Patent ID: 11927350
Assignee: FIRST CO.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 14:
15. An apparatus for providing simultaneous independent temperature control to first and second rooms, the apparatus comprising:
a non-transitory computer readable medium; and
a plurality of instructions stored on the non-transitory computer readable medium and executable by one or more processors to implement the following steps:
circulating, from an outlet of a compressor, at least a first portion of a heat transfer medium through a first flow path, including a first circuit of a condenser, a first expansion valve, a first evaporator, and a first circulation valve, and back to an inlet of the compressor;
exhausting air back to the first room after said air has passed from the first room and through the first evaporator;
closing the first circulating valve to prevent, or at least reduce, circulation of at least the first portion of the heat transfer medium from the outlet of the compressor, through the first flow path, and back to the inlet of the compressor; and
circulating, from the outlet of the compressor, at least a second portion of the heat transfer medium through a second flow path, including a second circulation valve and/or a second circuit of the condenser, and back to the inlet of the compressor,
wherein, from an outlet of the first circuit of the condenser to an inlet of the first evaporator, the first and second flow paths are fluidically isolated from one another.