one of the plurality of user-selectable defrost modes, wherein the one of the plurality of user-selectable defrost modes is selected to control one of the heat exchange systems of one of the plurality of heat exchange system manufacturers, and wherein the heat pump controller initiates a defrost cycle for the one of the heat exchange systems of the one of the plurality of heat exchange system manufacturers based on the selected one of the plurality of user-selectable defrost modes. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A heat pump controller for use in heat exchange systems of a plurality of heat exchange system manufactures, each one of the heat exchange systems of the plurality of heat exchange system manufactures including an external heat exchanger, a compressor, a reversing valve, and an internal heat exchanger in fluid communication with one another, the heat pump controller comprising:
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a computer-readable storage device storing computer executable instructions corresponding to a plurality of user-selectable defrost modes, wherein a first defrost mode of the plurality of user-selectable defrost modes corresponds to a first one of the heat exchange systems of a first one of the plurality of heat exchange system manufacturers, and a second defrost mode of the plurality of user-selectable defrost modes corresponds to a second one of the heat exchange systems of a second one of the plurality of heat exchange system manufacturers; a user interface configured to; display the plurality of user-selectable defrost modes, and receive a user selection of one of the plurality of user-selectable defrost modes, wherein the one of the plurality of user-selectable defrost modes is selected to control one of the heat exchange systems of one of the plurality of heat exchange system manufacturers; and a computing device configured to; initiate a defrost cycle associated with the selected one of the plurality of user-selectable defrost modes in response to the user selection for the one of the heat exchange systems of the one of the plurality of heat exchange system manufacturers.
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