Outdoor ambient temperature determination

Patent 4835715 Issued on May 30, 1989. Estimated Expiration Date:

December 17, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Abstract Claims Description Full Text

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Inventors

Assignee

Carrier Corporation

Application

No. 06/942733 filed on 12/17/1986

US Classes:

700/278, Specific thermally responsive controller62/155, Including time or program actuator62/156By temperature

Examiners

Primary: Lall, Parshotam S.
Assistant: Ramirez, Ellis B.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Kelly; Robert H.

International Class

G05D 23/19 (20060101)

Abstract

An outdoor coil temperature detection scheme in a heat pump system effective for developing outdoor ambient temperature indications from outdoor coil temperature data, for use in heat pump control.