Heat pump with integrated energy recovery ventilator (erv)
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorsSandeep Singh, Sasa Misaljevic, Nivedita Nath, Deepak Shetty, Biplab Bardhan
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Abstract
A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a heat pump having a housing. The HVAC system also includes an energy recovery ventilator (ERV) or heat recover ventilator (HRV) integrated with the heat pump such that an access panel to the ERV or HRV faces outwardly from the housing of the heat pump, and such that the access panel is accessible at an outer boundary of the housing.
Claims24
A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
- a heat pump comprising a housing;
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- an energy recovery ventilator (ERV) or heat recovery ventilator (HRV) integrated with the heat pump such that an access panel to the ERV faces outwardly from the housing of the heat pump, and such that the access panel is accessible at an outer boundary of the housing.
A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
- a heat pump having a housing and an air intake formed within the housing;
- an energy recovery ventilator (ERV) or heat recovery ventilator (HRV) integrated with the heat pump via an integration frame such that an access panel of the ERV or HRV faces outwardly from the housing of the heat pump;
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- a fresh air input to the ERV or HRV, a stale air input to the ERV or HRV, a stale air output from the ERV or HRV, and a fresh air output from the ERV or HRV, wherein a common duct comprises the fresh air output from the ERV or HRV and the stale air input to the ERV or HRV.
An assembly configured to integrate with a heat pump, the assembly comprising:
- an integration frame comprising a ledge and an arm extending transverse to the ledge, wherein the arm comprises a portal;
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- an energy recovery ventilator (ERV) or heat recovery ventilator (HRV) positioned on the ledge of the integration frame, wherein the ERV or HRV comprises a fresh air opening positioned on a face of the ERV or HRV that is disposed adjacent to the arm of the integration frame, and wherein the ledge of the integration frame extends between the face of the ERV or HRV and the arm of the integration frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.