Patents Assigned to Melink Solar & Geo, Inc.
  • Patent number: 11680736
    Abstract: An exemplary system is for a facility including a first heating/cooling zone and a water delivery system configured to deliver domestic water to a point of water use. The system generally includes a facility loop having a facility loop refrigerant flowing therethrough, a first zone heat pump configured to transfer thermal energy between the facility loop refrigerant and the first heating/cooling zone, and a first water-source heat pump configured to transfer thermal energy between domestic water upstream of the point of water use and the facility loop refrigerant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Melink Solar & Geo, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen K. Melink
  • Patent number: 11543164
    Abstract: An exemplary heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system for a building includes a primary heat pump system having a primary heat pump system size, a secondary heat pump system having a secondary heat pump system size less than the primary heat pump system size, a thermal energy storage system, and a control system operable to control operation of the primary heat pump system and the secondary heat pump system. The control system may limit operation of the secondary heat pump system to a first time period, and operates the primary heat pump system according to demand of the building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Melink Solar & Geo, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen K. Melink, Stephen Hamstra, Roshan Revankar