Heat pumps with unequal cooling and heating capacities for climates where demand for cooling and heating are unequal, and method of adapting and distributing such heat pumps

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PATENT NO 9121628
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13035761

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Heat pumps for climates where demand for cooling and heating are unequal and methods of adapting and distributing heat pumps for such climates. Heat pumps include a compressor, compressor motor, variable speed drive, and controller. In a number of embodiments, non-volatile memory stores sets of constant speeds for cooling and heating, and a person can select, via an input device, different sets of speeds for cooling and heating to provide the different cooling and heating capacities. The controller then operates the unit at the selected speeds, selecting from within the set based on demand for cooling or heating. In some embodiments, different sets of speeds may have the same minimum speed but different maximum speeds. Identical heat pumps can be configured to have different capacity ratings and different advertised efficiencies for different climates.

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NORDYNE LLC8000 PHOENIX PARKWAY O'FALLON MO 63368

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Chen, Jie St. Charles, US 1059 5911
Koesterer, David L Belleville, US 4 111
Reifel, Allan J Florissant, US 21 406
Weigl, Siegfried J St. Clair, US 3 101

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