Residential heat pump water heater

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8422870
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12371572

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A heat pump water heater and systems and methods for its control are disclosed. The systems are configured to heat water within a water storage tank of a heat pump water heater wherein a controller within the system is operatively connected to a plurality of heat sources including at least one electric heating element and a heat pump and sensors in order to selectively energize one of the plurality of heat sources. The controller is configure to process data representative of the temperature of water within the tank near the top of the water storage tank, and rate of water flowing out of the water storage tank, in order to automatically selectively energize the heat sources. The selection of heat sources by the controller is determined by a mode of operation selected by the user and the data processed by the controller in view of the selected mode of operation.

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HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS INCCORPORATION TRUST CENTER 1209 ORANGE STREET WILMINGTON DE 19801

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Beyerle, Michael T Pewee Valley, US 3 42
Hamel, Timothy Allen Louisville, US 10 553
Kern, Jeffrey Alan Louisville, US 7 191
Nelson, Jonathan D Louisville, US 40 481
Rodriguez, Eliel Fresco Louisville, US 31 212
Tsai, Craig Lung-Pei Louisville, US 18 159
Watkins, Derek Lee Elizabethtown, US 29 422
Zentner, Martin Prospect, US 7 252

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