Patents by Inventor Sascha Hellmann

Sascha Hellmann has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11754320
    Abstract: Refrigeration systems are described. The systems include a compression device, a heat rejecting heat exchanger, an ejector, and first and second expansion devices with respective heat absorbing heat exchangers. The ejector is arranged to receive refrigerant fluid from the heat rejecting heat exchanger at a high pressure inlet of the ejector. Fluid pathways extend from an outlet of the ejector into a branched flow path to provide flows of refrigerant from the ejector to the first and second expansion devices. The first heat absorbing heat exchanger provides cooling at a first temperature and refrigerant fluid from the outlet of the first heat absorbing heat exchanger is directed to a low pressure inlet of the ejector. The second heat absorbing heat exchanger provides cooling at a second temperature and refrigerant fluid from the outlet of the second heat absorbing heat exchanger is directed to the inlet of the compression device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sascha Hellmann, Nicolas Pondicq Cassou
  • Patent number: 11215386
    Abstract: Refrigeration circuit (1a) comprising in the direction of flow of a circulating refrigerant: a compressor unit (2) comprising at least one compressor (2a, 2b, 2c); a heat rejecting heat exchanger/gas cooler (4); a high pressure expansion device (6); a receiver (8); an expansion device (10); an evaporator (12); and a low pressure gas-liquid-separation unit comprising at least two collecting containers (32, 34) which are configured for alternately separating a liquid phase portion from the refrigerant leaving the evaporator (12) and delivering the separated liquid refrigerant back to the receiver (8).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sascha Hellmann
  • Publication number: 20210348810
    Abstract: An ejector refrigeration circuit 1 including: a two-phase circuit 2 including: a heat rejection heat exchanger 12 including an inlet 12a and an outlet 12b; and an ejector 14 including a high pressure inlet 14a, a low pressure inlet 14b and an outlet 14c; the ejector high pressure inlet 14a is coupled to the heat rejection heat exchanger outlet 12b; and an evaporator 18 including an inlet 18a and an outlet 18b; the outlet 18b of the evaporator 18 is coupled to the low pressure inlet 14b of the ejector 14; and the ejector refrigeration circuit 1 further including a vapour quality sensor 20 positioned at the outlet 12b of the heat rejection heat exchanger 12.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventor: Sascha Hellmann
  • Publication number: 20210247108
    Abstract: Refrigeration systems are described. The systems include a compression device, a heat rejecting heat exchanger, an ejector, and first and second expansion devices with respective heat absorbing heat exchangers. The ejector is arranged to receive refrigerant fluid from the heat rejecting heat exchanger at a high pressure inlet of the ejector. Fluid pathways extend from an outlet of the ejector into a branched flow path to provide flows of refrigerant from the ejector to the first and second expansion devices. The first heat absorbing heat exchanger provides cooling at a first temperature and refrigerant fluid from the outlet of the first heat absorbing heat exchanger is directed to a low pressure inlet of the ejector. The second heat absorbing heat exchanger provides cooling at a second temperature and refrigerant fluid from the outlet of the second heat absorbing heat exchanger is directed to the inlet of the compression device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: Sascha Hellmann, Nicolas Pondicq Cassou
  • Patent number: 10823461
    Abstract: An ejector refrigeration circuit comprises: a high pressure ejector circuit comprising in the direction of flow of a circulating refrigerant: a heat rejecting heat exchanger/gas cooler having an inlet side and an outlet side; at least one ejector comprising a primary high pressure input port, a secondary low pressure input port, and an output port, the primary high pressure input port being fluidly connected to the outlet side of the heat rejecting heat exchanger/gas cooler; a receiver, having a liquid outlet, a gas outlet and an inlet, which is fluidly connected to the output port of the at least one ejector; at least one compressor having an inlet side and an outlet side, the inlet side of the at least one compressor being fluidly connected to gas outlet of the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sascha Hellmann
  • Publication number: 20200333053
    Abstract: Cooling circuit section (2), intended for the circulation of a refrigerant, said cooling circuit section (2) comprising:—at least two compressor assemblies (30), fluidically connected in parallel, each compressor assembly (30) comprising:—a compressor (40) configured to receive a low-pressure refrigerant having a first pressure, and for increasing the pressure of the low-pressure refrigerant so as to produce a compressed refrigerant having a second pressure that is greater than the first pressure, the compressed refrigerant comprising oil,—an individual oil separator (42) comprising an inlet (58) fluidically connected to the compressor (40) so as to receive the compressed refrigerant from the compressor (40), each individual oil separator (42) being configured to separate a first fraction of oil from the compressed refrigerant, the cooling circuit section (2) further comprising a common oil separator (32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Sascha Hellmann, Nicolas Pondicq-Cassou, Philippe Gastaldi, Micael Antonsson, Barnabe Landron
  • Patent number: 10801757
    Abstract: A refrigeration system (1) has A) an ejector circuit (3) comprising: Aa) a high pressure compressor unit (2) comprising at least one compressor (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d); Ab) a heat rejecting heat exchanger/gas cooler (4); Ac) an ejector (6); Ad) a receiver (8) having a gas outlet (8b) which is connected to an inlet of the high pressure compressor unit (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sascha Hellmann
  • Patent number: 10724771
    Abstract: An ejector refrigeration circuit comprises a high pressure ejector circuit comprising in the direction of flow of a circulating refrigerant: a heat rejecting heat exchanger/gas cooler having an inlet side and an outlet side; at least two variable ejectors (6, 7) with different capacities connected in parallel, each of the variable ejectors comprising a primary high pressure input port, a secondary low pressure input port and an output port; wherein the primary high pressure input ports of the at least two variable ejectors are fluidly connected to the outlet side of the heat rejecting heat exchanger/gas cooler; a receiver, having an inlet, a liquid outlet, and a gas outlet, wherein the inlet is fluidly connected to the output ports of the at least two variable ejectors; at least one compressor having an inlet side and an outlet side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sascha Hellmann, Christoph Kren
  • Patent number: 10598416
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle (1) comprises in the direction of flow of a circulating refrigerant: a compressor unit (2); an oil separation device (4) which is configured for separating oil from an refrigerant-oil-mixture leaving the compressor unit (2); at least one gas cooler/condenser (6); and at least one evaporator (10) having an expansion device (8) connected upstream thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sascha Hellmann
  • Patent number: 10352606
    Abstract: A cooling system comprises a refrigeration circuit (1) circulating a refrigerant and comprising in the flow direction of the refrigerant at least one compressor (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d); at least one condenser (4); at least one expansion device (8, 10); and at least one evaporator (11) for providing a cooling capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sascha Hellmann, Hans-Joachim Huff
  • Publication number: 20190086130
    Abstract: Refrigeration circuit (1a) comprising in the direction of flow of a circulating refrigerant: a compressor unit (2) comprising at least one compressor (2a, 2b, 2c); a heat rejecting heat exchanger/gas cooler (4); a high pressure expansion device (6); a receiver (8); an expansion device (10); an evaporator (12); and a low pressure gas-liquid-separation unit comprising at least two collecting containers (32, 34) which are configured for alternately separating a liquid phase portion from the refrigerant leaving the evaporator (12) and delivering the separated liquid refrigerant back to the receiver (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventor: Sascha Hellmann
  • Publication number: 20180142927
    Abstract: An ejector refrigeration circuit (1) comprises a high pressure ejector circuit (3) comprising in the direction of flow of a circulating refrigerant: a heat rejecting heat exchanger/gas cooler (4) having an inlet side (4a) and an outlet side (4b); at least two variable ejectors (6, 7) with different capacities connected in parallel, each of the variable ejectors (6, 7) comprising a primary high pressure input port (6a, 7a), a secondary low pressure input port (6b, 7b) and an output port (6c, 7c); wherein the primary high pressure input ports (6a, 7a) of the at least two variable ejectors (6, 7) are fluidly connected to the outlet side (4b) of the heat rejecting heat exchanger/gas cooler (4); a receiver (8), having an inlet (8a), a liquid outlet (8c), and a gas outlet (8b), wherein the inlet (8a) is fluidly connected to the output ports (6c, 7c) of the at least two variable ejectors (6, 7); at least one compressor (2a, 2b, 2c) having an inlet side (21a, 21 b, 21c) and an outlet side (22a, 22b, 22c), the inlet s
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Sascha Hellmann, Christoph Kren
  • Patent number: 9970695
    Abstract: An oil separation device (14) for separating oil from a refrigerant-oil-mixture in a refrigeration cycle (1), the oil separation device (14) comprises a first refrigerant conduit having at least a first portion (16) with a first diameter (d1); a second refrigerant conduit arranged downstream of and connected to the first refrigerant conduit, the second refrigerant conduit having at least a second portion with a second diameter (d2) being smaller than the first diameter (d1); wherein the second portion (18) of the second refrigerant conduit having the second diameter (d2) extends into the first portion (16) of the first refrigerant conduit forming an oil separation pocket (32) between the outer diameter of the second portion (18) and the inner diameter of the first portion (16); and a suction line (20) having an inlet end (19), which opens into the oil separation pocket (32) and is configured to suck oil from the oil separation pocket (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sascha Hellmann, Alexander Tambovtsev
  • Publication number: 20180066872
    Abstract: An ejector refrigeration circuit comprises: a high pressure ejector circuit comprising in the direction of flow of a circulating refrigerant: a heat rejecting heat exchanger/gas cooler having an inlet side and an outlet side; at least one ejector comprising a primary high pressure input port, a secondary low pressure input port, and an output port, the primary high pressure input port being fluidly connected to the outlet side of the heat rejecting heat exchanger/gas cooler; a receiver, having a liquid outlet, a gas outlet and an inlet, which is fluidly connected to the output port of the at least one ejector; at least one compressor having an inlet side and an outlet side, the inlet side of the at least one compressor being fluidly connected to gas outlet of the receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventor: Sascha Hellmann
  • Publication number: 20170159977
    Abstract: A refrigeration system (1) has A) an ejector circuit (3) comprising: Aa) a high pressure compressor unit (2) comprising at least one compressor (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d); Ab) a heat rejecting heat exchanger/gas cooler (4); Ac) an ejector (6); Ad) a receiver (8) having a gas outlet (8b) which is connected to an inlet of the high pressure compressor unit (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: Sascha Hellmann
  • Patent number: 9500395
    Abstract: A refrigeration circuit is disclosed circulating a refrigerant and comprising in the direction of flow of the refrigerant a compressor (2); at least one condenser (14, 16) for rejecting heat to ambient air; an expansion device (8); and an evaporator (10). The refrigeration circuit further comprises a collecting container (12), the output of which being connected to the expansion device (8); a heat rejecting heat exchanger (4) for heat exchange of the refrigerant to a heat pump system, the output of the heat rejecting heat exchanger (4) being connected to the collecting container (12); and means (V1, V2) for connecting the heat rejecting heat exchanger (4) or at least one of the condenser(s) (14, 16) to the output of the compressor (2) depending on the availability of cooling power at the heat rejecting heat exchanger (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christian Scheumann, Sascha Hellmann
  • Publication number: 20160238294
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle (1) comprises in the direction of flow of a circulating refrigerant: a compressor unit (2); an oil separation device (4) which is configured for separating oil from an refrigerant-oil-mixture leaving the compressor unit (2); at least one gas cooler/condenser (6); and at least one evaporator (10) having an expansion device (8) connected upstream thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventor: Sascha Hellmann
  • Publication number: 20160231040
    Abstract: A refrigeration circuit (1) configured for circulating a refrigerant an comprises in the direction of flow of the refrigerant: at least one compressor (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d); at least one heat recovery heat exchanger (4); at least one gas cooler/condenser (10); at least one evaporator associated expansion device (18); at least one receiver (14); and at least one evaporator (20). The refrigeration circuit (1) further comprises a gas/liquid separator (8) having a refrigerant inlet line (7) fluidly connected to an outlet-side of the at least one heat recovery heat exchanger (4); an gaseous phase outlet line (9) fluidly connected to an inlet side of the at least one gas cooler/condenser (10); and an liquid phase outlet line (13) fluidly connected to the receiver (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventor: Sascha Hellmann
  • Publication number: 20150233624
    Abstract: A cooling system comprises a refrigeration circuit (1) circulating a refrigerant and comprising in the flow direction of the refrigerant at least one compressor (2a, 2b, 2c, 2d); at least one condenser (4); at least one expansion device (8, 10); and at least one evaporator (11) for providing a cooling capacity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Sascha Hellmann, Hans-Joachim Huff
  • Publication number: 20140165646
    Abstract: An oil separation device (14) for separating oil from a refrigerant-oil-mixture in a refrigeration cycle (1), the oil separation device (14) comprises a first refrigerant conduit having at least a first portion (16) with a first diameter (d1); a second refrigerant conduit arranged downstream of and connected to the first refrigerant conduit, the second refrigerant conduit having at least a second portion with a second diameter (d2) being smaller than the first diameter (d1); wherein the second portion (18) of the second refrigerant conduit having the second diameter (d2) extends into the first portion (16) of the first refrigerant conduit forming an oil separation pocket (32) between the outer diameter of the second portion (18) and the inner diameter of the first portion (16); and a suction line (20) having an inlet end (19), which opens into the oil separation pocket (32) and is configured to suck oil from the oil separation pocket (32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Inventors: Sascha Hellmann, Alexander Tambovtsev