Hybrid water heater

A heat pump water heater has a tank, a heat source, and a heat pump system. The heat pump system has a refrigerant path, at least a portion of which is in thermal communication with the water tank volume so that heat transfers from refrigerant to the water tank volume. A fan causes air to flow throu...

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Hauptverfasser:	Donastorg, Hector T, Robbins, Richard T, Antoon, Emil J, Pugh, Rodney K, Figueroa, Josue
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BLASTING COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATINGSYSTEMS ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR FLUID HEATERS, e.g. WATER OR AIR HEATERS, HAVING HEATGENERATING MEANS, IN GENERAL HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS HEATING LIGHTING LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING RANGES REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS REFRIGERATION OR COOLING VENTILATING WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A heat pump water heater has a tank, a heat source, and a heat pump system. The heat pump system has a refrigerant path, at least a portion of which is in thermal communication with the water tank volume so that heat transfers from refrigerant to the water tank volume. A fan causes air to flow through a housing, and another portion of the refrigerant path includes an evaporator in the housing. The fan is within the housing and may further be within a second housing. The first housing may comprise a baffle to direct air flow. The fan may be a variable speed fan in communication with a controller, so that the controller controls the fan speed depending on a temperature of the refrigerant.