HEAT PUMP HAVING AN ACCUMULATOR WITH REFRIGERANT LEVEL SENSOR

• Main Author: LENARDUZZI; FRANK J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 11.08.1992
• Subjects: BLASTING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; WEAPONS

A ground source heat pump comprising an indoor coil circuit (4) and an outdoor coil circuit (2) utilizes a scroll compressor (10) to pressurize the refrigerant. The outdoor coil (40) may comprise ground coils (40a, 40b, 40c) formed from copper tubing into a spiral configuration. A charge control dev...