Heat pump
CA 1193872 A · Owner: National Research Council Of Canada · Inventors: Lemal, Clayton
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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Clayton Lemal ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE, A heat pump system suitable for northern climates which utilizes a pressure limiting device that reduces pressure and capacity of the system in the cooling mode so as to allow a higher capacity in the heating mode for a given compressor-motor power rating. The pressure limiting device also alleviates problems associated with system reversal such as for periodic outdoor heat exchanger defrosting.
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- Granted September 24, 1985. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended September 24, 2002.
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