Heat pump control monitors mode of

Defrost Calibration

 

 

operation through outdoor ambient

Coil sensor (RT21) detects temperature below 35°F {2°C}

temperature

(RT13), outdoor coil

during either initial power−up, after loss of power or after

temperature (RT21) and compressor

cooling mode, a sacrificial defrost will be used to ensure there

run−time to determine when a defrost

is a clear coil before attempting calibration.

 

 

cycle is required.

 

 

 

 

NOTE

 

 

 

 

 

be active for defrost calibration to be

 

 

 

achieved.

 

 

Coil sensor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

below 35°F {2°C}

NO

No attempt

100

 

 

 

 

to calibrate.

 

 

 

 

 

DEGREE

 

E47

 

 

 

TARGET

 

 

YES

 

 

100

*Heat Pump Control (A175)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

90 70 50

Defrost Termination (E47)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

90

 

Pins (Factory Default is 50ºF)

 

 

 

 

Accumulate compressor run−time while outdoor

 

DEGREE

 

 

 

TARGET

 

 

coil temperature sensor input (RT21) is below

 

100 90 70 50

 

35°F (2°C)

 

 

70

 

 

 

 

 

DEGREE

 

 

 

 

 

TARGET

 

 

 

 

Continue to

 

100

 

30−35 minutes

 

 

 

 

 

 

90 70 50

 

NO

accumulate

 

 

compressor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

run time.

*50

 

 

run−time

 

 

 

 

 

DEGREE

100

 

 

 

 

TARGET

 

 

 

 

 

90 70 50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YES

 

 

 

Demand Mode

Defrost Mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

After the initial calibration, the heat pump control

Initiate a defrost and monitor coil

temperature

 

sensor input (RT21) and accumulate defrost time.

 

disables the defrost mode for 30−34 minutes in

 

 

 

 

order to avoid unnecessary defrosts. Beyond

 

 

 

this timing period, both the ambient (RT13) and

 

 

 

coil (RT21) sensors are continuously moni-

 

 

 

tored. If the coil temperature is below 35°F (2°C)

 

 

 

and the calibration delta is reached or accumu-

 

 

 

lated compressor run−time is more than six (6)

 

 

 

hours, a defrost is to be initiated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

How did defrost

 

 

 

 

 

terminate?

 

 

Coil temperature sensor input (RT21) reached specified de- frost termination temperature as set on heat pump control E47 pins*.

Defrosted for 14 minutes with- out the coil temperature sensor input (RT21) reaching defrost termination temperature as set on heat pump control E47 pins*.

Calibration Attempted

(Unit Running in Heat Mode)

YES Calibration NO

Figure 26. Defrost Calibration Sequence of Operations

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