A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) unit includes a first sensor disposed adjacent to an inlet of an evaporator configured to receive an airflow. The HVAC unit includes a second sensor disposed adjacent to an outlet of a reheat coil positioned downstream of the evaporator and configured to expel the airflow. The HVAC unit also includes a controller configured to regulate operation of a modulating reheat valve to adjust flow of a working fluid in thermal communication with the airflow to control a difference between a measurement of the first sensor and a measurement of the second sensor.

Provided is a binary refrigeration apparatus including: a low-temperature side refrigeration circuit including a spiral heat exchanger including a main tube and a spiral tube wound around the main tube in a spiral form, the main tube being a tube where a low-temperature side refrigerant that flows into a low-temperature side compressor enters, the spiral tube being a tube where the low-temperature side refrigerant flown out from the low-temperature side compressor enters; and a high-temperature side refrigeration circuit where a high-temperature side refrigerant that exchanges heat with the low-temperature side refrigerant through a plate heat exchanger circulates.

Provided is a binary refrigeration apparatus including: a low-temperature side refrigeration circuit including a spiral heat exchanger including a main tube and a spiral tube wound around the main tube in a spiral form, the main tube being a tube where a low-temperature side refrigerant that flows into a low-temperature side compressor enters, the spiral tube being a tube where the low-temperature side refrigerant flown out from the low-temperature side compressor enters; and a high-temperature side refrigeration circuit where a high-temperature side refrigerant that exchanges heat with the low-temperature side refrigerant through a plate heat exchanger circulates.

An automatic constant-temperature dehumidification device, comprising at least two dehumidification heat pump assemblies having two refrigerant modules and an air module. The refrigerant module comprises a primary refrigerating module and a secondary refrigerating module, the primary refrigerating module and the secondary refrigerating module each comprising a condenser, an evaporator and a compressor. An air inlet pipe of the air module is connected to a hot side of a heat regenerator, the hot side of the heat regenerator is connected to the evaporators through ventilation pipes, the evaporators are connected to a cold side of the heat regenerator through ventilation pipes, and the cold side of the heat regenerator is connected to one of the condensers through a ventilation pipe.

An automatic constant-temperature dehumidification device, comprising at least two dehumidification heat pump assemblies having two refrigerant modules and an air module. The refrigerant module comprises a primary refrigerating module and a secondary refrigerating module, the primary refrigerating module and the secondary refrigerating module each comprising a condenser, an evaporator and a compressor. An air inlet pipe of the air module is connected to a hot side of a heat regenerator, the hot side of the heat regenerator is connected to the evaporators through ventilation pipes, the evaporators are connected to a cold side of the heat regenerator through ventilation pipes, and the cold side of the heat regenerator is connected to one of the condensers through a ventilation pipe.

The invention relates to a flow circuit system (1) for a vehicle, with a first flow circuit (10) guiding a first fluid and operable as a heat pump, and a second flow circuit (50) with a conveying device (31) guiding a second fluid, and a switching device (35), wherein in the provided flow direction of the first fluid downstream of a compressor (3) and upstream of an expansion element (15), at least one first heat exchanger (7) between the first and second fluids, wherein the second flow circuit (50) has at least two flow circuit modes, wherein in the first flow circuit mode, apart from the at least one conveying device (31) for the second fluid and the at least one first heat exchanger (7), at least one outside heat exchanger (37) which may be flowed through by the second fluid and is configured as a radiator is connected to the second flow circuit (50), and in the second flow circuit mode this at least one outside heat exchanger (37) is not connected to the at least second flow circuit (50) containing the conveyor device (31) and the first heat exchanger (7), and preferably is also a heating flow circuit. In this way more flexibility is created in the flow circuit system (1) for a vehicle.

A heat transfer system for controlling two or more heat loads, including a high transient heat load, is provided. The heat transfer system may include sensible-heat thermal energy storage. A method of transferring heat from two or more heat loads to an ambient environment is further provided.

The disclosed technology includes systems and methods for controlling an air conditioning system. The method of controlling the air conditioning system can include receiving air temperature data from an air temperature sensor and determining that the air conditioning system should operate in a reheat mode based on the air temperature being less than a threshold air temperature. The method can include outputting a control signal to a first electronic expansion valve to close and thereby prevent refrigerant to flow through an outdoor condenser coil. The method can also include outputting a control signal to a second electronic expansion valve to open and thereby permit refrigerant to flow through a reheat coil.

A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a hot water sub-system including a first heat exchanger and a condenser, a cold water sub-system including a second heat exchanger and an evaporator, and a refrigerant sub-system for transferring heat from the cold water sub-system to the hot water sub-system. The first and second heat exchangers transfer moisture and heat between a liquid desiccant and air. The refrigerant sub-system includes a compressor, the condenser, an expansion valve, the evaporator, and a refrigerant-air heat exchanger. The condenser transfers heat from compressed refrigerant to the hot water sub-system. The evaporator transfers heat from the cold water sub-system to uncompressed refrigerant. The refrigerant-air heat exchanger transfers heat from a portion of the compressed refrigerant to air in a first operating mode, and transfers heat from the air to a portion of the uncompressed refrigerant in a second operating mode.

A heat exchanger according to the present disclosure includes a main heat exchange unit configured to exchange heat between air and refrigerant, and condense the refrigerant, a subcooling heat exchange unit configured to exchange heat between air and the refrigerant passing through the main heat exchange unit, and subcool the refrigerant passing through the main heat exchange unit, and a connection pipe configured to connect the main heat exchange unit and the subcooling heat exchange unit to allow the refrigerant to pass therethrough, wherein the connection pipe connects the main heat exchange unit on its outflow side to the refrigerant and the subcooling heat exchange unit on its inflow side to the refrigerant, such that when the main heat exchange unit condenses the refrigerant, the refrigerant from the outside flows into the downstream side of the main heat exchange unit and the subcooling heat exchange unit relative to a flow of the air, and flows out from the upstream side of the main heat exchange unit and the subcooling heat exchange unit relative to a flow of the air to form a counter flow in which a flow of the refrigerant is opposite to a flow of the air.