A heat pump system and a control method thereof. The heat pump system includes: a compressor; an indoor heat exchanger; an outdoor heat exchanger configured as an interlaced heat exchanger having at least two refrigerant flow paths; a plurality of throttling elements; and a first type four-way valve and a second type four-way valve; in a local defrosting mode, refrigerant flows sequentially from the exhaust port of the compressor through at least one of the at least two refrigerant flow paths of the outdoor heat exchanger, the throttling element, at least another of the at least two refrigerant flow paths of the outdoor heat exchanger and the suction port of the compressor.

A heat exchanger, including at least one flat pipe, each flat pipe is provided with a refrigerant cavity, an inlet, an outlet and two through holes, the inlet and the outlet are located at two ends of the refrigerant cavity, respectively, and both the inlet and the outlet communicate with the refrigerant cavity; the two through holes are respectively located at two ends of the refrigerant cavity, and the two through holes do not communicate with the refrigerant cavity. The flat pipe is provided with the inlet, the outlet and two through holes, when the plurality of flat pipes are matched with liquid collecting pipes (liquid inlet pipes or liquid outlet pipes) of the heat exchanger, different flat pipes can choose to use the inlets or outlets to communicate with the liquid collecting pipes, and the through holes are able to be used to avoid the liquid collecting pipes.

A heat pump system includes a compressor; an indoor heat exchanger; an outdoor heat exchanger configured as an interlaced heat exchanger having at least two refrigerant flow paths; a plurality of throttling elements; and a first type four-way valve and a second type four-way valve, with ports thereof respectively connected to the inlet and the outlet of the compressor, the indoor heat exchanger, and one of the at least two refrigerant flow paths of the outdoor heat exchanger; in a local defrosting mode, refrigerant from the outlet of the compressor flows respectively through the indoor heat exchanger and at least one of the at least two refrigerant flow paths of the outdoor heat exchanger, and then sequentially through the throttling elements, at least the other of the at least two refrigerant flow paths of the outdoor heat exchanger, and the inlet of the compressor.

A distributor (100), a falling film evaporator and a refrigerating system. The distributor includes: a sprayer (110), the top of the sprayer being connected to a falling film evaporator inlet (230), and the bottom of the sprayer being provided with spray holes (111); and an orifice plate (120) disposed at a lower end of the sprayer and provided with multiple distribution holes (121), wherein a centrifugal gas-liquid separating element is disposed in the sprayer and is configured to separate a refrigerant entering the sprayer through the evaporator inlet into a gas phase and a liquid phase. In the distributor, the centrifugal gas-liquid separating element is disposed in the sprayer, so that a two-phase refrigerant entering the sprayer through the evaporator inlet can be better separated under dual effects of the gravity and the centrifugal force.

A heat exchanger includes an inlet header in which a first inlet space and a second inlet space are formed, a plurality of first inlet-side heat exchanger tubes that are connected to the first inlet space, a plurality of second inlet-side heat exchanger tubes that are connected to the second inlet space, a return header in which a plurality of first return spaces connected to the first inlet-side heat exchanger tubes, respectively, and a plurality of second return spaces connected to the second inlet-side heat exchanger tubes, respectively, are formed, and a plurality of outlet-side heat exchanger tubes that are connected to the first and second return spaces, respectively, wherein a communication path that enables a first return space on a bottom side among the first return spaces and a second return space on a top side among the second return spaces to communicate is formed in the return header.

This refrigerant vessel component (2, 4, 7) for a refrigeration circuit (100), comprises a shell (10) extending along a longitudinal axis (X) delimiting an internal volume (V), in which circulates a refrigerant fluid (R), whereas the refrigerant vessel component (2) comprises an inner shell (20) located radially inside the shell (10) and extending on at least a portion of the circumference of the shell (10), and whereas the inner shell (20) is at least partly formed of perforated material.

This refrigerant vessel component (2, 4, 7) for a refrigeration circuit (100), comprises a shell (10) extending along a longitudinal axis (X) delimiting an internal volume (V), in which circulates a refrigerant fluid (R), whereas the refrigerant vessel component (2) comprises an inner shell (20) located radially inside the shell (10) and extending on at least a portion of the circumference of the shell (10), and whereas the inner shell (20) is at least partly formed of perforated material.

A cold generator incorporates a heat exchanger unit integrating a heat-emitting heat exchanger and a heat-absorbing heat exchanger. The heat exchanger unit has a flow path layer stack built up in a stacked construction. In order to form the heat-emitting heat exchanger in the flow path layer stack, at least one heat-emitting refrigerant flow path and at least one heat-absorbing second heat transport flow path are provided. A second heat transport medium guided in a second heat transport circuit is arranged to flow through the second heat transport flow path. At least one heat-absorbing refrigerant flow path and at least one heat-emitting first heat transport flow path are provided in order to form the heat-absorbing heat exchanger in the flow path layer stack with a first heat transport medium guided in a first heat transport circuit that is arranged to flow through the first heat transport flow path.

Various embodiments of a generator system featuring a condenser which converts waste heat from a heat pump into electricity are disclosed herein.

Various embodiments of a generator system featuring a condenser which converts waste heat from a heat pump into electricity are disclosed herein.