Patent ID: 8955348
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: F24T,F25B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A ground source heat pump system for utilizing groundwater as a thermal exchange medium, said system comprising: a supply line configured to remove groundwater from an underground water source; a return line configured to return the groundwater to the underground water source; one or more check valves that are disposed within one of the supply line, each of said one or more check valves being configured to prevent groundwater that is thermally affected by the system during an on-operating state from back flowing into the system when the system is in an off-operating state; and a heat pump unit that is in communication with the supply line and the return line, said heat pump unit including a heat pump control unit configured to receive a user input and control an operation of the heat pump unit, a pair of refrigerant lines that are interposed between a compressor and a heat exchanger, said heat exchanger being configured to utilize the groundwater supplied from the supply line as a medium for transferring thermal energy between the groundwater and a refrigerant located within the pair of refrigerant lines, and heat exchanger, a circulation pump configured to selectively move the groundwater through each of the supply line, the return line and the heat exchanger, and