A novel defrosting method using heat energy dissipated by the compressor of an air source heat pump

An experimental study on defrosting heat supplies and energy consumptions during a reverse cycle defrost operation for an air source heat pump

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Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Energy Systems +16

An experimental study on the operating performance of a novel reverse-cycle hot gas defrosting method for air source heat pumps

HU Wen-ju, Minglu Qu, Long Ni et al. · Applied Thermal Engineering · 2010 · 139 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Heat Transfer +12

A study of the reverse cycle defrosting performance on a multi-circuit outdoor coil unit in an air source heat pump – Part I: Experiments

Minglu Qu, Shiming Deng, Yiqiang Jiang · Applied Energy · 2011 · 128 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Heat Transfer +11

Defrosting method adopting dual hot gas bypass for an air-to-air heat pump

Hwan-Jong Choi, Byung‐Soon Kim, Donghoon Kang et al. · Applied Energy · 2011 · 113 citations

Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Air Conditioning +9

A novel defrosting control method based on the degree of refrigerant superheat for air source heat pumps

Yiqiang Jiang, Jiankai Dong, Minglu Qu et al. · International Journal of Refrigeration · 2013 · 103 citations

Architecture, Mechanical Engineering, Air Conditioning +15