Patent ID: 11920833
Assignee: JOHNSON CONTROLS TYCO IP HOLDINGS LLP
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 16:
17. A heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) unit, comprising:
a housing comprising a refrigerant loop portion, an air handling portion, and a barrier disposed therein, wherein the barrier extends between the refrigerant loop portion and the air handling portion and is configured isolate the refrigerant loop portion from the air handling portion,
wherein the refrigerant loop portion comprises:
a first heat exchanger disposed along a refrigerant loop, wherein the first heat exchanger is disposed in a portion of the housing exposed to an ambient environment surrounding the housing and is configured to place a refrigerant in a first heat exchange relationship with ambient air received from the ambient environment; and
a second heat exchanger disposed along the refrigerant loop and configured to place the refrigerant in a second heat exchange relationship with a working fluid, and

wherein the air handling portion comprises:
a third heat exchanger disposed within an airflow path of the air handling portion, wherein the third heat exchanger is configured to place the working fluid in a third heat exchange relationship with an airflow directed along the airflow path,
wherein the air handling portion is configured to receive a flow of outside air into the housing and is configured to discharge the airflow from the housing and into a building.