The disclosure discloses a mounting member including two support rails extending side by side. The two support rails include a first section and a second section in an extension direction thereof. The first section is adapted to carry a device with a first size, and the second section is adapted to carry a device with a second size. Grooves are provided on a top surface of the support rails so as to avoid interference between the bottom surface of the device and the top surface of the support rails. The disclosure also discloses a device assembly including a plurality of devices and the mounting member. The mounting member of the present disclosure allows the plurality of devices to be directly mounted on the two support rails without the need of additional support rails or spacers, thereby reducing the number of parts and improving the integrity and ease of installation of the device assembly.

A system has: a compressor having a suction port and a discharge port; an ejector having a motive flow inlet, a suction flow inlet, and an outlet; a separator having an inlet, a vapor outlet, and a liquid outlet; a first heat exchanger; an expansion device; and a second heat exchanger. Conduits and valves are positioned to provide alternative operation in: a cooling mode and a heating mode. In the cooling mode, a needle of the ejector is closed. In the heating mode refrigerant passes sequentially from a first section of the second heat exchanger to a second section. In the cooling mode refrigerant passes in parallel through the first section and the second section.

A CO.sub.2 cooling system includes a compression stage in which CO.sub.2 refrigerant is compressed; a cooling stage in which the CO.sub.2 refrigerant releases heat; a CO.sub.2 liquid receiver in which the CO.sub.2 refrigerant is accumulated in liquid and gaseous states; an evaporation stage in which the CO.sub.2 refrigerant, having released heat in the cooling stage, absorbs heat. The evaporation stage has first and second evaporation sectors; a first metering device for feeding CO.sub.2 refrigerant into the first evaporation sector at a first pressure; and a second metering device for feeding CO.sub.2 refrigerant into the second evaporation sector at a second pressure. The first metering device and the second metering device are operated independently from one another. A plurality of CO.sub.2 transfer lines connects the compression stage, the cooling stage, the CO.sub.2 liquid receiver and the evaporation stage. The CO.sub.2 refrigerant is circulable in a closed-loop circuit.

A refrigeration system operable in cooling mode and defrosting mode is provided. The refrigeration system includes a defrost line connecting a first reservoir to an evaporation stage for conveying at least part of the flash gas from the first reservoir to the evaporation stage when the refrigeration system is operating in defrosting mode. The flash gas thereby releases heat in the evaporation stage for defrosting the evaporation stage. The refrigeration system can also include a discharge line connecting the evaporation stage to a second reservoir.

Disclosed are systems and methods of heating and cooling a laser system by providing a vapor compression system having a plurality of compressors. A control system controls the activity of each compressor and activates and manages the speed of each compressor to efficiently provide cooling and heating of the laser system.

A system and method for dual compressor modulation by controlling a flow of refrigerant in a reversing valve. A method includes receiving, by a control board, a command for operating a reversing valve in different modes. The reversing valve includes a first tube, a second tube, a third tube, a fourth tube and a fifth tube. The method includes determining a position for operating the reversing valve in a first position or a second position in a first mode and in a third position or a fourth position in a second mode. The method includes controlling a flow of refrigerant based on the command and the position by connecting the fourth tube with a first compressor in the first/third position and connecting the fifth tube with a second compressor in the second/fourth position.

A cryocooler includes a cold head, a plurality of compressor main bodies that are connected to the cold head in parallel, a plurality of state detection sensors that are provided to correspond to the plurality of compressor main bodies respectively and each detect a state of a corresponding compressor main body to output a state detection signal, and a compressor control unit that is configured to, in a case where the state detection signal from any one state detection sensor of the plurality of state detection sensors indicates that the corresponding compressor main body is stopped, stop also the other compressor main bodies.

A heat pump is provided with a compressor; an oil separator provided on a discharge path of the compressor; an accumulator connected to the compressor via a suction path; and a bypass circuit configured to supply a gas refrigerant separated by the oil separator. The bypass circuit is connected to the suction path.

Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed for cooling using both air and/or liquid cooling sub circuits. A vapor compression cooling system having both an air and liquid cooling sub circuit designed to service high sensible process heat loads that cannot be solely cooled by either liquid or air is provided.

A method of operating a refrigeration and heating system (2a, 2b) comprises: circulating a refrigerant through a refrigeration circuit (4) which comprises in the direction of flow of the circulating refrigerant: at least one compressor (6a, 6b, 6c); a refrigeration circuit side (8a) of a coupling heat exchanger (8); at least one gas cooler (10); at least one expansion device (12, 14); and at least one evaporator (16); circulating a heating fluid through a heating circuit (20) which comprises a heating circuit side (8b) of the coupling heat exchanger (8) and at least one heat consumer (22); wherein the coupling heat exchanger (8) is configured for transferring heat from the circulating refrigerant to the circulating heating fluid. The method further includes increasing the temperature of the refrigerant entering the at least one gas cooler (10) in order to meet increased heating demands by allowing at least a portion of the heating fluid to flow directly from an outlet to an inlet of the heating circuit side (8b) of the coupling heat exchanger (8) bypassing the at least one heat consumer (22) or by allowing at least a portion of the refrigerant circulating through the refrigeration circuit (4) to bypass the coupling heat exchanger (8).