F25B2400/16

DYNAMIC LIQUID RECEIVER AND CONTROL STRATEGY

A dynamic receiver is included in parallel to an expander of a heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) system. The dynamic receiver allows control of the refrigerant charge of the HVACR system to respond to different operating conditions. The dynamic receiver can be filled or emptied in response to the subcooling observed in the HVACR system compared to desired subcooling for various operating modes. The HVACR system can include a line directly conveying working fluid from compressor discharge to the dynamic receiver to allow emptying of the dynamic receiver to be assisted by injection of the compressor discharge.

RECEIVER, CONNECTION METHOD THEREOF, RECEIVER ASSEMBLY AND HEAT PUMP SYSTEM
20220228785 · 2022-07-21 ·

A receiver, a receiver assembly and a heat pump system. The receiver includes a first pipe, a second pipe and a third pipe leading to the cavity of the receiver, wherein the first pipe, the second pipe and the third pipe connect to a first load unit, a second load unit and a cold and heat source unit, respectively.

TANK AND COOLING UNIT
20220232731 · 2022-07-21 ·

A tank includes a housing, a tank chamber inflow hole, a tank chamber outflow hole, and a protruding flow path. The housing includes a tank chamber. Liquid flows into the tank chamber from the tank chamber inflow hole. Liquid in the tank chamber flows out from the tank chamber outflow hole. The protruding flow path is connected to the tank chamber outflow hole, and protrudes into the tank chamber from the tank chamber outflow hole. With this arrangement, outflow of gas from the tank chamber through which liquid flows is suppressed.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSPORT CLIMATE CONTROL CIRCUIT MANAGEMENT AND ISOLATION
20210404718 · 2021-12-30 ·

A method of controlling a transport climate control system includes detecting for leaking of working fluid from a climate control circuit. The method also includes isolating a high-pressure side of the climate control circuit when leaking of the working fluid is detected. A method of controlling a transport climate control circuit includes detecting for overcharge and/or an undercharge of the climate control circuit. A transport climate control system includes a climate control circuit and a climate controller that is configured to detect for working fluid leaking from the climate control circuit. The climate controller configured to isolate a high-pressure side of the climate control circuit when leaking of the working fluid is detected.

AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM WITH MIXED WORKING MEDIUM
20210396432 · 2021-12-23 ·

The application provides an air-conditioning system with mixed working medium, including: a compressor, and a first heat exchanger, wherein the first heat exchanger is communicated with an exhaust port of the compressor, the first heat exchanger is provided with a first flow channel communicated with a first inlet end and a second flow channel communicated with a first outlet end, and a first gas-liquid separator is further connected between the first flow channel and the second flow channel; and the first gas-liquid separator includes a first inlet, a first liquid outlet and a first gas outlet, the first inlet is communicated with the first flow channel, the first gas outlet is communicated with the second flow channel, and a liquid flowing out of the first liquid outlet is capable of being throttled and heated and then connected to a gas supplement port of the compressor for gas supplement. The application enables more high-boiling point refrigerant working medium entering the first heat exchanger to improve condensation performance, and further increases the amount of low-boiling point refrigerant working medium entering the second heat exchanger to improve evaporation performance, thereby solving the problem of poor gas supplement effect of a gas supplement system with mixed working medium, and improving the performance of the air-conditioning system.

Heat exchanger with refrigerant storage volume

A heat exchanger, such as for example, a condenser coil constructed as a fin and microchannel tube is fluidly connected with a volume constructed and configured to store refrigerant in certain operations, such as for example during a pump down operation. The volume is fluidly connected to a fluid port of the heat exchanger, where the fluid port is an inlet (in the cooling mode) to the heat exchanger, such as the high side condensing section of the heat exchanger. The volume receives refrigerant exiting the heat exchanger from the fluid port in a mode other than a cooling mode, e.g., a pump down operation.

REFRIGERANT CONDITION DETECTION DEVICE, REFRIGERANT CONDITION DETECTION METHOD, AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM

A refrigerant condition detection device (40A) according to an embodiment includes: a temperature information acquisition unit (41) that acquires a temperature of a refrigerant flowing out from the condenser of a refrigeration circuit having a compressor, the condenser, an expansion valve, and an evaporator, and also acquires a temperature of a cooling fluid before it cools the refrigerant in the condenser; and a refrigerant condition determination unit (42) that determines that a leakage or shortage of the refrigerant occurs, when a difference between the temperature of the refrigerant and the temperature of the cooing fluid, which are acquired by the temperature information acquisition unit (41), exceeds a threshold value previously recorded.

Cooling system with parallel compression using medium temperature compressors
11353245 · 2022-06-07 · ·

A cooling system is designed to operate in two different modes. Generally, in the first mode, when parallel compression is needed, certain valves are controlled to direct gaseous refrigerant from a tank to a compressor in the system and to direct refrigerant from low side heat exchangers towards other compressors. In this manner, a compressor in the system is transitioned to be generally a parallel compressor. In the second mode, when parallel compression is not needed, the valves are controlled to return the refrigerant flow back to normal.

REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS
20230272952 · 2023-08-31 ·

A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes: a refrigerant circuit configured to circulate refrigerant; and a controller configured to control the refrigerant circuit. The refrigerant circuit includes a compressor, a first heat exchanger, a first expansion device, a second expansion device, a third expansion device, a second heat exchanger, and a cooler configured to cool a substrate of the controller. In a first path of the refrigerant circuit, the compressor, the first heat exchanger, the first expansion device, the second expansion device, and the second heat exchanger are connected in order of the compressor, the first heat exchanger, the first expansion device, the second expansion device, and the second heat exchanger. In a second path of the refrigerant circuit, the cooler and the third expansion device are connected in order of the cooler and the third expansion device from a first point between the first expansion device and the second expansion device to a second point between the compressor and the second heat exchanger.

Cooling system with a distribution system and a cooling unit

A cooling system includes a distribution system and a cooling unit. The distribution system is configured to circulate a distribution system refrigerant. The distribution system includes a distribution system pump, a main cooler, a distribution system input conduit, and a distribution system output conduit. The main cooler is configured to receive the distribution system refrigerant from the distribution system pump. The distribution system input conduit is configured to receive the distribution system refrigerant from the main cooler. The distribution system output conduit is configured to receive the distribution system refrigerant from the distribution system input conduit and to provide the distribution system refrigerant to the distribution system pump. The cooling unit is configured to circulate a cooling unit refrigerant. The cooling unit includes a cooling unit pump, an upstream receiver, a condenser, a downstream receiver, and an evaporator. The upstream receiver is configured to receive the cooling unit refrigerant.