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A method of operating a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes operating a device to produce at least one of electricity and rejected heat and at least one of (1) powering a component of the HVAC system using the electricity produced by the electricity generating device

A method of operating a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes operating a device to produce at least one of electricity and rejected heat and at least one of (1) powering a component of the HVAC system using the electricity produced by the electricity generating device and (2) heating the refrigerant of the HVAC system using at least a portion of the rejected heat.

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1. A method of operating a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising: operating a device to produce electricity and rejected heat;powering a component of the HVAC system using the electricity produced by the device;selectively diverting a fluid within a circulatory loop

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A method of operating a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising: operating a device to produce electricity and rejected heat;powering a component of the HVAC system using the electricity produced by the device;selectively diverting a fluid within a circulatory loop from the device to: (1) a recovery heat exchanger disposed in an outdoor unit of the HVAC system to heat a refrigerant of the HVAC system using at least a portion of the rejected heat when the HVAC system is operated in a heating mode, wherein the heated refrigerant is carried from the recovery heat exchanger to an outdoor heat exchanger disposed in the outdoor unit of the HVAC system; and(2) a discharge heat exchanger disposed in the outdoor unit of the HVAC system to transfer at least a portion of the rejected heat to an ambient outdoor zone when the HVAC system is operated in a cooling mode; andselectively diverting at least a portion of the fluid within the circulatory loop leaving the device back to the device without passing the portion of the fluid through either of the recovery heat exchanger and the discharge heat exchanger in response to a temperature associated with the device being less than a temperature set point; andmixing the portion of the fluid diverted back to the device with a second portion of the fluid returning to the device from at least one of the recovery heat exchanger and the discharge heat exchanger. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the device is an electrical generator comprising an internal combustion engine. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the electricity powers a compressor of the HVAC system. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the recovery heat exchanger and the discharge heat exchanger are connected in parallel within the circulatory loop. 5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: returning at least a portion of the rejected heat back to the device in response to selectively diverting the portion of the fluid within the circulatory loop leaving the device back to the device. 6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: directing at least a portion of the rejected heat back to the device in response to a comparison between a temperature set point and a temperature associated with the device. 7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: directing a first portion of the rejected heat back to the device and a second portion of the rejected heat to at least one of the recovery heat exchanger and the discharge heat exchanger of the HVAC system via a fluid within a circulatory loop. 8. A method of operating a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising: circulating a fluid from a device of the HVAC system to a diverter valve of the HVAC system, the device being configured to generate at least one of electricity and heat;selectively circulating the fluid through the diverter valve to: (1) a recovery heat exchanger disposed in an outdoor unit of the HVAC system when the HVAC system is operated in a heating mode, wherein the recovery heat exchanger is configured to transfer heat from the fluid to a refrigerant of the HVAC system, and wherein the heated refrigerant is carried from the recovery heat exchanger to an outdoor heat exchanger disposed in the outdoor unit of the HVAC system; and(2) a discharge heat exchanger disposed in the outdoor unit of the HVAC system when the HVAC system is operated in a cooling mode, wherein the discharge heat exchanger is configured to transfer heat from the fluid to an ambient outdoor zone; andselectively circulating at least a portion of the fluid through a mixing valve configured to selectively direct the portion of the fluid back to the device without passing the portion of the fluid through either of the recovery heat exchanger and the discharge heat exchanger in response to a temperature associated with the device being less than a temperature set point; andmixing the portion of the fluid diverted back to the device with a second portion of the fluid returning to the device from at least one of the recovery heat exchanger and the discharge heat exchanger. 9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising: electrically powering at least a portion of the HVAC system using electrical energy generated by the device. 10. The method according to claim 8, wherein the HVAC system comprises a heat pump system. 11. The method according to claim 8, wherein the fluid comprises at least one of water, a single phase coolant, and a two phase coolant. 12. The method according to claim 8, wherein the temperature set point comprises an operating temperature of the device. 13. A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system comprising: a device configured to generate at least one of electricity and rejected heat;a recovery heat exchanger disposed in an outdoor unit of the HVAC system and configured to transfer heat from the fluid to a refrigerant of the HVAC system;a discharge heat exchanger disposed in the outdoor unit of the HVAC system and configured to transfer heat from the fluid to an ambient outdoor zone; anda circulatory loop comprising a diverter valve and a mixing valve, each of the diverter valve and the mixing valve being disposed in the outdoor unit of the HVAC system, wherein the diverter valve is configured to selectively circulate a fluid from the device to (1) the recovery heat exchanger of the outdoor unit of the HVAC system when the HVAC system is operated in a heating mode, wherein the recovery heat exchanger is configured to transfer heat from the fluid to a refrigerant of the HVAC system, and wherein the heated refrigerant is carried from the recovery heat exchanger to an outdoor heat exchanger disposed in the outdoor unit of the HVAC system, and (2) the discharge heat exchanger of the outdoor unit of the HVAC system when the HVAC system is operated in a cooling mode, wherein the discharge heat exchanger is configured to transfer heat from the fluid to an ambient outdoor zone, wherein the mixing valve is configured to selectively circulate at least a portion of the fluid back to the device without passing the portion of the fluid through either of the recovery heat exchanger and the discharge heat exchanger in response to a temperature associated with the device being less than a temperature set point, and wherein the portion of the fluid diverted back to the device mixes with a second portion of the fluid returning to the device from at least one of the recovery heat exchanger and the discharge heat exchanger. 14. The HVAC system according to claim 13, wherein the electricity generating device comprises a heat exchanger associated with the circulatory loop. 15. The HVAC system according to claim 13, wherein the device is configured to consume a hydrocarbon based fuel. 16. The HVAC system according to claim 13, wherein the electricity generating device comprises at least one of an internal combustion engine, a fuel cell, and a solar cell.