According to one embodiment, in a low speed drive of outdoor fans, a first flow rate adjusting valve in a main outdoor heat exchanger side is narrowed to a closing degree or a close range thereof, and an opening degree of a second flow rate adjusting valve is controlled such that a supercooling degree of refrigerant in auxiliary outdoor heat exchangers becomes constantly a target value.

According to one embodiment, in a low speed drive of outdoor fans, a first flow rate adjusting valve in a main outdoor heat exchanger side is narrowed to a closing degree or a close range thereof, and an opening degree of a second flow rate adjusting valve is controlled such that a supercooling degree of refrigerant in auxiliary outdoor heat exchangers becomes constantly a target value.

This disclosure relates to cold-chain transportation, and more particularly to a refrigerated container refrigeration system capable of preventing freezing of container door, including compressors, oil separators, gas coolers, regenerators, electronic expansion valves, gas-liquid separators, an evaporator, suction pressure regulating valves, oil-level solenoid valves, gas cooler pressure regulating valves, differential pressure regulating valves, an evaporation pressure regulating valve, solenoid valves, check valves, flow meters, pressure sensors, temperature sensors, a door anti-freezing area, a refrigerated container shell, refrigerated container doors, a refrigeration unit, an anti-freezing pipeline and fastening components. Carbon dioxide is selected as refrigerant. A flow two-stage cycle compression refrigeration system with switchable operation pipeline is adopted, and the outlet pipeline of a high-pressure compressor is extended for preventing freezing of container door.

According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of chiller systems including thermoelectric modules, and corresponding control methods. In an exemplary embodiment, a compressor chiller system generally includes a refrigerant loop having a refrigerant fluid, a compressor connected in the refrigerant loop to compress the refrigerant fluid, and a condenser connected in the refrigerant loop to receive the compressed refrigerant fluid from the compressor and to condense the compressed refrigerant fluid. The system also includes a heat transfer component connected in the refrigerant loop to receive the condensed refrigerant fluid from the condenser, and a coolant loop having a coolant fluid. The heat transfer component is connected in the coolant loop to transfer heat from the coolant fluid to the condensed refrigerant fluid. The system further includes a thermoelectric module connected in the coolant loop. The thermoelectric module is adapted to transfer heat into and/or out of the coolant fluid.

According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are disclosed of chiller systems including thermoelectric modules, and corresponding control methods. In an exemplary embodiment, a compressor chiller system generally includes a refrigerant loop having a refrigerant fluid, a compressor connected in the refrigerant loop to compress the refrigerant fluid, and a condenser connected in the refrigerant loop to receive the compressed refrigerant fluid from the compressor and to condense the compressed refrigerant fluid. The system also includes a heat transfer component connected in the refrigerant loop to receive the condensed refrigerant fluid from the condenser, and a coolant loop having a coolant fluid. The heat transfer component is connected in the coolant loop to transfer heat from the coolant fluid to the condensed refrigerant fluid. The system further includes a thermoelectric module connected in the coolant loop. The thermoelectric module is adapted to transfer heat into and/or out of the coolant fluid.

A dehumidification system includes a compressor, a primary evaporator, a primary condenser, a secondary evaporator, and a secondary condenser. The secondary evaporator receives an inlet airflow and outputs a first airflow to the primary evaporator. The primary evaporator receives the first airflow and outputs a second airflow to the secondary condenser. The secondary condenser receives the second airflow and outputs a third airflow to the primary condenser. The primary condenser receives the third airflow and outputs a dehumidified airflow. The compressor receives a flow of refrigerant from the primary evaporator and provides the flow of refrigerant to the primary condenser.

A dehumidification system includes a compressor, a primary evaporator, a primary condenser, a secondary evaporator, and a secondary condenser. The secondary evaporator receives an inlet airflow and outputs a first airflow to the primary evaporator. The primary evaporator receives the first airflow and outputs a second airflow to the secondary condenser. The secondary condenser receives the second airflow and outputs a third airflow to the primary condenser. The primary condenser receives the third airflow and outputs a dehumidified airflow. The compressor receives a flow of refrigerant from the primary evaporator and provides the flow of refrigerant to the primary condenser.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a fluid stirring and liquefaction promoting apparatus which enables uniform mixture of refrigerator oil with refrigerant, thereby improving the heat exchange efficiency of heat pump systems and reducing the energy consumption.

There is provided a liquefaction promoting apparatus to be disposed on a pipeline of a heat pump system for the purpose of stirring and uniformly mixing the fluid containing refrigerant and refrigerator oil circulating therein. The apparatus comprises a cylindrical casing, one or more channelizing units each composed of a pair of large-diameter disks on its outer side and a pair of small-diameter disks on its inner side disposed in axial alignment inside the cylindrical casing. Each of the large-diameter disks is on its inner surface with a honeycomb panel having polygonal cells and each of the small-diameter disks is formed on its outer surface with a honeycomb panel having polygonal cells such that the honeycomb panels of the large-diameter disks and of the small-diameter disks are arranged to face each other and each polygonal cell communicates with more than one opposing polygonal cells. The fluid containing refrigerant and refrigerator oil is circulated in the heat pump system with a pressure of 0.2 to 10 MPa.

The hybrid adsorption heat pump of the present invention includes an adsorption unit 100 including an adsorption evaporator 1, an adsorption condenser 2, at least two adsorption towers 3, 4, an evaporator 5, a first condenser 7, a compressor 8, an expansion and a compression type unit 200 including a valve 9 and a four-way valve 10, and the refrigerant generated in the evaporator 5 is one of the adsorption towers 3 and 4 and the It is provided in the adsorption-type condenser 2, characterized in that it is provided to the evaporator 1 of the adsorption tower during heating operation.

A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a first refrigerant circuit including a first compressor, a first heat exchanger, a first refrigerant flow path of a second heat exchanger, a first expansion device, a third heat exchanger, and a second refrigerant flow path of a fourth heat exchanger, and a second refrigerant circuit including a second compressor, a fifth heat exchanger, a second expansion device, a third refrigerant flow path of the second heat exchanger, and a fourth refrigerant flow path of the fourth heat exchanger, a first refrigerant flows through, in order, the first compressor, the first heat exchanger, the first refrigerant flow path, the first expansion device, the third heat exchanger, and the second refrigerant flow path, the second refrigerant flows through, in order, the second compressor, the fifth heat exchanger, the second expansion device, the third refrigerant flow path, and the fourth refrigerant flow path.