System and method for removing condensation from air conditioning units
AssigneeRheem Manufacturing Company
InventorsMarcus Joseph Real, Peter Iodaci, Jr., Aaron Patrick Gorman
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Abstract
An system is disclosed herein. The system includes a compressor configured to pump a refrigerant in a defrosting mode, a heat exchanging coil configured to receive the refrigerant from the compressor so as to operate in the defrosting mode and melt ice formed on the heat exchanging coil into condensate, a condensate pump, and a water transport system. The condensate pump is configured to pump the condensate via the water transport system. In some instances, a portion of the water transport system is disposed such that residual heat from the compressor heats the condensate being pumped by the condensate pump.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a compressor configured to pump a refrigerant;
- a heat exchanging coil configured to receive the refrigerant from the compressor in a defrosting mode and melt ice formed on the heat exchanging coil into condensate;
- a condensate pump;
- and
- a water transport system,
- wherein the condensate pump is configured to pump the condensate via the water transport system,
- wherein a heat exchanging pipe section of the water transport system contacts an outer surface of the compressor such that residual heat from the compressor heats the condensate being pumped by the condensate pump, and
- wherein the heat exchanging pipe section comprises a plurality of vertical pipes extending parallel to one another and vertically along the outer surface of the compressor.
A system comprising:
- a compressor configured to pump a refrigerant;
- a heat exchanging coil configured to receive the refrigerant from the compressor in a defrosting mode and melt ice formed on the heat exchanging coil into condensate;
- a vaporizer:
- a condensate pump;
- and
- a water transport system,
- wherein the condensate pump is configured to pump the condensate via the water transport system,
- wherein a portion of the water transport system is disposed about the compressor such that residual heat from the compressor heats the condensate being pumped by the condensate pump,
- wherein the condensate pump is configured to pump the condensate to the vaporizer, and
- wherein the vaporizer is configured to convert the condensate to vapor.
A method of operating a system, the method comprising:
- operating a heat exchanging coil in a defrosting mode to melt ice formed on the heat exchanging coil into condensate;
- and
- pumping, via a condensate pump and a water transport system, the condensate,
- wherein a heat exchanging pipe section of the water transport system contacts an outer surface of a compressor such that residual heat from the compressor heats the condensate being pumped by the condensate pump, and
- wherein the heat exchanging pipe section comprises a plurality of vertical pipes extending parallel to one another and vertically along the outer surface of the compressor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.