Heat Pump Energy Supply Optimization Method and System
AssigneeLinum Systems Ltd.
InventorsYuval BERSON, Amir HIRSHFELD
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method of optimizing a heat pump energy supply, comprising: sensing the ambient temperature; and responsive to the sensed ambient temperature, selecting one of a first energy source and a second energy source to provide energy for processing a working fluid of the heat pump, the second energy source different than the first energy source.
Claims24
A heat pump apparatus comprising:
- a control circuitry;
- a first energy source input port arranged to receive energy from a first energy source;
- a second energy source input port arranged to receive energy from a second energy source, the second energy source different than the first energy source, each of the first and second energy source input ports arranged to provide energy for processing a working fluid contained within the heat pump apparatus, responsive to the control circuitry;
- and
- an ambient temperature sensor in communication with the control circuitry, the ambient temperature sensor arranged to sense the temperature of the ambient air,
- wherein the control circuitry is arranged to alternately select one of the first energy source input port and the second energy source input port to provide energy for processing the working fluid, the selection responsive to the sensed ambient air temperature.
A method of optimizing a heat pump energy supply, the method comprising:
- sensing the ambient temperature;
- and
- responsive to the sensed ambient temperature, selecting one of a first energy source and a second energy source to provide energy for processing a working fluid of the heat pump, the second energy source different than the first energy source.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations, the operations comprising:
- sensing the ambient temperature;
- and
- responsive to the sensed ambient temperature, selecting one of a first energy source and a second energy source to provide energy for processing a working fluid of the heat pump, the second energy source different than the first energy source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.