Heat pump
AssigneeViessmann Climate Solutions SE
InventorsThorsten Schmidt, Eduard Lang
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Abstract
A heat pump includes a compressor for compressing refrigerant, which compressor operates within an operating speed range and in so doing causes at least one disturbance frequency of the first order, and the heat pump comprising further heat pump components which are disposed on a support element and through which refrigerant flows as well. A unit composed of the support element and the heat pump components disposed thereon has a first natural frequency which is greater than the disturbance frequency of the first order transmitted by the compressor operating in the operating speed range to the unit acting as a rigid body.
Claims15
A heat pump comprising
- a compressor for compressing refrigerant and operating within an operating speed range to cause at least one disturbance frequency of a first order;
- a unit comprising a support element and heat pump components disposed on the support element;
- a fluid line between the compressor and the unit;
- a housing;
- and
- first and second spring elements;
- wherein the compressor is fastened via the first spring element directly to the housing and the support element is fastened by the second spring element directly to the housing;
- wherein the support element comprises a plate;
- wherein one of the heat pump components disposed on the support element is a refrigerant collector;
- wherein the refrigerant flows through the heat pump components;
- wherein the at least one disturbance frequency is transmitted by the compressor to the unit;
- wherein the unit acts as a rigid body and has a first natural frequency greater than the at least one disturbance frequency;
- and
- wherein the compressor and the unit, apart from the fluid line between the compressor and the unit, are configured to be capable of vibration independently of one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.