Valve

A valve 200 for a reversible heat pump, the valve having six ports 202a-202f that define three flow paths between pairs of the six ports. Two of the flow paths 204a, 204b are non-restricted whilst the third flow path 206 is restricted and may be arranged to cause expansion of a refrigerant, the amou...

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1. Verfasser: Matthew Graham Legg
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Zusammenfassung:A valve 200 for a reversible heat pump, the valve having six ports 202a-202f that define three flow paths between pairs of the six ports. Two of the flow paths 204a, 204b are non-restricted whilst the third flow path 206 is restricted and may be arranged to cause expansion of a refrigerant, the amount of expansion may be variable based on valve position. A thermally insulating barrier may be placed between the non-restrictive flow paths and the restrictive flow paths, or a thermally conducting material may be between the two non-restrictive flow paths. The valve may be a ball valve and may be driven by the use of a motor. A reversible heat pump having a compressor (306, fig 3a), a process or indoor heat exchanger 302, a rejection or outdoor heat exchanger 304 and the described six port valve is also claimed.