DEFROST OPERATION MANAGEMENT IN HEAT PUMPS

摘要

In various implementations, a heat pump may include heating operations and defrost operations. The heat pump may monitor cycle time(s) for one or more of the operations. Defrost operation(s) in the heat pump may be automatically adjusted based at least partially on cycle times.

主权项

1. An article comprising machine-readable medium storing instructions for managing an air conditioner, the instructions operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
allowing one or more operations of a heat pump, wherein the heat pump includes a heating operation and one or more defrost operations; determining a heating operation cycle time; comparing the determined heating operation cycle time to a predetermined heating operation cycle time; adjusting at least one property of at least one of the defrost operations if the determined heating operation cycle time is less than the predetermined heating operation cycle time; and inhibiting adjustment of at least one property of at least one of the defrost operations if the determined heating operation cycle time is not less than the predetermined heating operation cycle time.