Abstract: In a refrigeration cycle device, a heat supply unit is disposed in parallel with a heat utilization unit in a flow of a heat medium. A branching part branches the heat medium flowing out of a heat radiator into a flow flowing toward the heat utilization unit and a flow flowing toward the heat supply unit. A merging part is configured to cause the heat medium having passed through the heat utilization unit and the heat medium having passed through the heat supply unit to merge together and to flow toward the heat radiator. A switching unit switches an operation state between a first state in which the heat medium circulates between the heat radiator and the heat utilization unit, and a second state in which the heat medium circulates between the heat radiator, the heat utilization unit and the heat supply unit.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a rotary wine glass with a refrigeration function, comprising a base. The top of the base is rotationally connected with a connecting rod, the inner side of the bottom of the connecting rod is provided with a generator, the motor shaft of the generator is connected with the base, the top of the connecting rod is provided with a control circuit board electrically connected with the generator, the control circuit board is provided with a lamp bead emitting light outwards, the top of the connecting rod is connected with an upper connecting socket, the outer side of the upper connecting socket is provided with a plurality of light transmitting holes, the top of the upper connecting socket is connected with a semiconductor chilling plate electrically connected with the control circuit board, and the top of the semiconductor chilling plate is provided with a glass body.

Abstract: A container including a housing defining a product space and including a refrigeration system. The refrigeration system is coupled to the container and is in communication with the product space to condition the product space. The refrigeration system is operably connected to each other and selectively conditions the product space in a low temperature mode and a medium temperature mode.

Abstract: This air handling unit (1) comprises an enclosure (3) in which air circulates along a flow direction (X), at least one heat exchanger (5) mounted in the enclosure (3), a condensate recuperator (15) placed under the at least one heat exchanger (5), and a support member (13, 19) stationary with respect to the enclosure (3), and which supports the condensate recuperator (15). The air handling unit (1) comprises a stop member (21) attached to the heat exchanger (5), and cooperating with a portion (132) of the support member (13, 19), the heat exchanger (5) is mounted in the recuperator (15), and an ensemble formed by the heat exchanger (5) and the recuperator (15) is blocked with respect to the support member (13) longitudinally to the flow direction (X) during transportation by the stop member (21).

Abstract: A cooling apparatus (100) cools a heat-generating instrument, such as an electronic instrument (2), installed in an installation apparatus. The cooling apparatus (100) includes a refrigerant flow path configured circularly by sequentially connecting a pump (1) that circulates a refrigerant in a liquid state, a cooler (3) that cools the heat-generating instrument with the refrigerant, and a radiator (5) that cools the refrigerant. The cooling apparatus (100) includes a discharge-side heat exchanger (7) provided in a flow path from the pump (1) to the cooler (3) in the refrigerant flow path, a suction-side heat exchanger (8) provided in a flow path from the radiator (5) to the pump (1) in the refrigerant flow path, and a Peltier device (9) that is provided between the discharge-side heat exchanger (7) and the suction-side heat exchanger (8), and transfers heat from the refrigerant flowing through the suction-side heat exchanger (8) to the refrigerant flowing through the discharge-side heat exchanger (7).

Abstract: A plate-type refrigerant pipe includes: a first plate made of stainless steel; a second plate made of stainless steel; and a coupling pipe, made of a material that is different from stainless steel, attached to one or both of the first plate and the second plate. The first plate and the second plate are joined to form a refrigerant flow path. The coupling pipe is connected to a refrigerant pipe at a connecting surface of refrigerant pipe. The material of the coupling pipe is identical to a material of the connecting surface of the refrigerant pipe.

Abstract: An air conditioning system (1) has: a heat pump unit (60) that heats a room with a vapor compression refrigerant circuit (20); a separate heat source unit (70) that heats a room with a heat source separate from the heat pump unit (60); and a control unit (8) that controls an operation of the heat pump unit (60) and the separate heat source unit (70). As a refrigerant, a flammable refrigerant is sealed in the refrigerant circuit (20). When the flammable refrigerant is leaking, the control unit (8) heats the room with the separate heat source unit (70) in both cases where a heat pump heating condition is satisfied and where a separate heat source heating condition is satisfied.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed for eliminating or greatly reducing the cleaning process of frozen confection apparatus or machines by having the comestible mixture contained in a flexible container or bag. The comestible mixture is chilled and/or frozen and dispensed from the bag without contacting other parts of the machine, thereby helping to prevent the comestible mixture from being contaminated with bacterial, viral, chemical, or physical contaminants.

Abstract: A method for controlling a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that, when the temperature of a freezing chamber is in a satisfactory temperature range, and a deep-freezing chamber mode is turned on such that a deep-freezing chamber cooling operation is being performed, the refrigerator is controlled to perform a cold air sagging prevention operation in which a fan of the freezing chamber repeatedly starts and stops at regular intervals.

Abstract: A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a condensate drain pan configured to be positioned beneath a heat exchanger of the HVAC system, relative to gravity, and configured to collect condensate formed via operation of the heat exchanger. The condensate drain pan comprises a drain surface, a plurality of walls extending from the drain surface to form a receptacle configured to collect the condensate, and a drain outlet formed in a wall of the plurality of walls. The condensate drain pan further comprises an air dam comprising a plurality of baffles, wherein a baffle of the plurality of baffles extends from the wall of the plurality of walls. The air dam is configured to re-direct an air flow flowing within the condensate drain pan away from the drain outlet.

Abstract: A refrigerator according to the present disclosure comprises: an ice-making apparatus that is disposed in a freezer chamber and produces ice; a water tank that is disposed in a refrigerating chamber formed above the freezer chamber and stores water to be supplied to the ice-making apparatus; a water supply pipe that connects the water tank and the ice-making apparatus to supply water from the water tank to the ice-making apparatus; a water supply pump provided in the water supply pipe to move the water in the water tank to the ice-making apparatus; and a bypass pipe of which one side diverges from the water supply pipe to the opposite direction of gravity and the other side is connected to the water tank so that water flowing back from the water supply pipe moves to the water tank.

Abstract: A heating and cooling (HVAC) system that includes a compressor; a first heat exchanger; a second heat exchanger; a first expansion valve positioned between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger; a first reversing valve that permits the system to operate in a first mode and a second mode; and a thermal battery including a phase change material therein that is configured to selectively store and release thermal energy received from a working fluid.

Abstract: A housing for a component (e.g., a heat exchanger) of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system is disclosed that includes one or more attachment flanges and/or one or more support flanges that are integrated into the housing. The disclosed housing reduces or completely eliminates the use of separate brackets and fasteners when installing components within the housing and/or when coupling the housing to other components of the HVAC system. By dramatically reducing or eliminating these separate components, the disclosed housing designs reduce the likelihood for installation errors, as well as delays due to misplaced brackets and/or fasteners during installation. Accordingly, the disclosed housing designs enable a cost-effective solution for reducing the cost and complexity of installing HVAC system components.

Abstract: A header tube assembly is disclosed and can include an outer tube, an inner tube, and a flow valve. Each of the outer and inner tubes can include an open end and a closed end, as well as a plurality of apertures extending through a sidewall of the outer tube and inner tube, respectively. The apertures of the inner tube can permit a flow of refrigerant between an internal volume of the inner tube and a gap between the inner and outer tubes, and the apertures of the outer tube can permit a flow of refrigerant between the internal volume of the outer tube and a plurality of refrigerant circuits in a heat exchanger. The flow valve can be configured to selectively prevent refrigerant from flowing between the gap and the open end of the outer tube, depending on a direction of refrigerant flow through the header tube assembly.

Abstract: A method for controlling a refrigerator includes a step in which it is determined whether a period of defrosting (POD) for defrosting a freezing compartment and a deep-freezing compartment has elapsed; a step in which, when it is determined that the period of defrosting has elapsed, a deep cooling operation for cooling at least one from among the temperature of the deep-freezing compartment and the temperature of the freezing compartment to be lower than a control temperature is performed; and a step in which, when the deep cooling operation finishes, a defrosting operation for defrosting the freezing compartment and the deep-freezing compartment is performed.

Abstract: An air conditioner includes an outdoor unit including a compressor for compressing a refrigerant and an outdoor heat exchanger for exchanging heat between the refrigerant and outside air. A ventilation device is connected to a plurality of refrigerant pipes, and configured to direct outside air into an indoor space, and indoor air to the outside. The ventilation device includes a case, a main heat exchanger, a recovery heat exchanger, and a refrigerant distributor. The refrigerant distributor is configured to direct the refrigerant between the main heat exchanger and the recovery heat exchanger.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, switching valve, an ice-making device, a controller, and a first refrigerant pipe and a second refrigerant pipe connected between the condenser and the evaporator. The switching valve is configured to guide the refrigerant condensed in the condenser to the first refrigerant pipe or the second refrigerant pipe. The ice-making device allows the first refrigerant pipe to pass therethrough and is configured to cool water stored in an ice-making tray. The controller is configured to control the switching valve to guide the refrigerant to the ice-making device through the first refrigerant pipe. In response to a temperature of the ice-making tray falling to a level lower than or equal to a reference temperature, the controller is configured to control the switching valve to prevent the refrigerant from being guided to the first refrigerant pipe and supply water to the ice-making tray.

Abstract: An electrified vehicle includes a chassis, an energy storage system supported by the chassis, and a battery cooling system. The energy storage system includes a battery positioned within a battery housing. The battery cooling system includes a conduit positioned adjacent at least one of the battery or the battery housing and a fluid diverter positioned along the conduit. The fluid diverter is configured to facilitate selectively providing fluid communication between the conduit and the battery housing so that a fluid flowing through the conduit flows out of the conduit and at least one of into or around the battery housing.

Abstract: A cooling device includes a circulation system configured to circulate a refrigerant in a condenser so as to return the refrigerant to the condenser via a pump, a heater, a throttle valve, and a vaporizer; and a cooling system that includes a heat exchanger arranged in the condenser. The condenser includes a first portion where the refrigerant is present in a liquid state and a second portion where the refrigerant is present in a gas state, and at least a portion of the heat exchanger is arranged in the second portion.

Abstract: An electronic expansion valve, the electronic expansion valve includes: a housing (10), wherein the housing (10) is provided with an accommodating cavity (11) and a valve cavity (12), the valve cavity (12) is used for communicating with a pipeline, the housing (10) includes a valve seat (14), and the valve cavity (12) is disposed in the valve seat (14); a valve core assembly (20), movably disposed in the housing (10); and a guide seat (30), wherein the guide seat (30) is located between the accommodating cavity (11) and the valve cavity (12), a balance channel (40) is provided between the guide seat (30) and the valve seat (14), one end of the balance channel (40) is in communication with the accommodating cavity (11), and the other end of the balance channel (40) is in communication with the valve cavity (12).