An apparatus includes a compressor, a first heat exchanger, a reheater, a first valve, a second heat exchanger, a four-way valve, a cap tube, and a blower. The compressor compresses a refrigerant. The blower moves air proximate the second heat exchanger to the reheater. During a heating mode of operation, the four-way valve is configured to direct refrigerant from the compressor to the second heat exchanger; the second heat exchanger is configured to use the refrigerant from the compressor to heat air proximate the second heat exchanger; and the cap tube is configured to allow refrigerant to bypass the reheater.

A cooling system is provided that partially floods one of its freezers (e.g., the ice cream freezer) such that the refrigerant discharged by the freezer includes a liquid component. In this manner, the freezers in the system can operate at the same saturated suction temperature. A heat exchanger can be used to transfer heat to the liquid component of the discharge to evaporate the liquid component.

A refrigeration system includes a heat exchanger configured to provide superheat control for the low temperature low pressure gas refrigerant flowing out of the evaporator and through the first side of the heat exchanger by transferring heat from the high pressure high temperature superheated gas refrigerant flowing through a second side of the heat exchanger. A modulating solenoid valve is located at the inlet of the second side of the heat exchanger and configured to modulate the flow of high pressure high temperature superheated gas refrigerant flowing through the second side of the heat exchanger. A temperature sensor is located in such a way as to measure the temperature of the gas refrigerant flowing out of the evaporator and through the first side of the heat exchanger. A controller is configured to calculate the superheat of the gas refrigerant based on the measured temperature and measured pressure of the gas refrigerant and may compare the calculated superheat to a superheat threshold. If the calculated superheat is less than the superheat threshold, the controller will modulate the flow the high pressure high temperature gas refrigerant flowing through the second side of the heat exchanger. The refrigeration system may be activated in a variety of methods by appropriate control of the valves and other system components.

An air conditioning apparatus includes: a supercooling heat exchanger configured to supercool refrigerant flowing in a first flow path between an outdoor heat exchanger and an expansion valve; a flow path switching valve configured to switch a flow path between an indoor heat exchanger and a compressor to one of a second flow path that does not extend through the supercooling heat exchanger and a third flow path that extends through the supercooling heat exchanger; a bypass circuit that is branched from the first flow path and extends through the supercooling heat exchanger; and a bypass regulating valve provided in the bypass circuit; and a controller. In a cooling operation, when a load is not low, the controller selects the second flow path and opens the bypass regulating valve, whereas when the load is low, the controller selects the third flow path and closes the bypass regulating valve.

A cooling system is provided that partially floods one of its freezers (e.g., the ice cream freezer) such that the refrigerant discharged by the freezer includes a liquid component. In this manner, the freezers in the system can operate at the same saturated suction temperature. A heat exchanger can be used to transfer heat to the liquid component of the discharge to evaporate the liquid component.

An apparatus includes a compressor, a first heat exchanger, a reheater, a first valve, a second heat exchanger, and a blower. The compressor compresses a refrigerant. The blower moves air proximate the second heat exchanger to the reheater. During a first mode of operation: the first heat exchanger removes heat from a first portion of the refrigerant from the compressor, the first valve opens such that a second portion of the refrigerant from the compressor flows to the reheater, the second heat exchanger uses the first portion of the refrigerant from the first heat exchanger and the second portion of the refrigerant from the reheater to cool air proximate the second heat exchanger, and the reheater uses the second portion of the refrigerant from the compressor to heat the air moved by the blower.

A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes an evaporator coil and a compressor fluidly coupled to the evaporator coil via a suction line. A condenser coil is fluidly coupled to the compressor via a discharge line and fluidly coupled to a metering device via a liquid line. A charge compensator is fluidly coupled to the liquid line via a connection line. A charge compensator re-heat valve is disposed in the connection line.

The present application discloses an air conditioning system and a control method therefore. An intermediate heat exchanger can include a first heat exchange portion and a second heat exchange portion, a first end of the first heat exchange portion is in communication with an inlet of a compressor, a second end of the first heat exchange portion is communicable with an outlet of a second heat exchanger and/or a second end of the first heat exchanger, a first end of the second heat exchange portion is communicable with a first end of the first heat exchanger, and a second end of the second heat exchange portion is communicable with an inlet of the second heat exchanger and/or an outlet of the compressor. In the refrigeration mode, the first branch can have an adjustable amount of flow. Performance of the air conditioning system can be enhanced.

A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes an evaporator coil and a compressor fluidly coupled to the evaporator coil via a suction line. A condenser coil is fluidly coupled to the compressor via a discharge line and fluidly coupled to a metering device via a liquid line. A charge compensator is fluidly coupled to the liquid line via a connection line. A charge compensator re-heat valve is disposed in the connection line.

An air conditioning apparatus includes: a supercooling heat exchanger configured to supercool refrigerant flowing in a first flow path between an outdoor heat exchanger and an expansion valve; a flow path switching valve configured to switch a flow path between an indoor heat exchanger and a compressor to one of a second flow path that does not extend through the supercooling heat exchanger and a third flow path that extends through the supercooling heat exchanger; a bypass circuit that is branched from the first flow path and extends through the supercooling heat exchanger; and a bypass regulating valve provided in the bypass circuit; and a controller. In a cooling operation, when a load is not low, the controller selects the second flow path and opens the bypass regulating valve, whereas when the load is low, the controller selects the third flow path and closes the bypass regulating valve.