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Water heater having a supplemental photovoltaic heating arrangement
US10072853B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10072853-B2 |
| Application number | US-201614986871-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Priority date | Jan 4, 2015 |
| Publication date | Sep 11, 2018 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2018 |
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A water heater is provided having an insulated tank having a water inlet and a water outlet, and further defining an interior volume to contain a quantity of water. A primary heating arrangement applies heat energy to the water so as to heat the water. In addition, the primary heating arrangement is configured to maintain the water during standby periods between upper and lower set point temperatures. A supplemental heating arrangement is operative to supply additional heat energy to the water in order to lessen energy usage by the primary heating arrangement during the standby periods. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the supplemental heating arrangement includes at least one photovoltaic panel and a supplemental heating element. Control electronics are operatively interposed between the at least one photovoltaic panel and the supplemental heating element.
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What is claimed is: 1. A water heater comprising: an insulated tank having a water inlet and a water outlet, said tank further defining an interior volume to contain a quantity of water; a primary heating arrangement disposed with respect to the tank to apply heat energy to the water to heat the water, said primary heating arrangement configured to maintain the water during standby periods between upper and lower set point temperatures; a supplemental heating arrangement dispo…
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- What does patent US10072853B2 cover?
- A water heater is provided having an insulated tank having a water inlet and a water outlet, and further defining an interior volume to contain a quantity of water. A primary heating arrangement applies heat energy to the water so as to heat the water. In addition, the primary heating arrangement is configured to maintain the water during standby periods between upper and lower set point temper…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Chaudhry Raheel A, Hinton Arthur Y, Boros Jozef, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F24D19/1075. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Sep 11 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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