Interesting. To me it looks like in deice mode the whole system operates under a single pressure. The liquid refrigerant from the condenser is captured in the accumulator, and there it remains until the next heating cycle.
Perhaps the lowercase "e" has something to do with it? It seems...
Thanks for the useful info, arnis.
Look for the A/C compressor maximum power rating. The heat pump "electric motor" IS the A/C compressor. Perhaps you already know that a heat pump is essentially an air conditioner running in reverse.
When you say the heat pump runs in closed cycle to...