System and Method for Oil Return in an HVAC system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8783048
APP PUB NO 20130067943A1
SERIAL NO

13676941

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A system and a method are provided for returning oil in a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system by determining when an ambient zone temperature is equal to or less than a temperature limit and reversing a direction of refrigerant flow of the HVAC system based on the length of time. Also, a system and a method are provided for monitoring the length of operation in a first and a second heating mode and for reversing a direction of refrigerant flow based on the length of time operation occurs in the first and second heating modes. A system and a method having a first compressor, a first heating mode, a second heating mode, a defrost mode, and a controller is disclosed. The controller selectively controls initiation of the defrost mode in response to an HVAC system operating in a heating mode of operation for a predetermined amount of time.

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TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC800-E BEATY STREET DAVIDSON NC 28036

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Edens, John R Kilgore, US 8 79
Marble, Alan D Whitehouse, US 7 128
Mercer, Kevin B Troup, US 9 109
Sapp, Gary L Tyler, US 7 81
Schaefer, James Thomas Tyler, US 2 5
Schaefer, Kristin L Tyler, US 4 20
Tice, Steven A Flint, US 18 96

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