A control device for a refrigerator system for cooling a load by using a plurality of refrigerators, said control device comprising a unit to control the number of operating units that changes the number of operating refrigerators according to the load rate, and a cold water temperature acquisition unit that acquires, via a temperature sensor, the temperature of cold water affected by the refrigerators. After a prescribed standby time from when the number of operating refrigerators was changed has elapsed, the unit to control the number of operating units changes the number of operating units and reduces the prescribed standby time when at least one of the cold-water temperature and the rate of change in the cold-water temperature satisfies a prescribed condition.

A packaged, pumped liquid, evaporative-condensing recirculating ammonia refrigeration system with charges of 10 lbs or less of refrigerant per ton of refrigeration capacity. The compressor and related components are situated inside the plenum of a standard evaporative condenser unit, and the evaporator is close coupled to the evaporative condenser. Single or dual phase cyclonic separators may also be housed in the plenum of the evaporative condenser.

A packaged, pumped liquid, evaporative-condensing recirculating ammonia refrigeration system with charges of 10 lbs or less of refrigerant per ton of refrigeration capacity. The compressor and related components are situated inside the plenum of a standard evaporative condenser unit, and the evaporator is close coupled to the evaporative condenser. Single or dual phase cyclonic separators may also be housed in the plenum of the evaporative condenser.

A control device for a refrigerator system for cooling a load by using a plurality of refrigerators, said control device comprising a unit to control the number of operating units that changes the number of operating refrigerators according to the load rate, and a cold water temperature acquisition unit that acquires, via a temperature sensor, the temperature of cold water affected by the refrigerators. After a prescribed standby time from when the number of operating refrigerators was changed has elapsed, the unit to control the number of operating units changes the number of operating units and reduces the prescribed standby time when at least one of the cold-water temperature and the rate of change in the cold-water temperature satisfies a prescribed condition.

A monitoring system is disclosed for a heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) system of a residential or commercial building. The monitoring system includes an evaporator unit device including a first current sensor that measures current supplied to a circulator blower. The measured current from the first current sensor is used to diagnose a problem with the circulator blower. The monitoring system includes a first temperature sensor that measures refrigerant temperature between a condenser and an expansion valve. The monitoring system includes a second temperature sensor that measures refrigerant temperature between an evaporator and a compressor. The monitoring system includes a condenser unit device that communicates with the evaporator unit device. The condenser unit device includes a second current sensor that measures current supplied to the compressor. The evaporator unit device transmits sensor data to a remote monitoring service over a data network.

A monitoring system for a heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) system of a residential or commercial building includes an evaporator unit device and four temperature sensors. The evaporator unit device includes an electrical sensor that measures current supplied to a circulator blower of the HVAC system. The measured current from the first electrical sensor is used to diagnose a problem with the circulator blower. The first temperature sensor that measures a temperature of refrigerant flowing between a condenser of the HVAC system and an expansion valve of the HVAC system. The second temperature sensor measures a temperature of refrigerant flowing between an evaporator and a compressor. The third temperature sensor measures a temperature of air flowing away from the evaporator. The fourth temperature sensor measures a temperature of air flowing toward the evaporator. The evaporator unit device transmits sensor data to a remote monitoring service over a data network.

A packaged, pumped liquid, evaporative-condensing recirculating ammonia refrigeration system with charges of 10 lbs or less of refrigerant per ton of refrigeration capacity. The compressor and related components are situated inside the plenum of a standard evaporative condenser unit, and the evaporator is close coupled to the evaporative condenser. Single or dual phase cyclonic separators may also be housed in the plenum of the evaporative condenser.

A vehicle refrigeration control method and apparatus, a device, a medium and a program product. A temperature and a change rate of the temperature of a battery in a target vehicle are monitored in real time; then a refrigeration requirement level of the battery is determined according to the temperature and the change rate; a refrigeration mode to be entered is determined according to a current refrigeration requirement level of the battery, when it is detected that a passenger compartment and the battery of the target vehicle both have refrigeration requirements at the same time; and control instructions of respective target control objects are determined according to the refrigeration mode, the refrigeration mode includes: a single-mode phase and a dual-mode phase, the single-mode phase is used for refrigerating the passenger compartment or the battery alone, the dual-mode phase is used for simultaneously refrigerating the passenger compartment and the battery.

A system for cooling a refrigerant includes (a) an evaporator comprising one or more lengths of tubing each having an upstream first cross-sectional area and a second downstream cross-sectional area, the second cross-sectional area being greater than the first cross-sectional area, the expansion in cross-sectional area between the first circular cross-sectional area and the second circular cross-sectional area being smooth and continuous; and (b) a compressor and a condenser for converting the refrigerant from a gas to a liquid for introduction into the evaporator.

Provided is a temperature-adjusting fluid supply apparatus that causes a fluid for temperature adjustment to be circulated between a heat exchanger that transfers heat supplied from a refrigerant to the fluid, and an object to be adjusted for temperature that uses the heat of the fluid, the temperature-adjusting fluid supply apparatus being able to prevent the fluid from freezing. A temperature-adjusting fluid supply apparatus is provided with a heat exchanger that transfers heat supplied from a refrigerant to a fluid for temperature adjustment, a supply tube through which the fluid flows from the heat exchanger toward an object to be adjusted for temperature, a return tube through which the fluid returning from the object to be adjusted for temperature flows, a flow rate adjustable pump, a flow sensor, a flow switch, a temperature sensor, and a control part. The flow switch, in comparison with the flow sensor, is able to detect flow rate changes with coarser precision, and is less affected in detection accuracy by viscosity changes in the fluid. On the basis of the temperature of the fluid detected by the temperature sensor, the control part switches between pump control based on the detection results of the flow sensor and pump control based on the detection results of the flow switch.