Supplemental Heat Source in Self-Contained Heat Pump Room Conditioning Units
AssigneeRheem Manufacturing Company
InventorsKevin Lyle EICHER, Aaron Patrick GORMAN, Geethakrishnam VASUDEVAN
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Abstract
A room conditioning unit having a heat pump is disclosed herein. An electronics board can be located in a compartment in an indoor portion of the room conditioning unit. During heating mode, air can be passed across the electronics board to warm the air, and the warmed air can then be mixed with intake air that is being directed toward the indoor coil for heating.
Claims20
An air conditioning unit for use in an opening of a building, the air conditioning unit comprising:
- an indoor portion configured to be positioned within an internal portion of the building and having an indoor heat exchanging coil;
- and
- an outdoor portion configured to be positioned about an external portion of the building and having an outdoor heat exchanging coil,
- wherein the indoor portion comprises electronics configured to control operations of the air conditioning unit,
- wherein the electronics generate heat when controlling operations of the air conditioning unit, and
- wherein the heat generated by the electronics is provided to the internal portion of the building.
An air conditioning unit for use in an opening of a building, the air conditioning unit comprising:
- an indoor portion configured to be positioned within an internal portion of the building and having an indoor heat exchanging coil;
- and
- an outdoor portion configured to be positioned about an external portion of the building and having an outdoor heat exchanging coil,
- wherein the indoor portion comprises a fan and a heat sink associated with electronics, and
- wherein the fan is configured to draw air past the heat sink to remove heat from the heat sink.
An air conditioning unit for use in an opening of a building, the air conditioning unit comprising:
- an indoor portion configured to be positioned within an internal portion of the building and having an indoor heat exchanging coil;
- and
- an outdoor portion configured to be positioned about an external portion of the building and having an outdoor heat exchanging coil,
- wherein the indoor portion comprises a blower and a heat source separate from the indoor heat exchanging coil,
- wherein the heat source is configured to generate heat, and
- wherein the blower is configured to provide the heat from the heat source to the internal portion of the building.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.