An integrated air conditioning system includes an outdoor unit, an indoor unit, and a ventilation device. The ventilation device includes a housing including an inlet flow path, and an outlet flow path, a total heat exchanger in which air flowing through the inlet flow path and air flowing through the outlet flow path exchange heat with each other, a first heat exchanger disposed on the inlet flow path to receive a refrigerant from the outdoor unit, a second heat exchanger disposed upstream of the first heat exchanger on the inlet flow path and connected to the first heat exchanger to be supplied with refrigerant discharged from the first heat exchanger, a first expansion device to expand the refrigerant supplied to the first heat exchanger from the outdoor unit, and a second expansion device to expand the refrigerant discharged from the first heat exchanger and supplied to the second heat exchanger.

An integrated air conditioning system includes a ventilation device comprising a first temperature sensor, a first humidity sensor, and a heat exchanger installed on the inlet flow path. An indoor unit configured to discharge heat-exchanged air into an indoor space. An outdoor unit configured to supply a refrigerant to the ventilation device and the indoor unit. A controller connected to the ventilation device, the indoor unit, and the outdoor unit. The controller configured to obtain an indoor temperature from the first temperature or the second temperature sensor. The controller configured to obtain indoor humidity from the first humidity sensor or the second humidity sensor and configured to control at least one of the ventilation device and the indoor unit based on the indoor temperature and the indoor humidity.

The present application provides apparatus (15) for connection to an HVAC-R system during maintenance or commissioning. The apparatus includes a plurality of ports (16, 17, 18) for fluid connection to the HVAC-R system and to maintenance apparatus, for example a refrigerant tank, a refrigerant recovery unit and/or a vacuum pump. The apparatus also includes a plurality of fluid connections (20) between the plurality of ports, each of the plurality of fluid connections having an electrically actuatable valve (21) to open and close the fluid connection. The apparatus also includes a control unit configured to control each of the electrically actuatable valves to configure the plurality of fluid connections.

A control method and control device for a heat pump-type double-circulation hot-air drying system, relating to a device for supplying or controlling air or gas for drying solid materials or products, and in particular to a control method and control device for a heat pump-type hot-air drying system. The method comprises: configuring a temperature control parameter, and saving a preset temperature control curve parameter; detecting and monitoring an outlet air temperature, and the temperature and humidity of a drying room; dynamically adjusting a set temperature according to a preset temperature control curve; and selecting, according to a current set temperature, a double-circulation dynamic operation mode of a system. The control device uses a micro-processor to realize program control. By building an inner circulation loop for large-volume air circulation, the latent heat of condensation in a refrigerant is fully absorbed, to improve the basic air temperature.

An air conditioning apparatus includes an outdoor device that is configured to circulate refrigerant and that includes a compressor and an outdoor heat exchanger, a plurality of indoor devices configured to circulate water, and a heat exchange device connecting the outdoor device with the indoor device. The heat exchange device includes a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat between the refrigerant and the water, and a switch device configured to control flow of refrigerant between the indoor devices and the heat exchanger.

A cooling system uses P-traps to address the oil return issues that result from a vertical separation between a compressor and a heat exchanger. Generally, the vertical piping that carries the refrigerant from the compressor to the heat exchanger includes P-traps installed at various heights to capture oil in the refrigerant and to prevent that oil from flowing back to the compressor. T-connections are coupled to the P-traps to allow the oil to drain out of the P-traps. The oil may then be collected and returned to the compressor.

A method for operating a refrigeration system for a motor vehicle. The method includes setting an operating mode of the refrigeration system having active primary line and inactive secondary line or having active secondary line and inactive primary line; detecting the pressure in the inactive line; and activating and extraction of refrigerant from the inactive line into the active line by lowering the pressure in the active line to a value below the pressure in the inactive line and by opening the relevant valve device.

A cooling system comprising a cooling circuit connecting a heat exchanger and a heat load. The cooling system comprising a first velocity fuse upstream of the heat exchanger or heat load and a second velocity fuse or valve downstream of the heat exchanger or heat load. The heat exchanger or heat load is dynamically isolated from the rest of the cooling system by the first velocity fuse or the second velocity fuse in response to a velocity of a flow of cooling fluid exceeding a respective velocity setting of the first velocity fuse or the second velocity fuse.

A sorption heat pump having an evaporator containing a working fluid to evaporate the fluid to produce a gas, a sorber containing a sorption material to sorb the gas during a sorption phase, a vapor pathway connecting the evaporator and sorber, and a thermal control unit controlling the rate of vapor flow between the evaporator and sorber through the pathway, and being selectively operable to permit, stop and restart the flow of gas through the pathway. The pump may be used with a compartment storing temperature sensitive material. The evaporator may be positioned inside and the sorber outside the compartment, or the sorber may be positioned inside and the evaporator outside the compartment. The pump may be used in an apparatus including both cool and warm compartments, with an insulation layer in each. A method is disclosed for reusing the pump after the sorption material has been sorbed.

A thermal management system includes an integrated open-circuit refrigeration system and closed-circuit heat pump system. The thermal management system includes a receiver having a first receiver port and a second receiver port, the receiver configured to store a refrigerant fluid, an evaporator having a first evaporator port and a second evaporator port, the heat pump circuit having a closed-circuit fluid path with the receiver and the evaporator and an open-circuit refrigeration system configured to receive refrigerant from the receiver, with the open-circuit refrigeration system having an open-circuit fluid path that includes the receiver and the evaporator.