Compressor-condenser-evaporator Circuit Patents (Class 62/498)
  • Publication number: 20140024575
    Abstract: A composition based on 3,3,3-trifluoropropene and ammonia, and to the use thereof, especially as a heat transfer fluid. A heat-transfer composition including the composition based on 3,3,3-trifluoropropene and ammonia and also one or more additives chosen from lubricants, stabilizers, surfactants, tracers, fluorescers, odorant agents and solubilizers, and mixtures thereof. A process for heating or cooling a fluid or a body by means of a vapor compression circuit containing a heat-transfer fluid, said process successively including evaporation of the heat-transfer fluid, compression of the heat-transfer fluid, condensation of the heat fluid and depressurization of the heat-transfer fluid, in which the heat-transfer fluid is a composition based on 3,3,3-trifluoropropene and ammonia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: ARKEMA FRANCE
    Inventors: Wissam Rached, Jean-Christophe Boutier
  • Patent number: 8627680
    Abstract: A centrifugal compressor assembly for compressing refrigerant in a 250-ton capacity or larger chiller system comprising a motor, preferably a compact, high energy density motor or permanent magnet motor, for driving a shaft at a range of sustained operating speeds under the control of a variable speed drive. Another embodiment of the centrifugal compressor assembly comprises a mixed flow impeller and a vaneless diffuser sized such that a final stage compressor operates with an optimal specific speed range for targeted combinations of head and capacity, while a non-final stage compressor operates above the optimum specific speed of the final stage compressor. Another embodiment of the centrifugal compressor assembly comprises an integrated inlet flow conditioning assembly to condition flow of refrigerant into an impeller to achieve a target approximately constant angle swirl distribution with minimal guide vane turning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Trane International, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul H. Haley, Dennis R. Dorman, Frederic Byron Hamm, Jr., David M. Foye, James A. Kwiatkowski, Rick T. James, Randall L. Janssen, William J. Plzak
  • Patent number: 8627670
    Abstract: A vertical discharge condenser includes a generally cylindrical heat exchanger having a vertical interruption between a first and a second end of the heat exchanger, a panel enclosing the vertical interruption in the heat exchanger to form an uninterrupted generally cylindrical enclosure, a generally circular fan grille enclosing a top of the cylindrical enclosure, and a generally circular base pan enclosing a bottom of the cylindrical enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Springer Carrier Ltda.
    Inventors: Luciano da Luz Moraes, Regis Silva, Carlos Afonso Tesche, Joao Paulo Pacheco Oliveira, Lucio Alende Reffatti
  • Patent number: 8627671
    Abstract: A self-contained heat transfer system conveys heat from a first heat reservoir at a relatively low temperature to a second heat reservoir at relatively high temperature, the heat transfer system defining a closed loop that contains a working fluid. The self-contained heat transfer system includes a hermetically-sealed housing that defines an enclosure; a first heat transfer device having an exposed surface configured to be in thermal communication with the first heat reservoir; a second heat transfer device having an exposed surface configured to be in thermal communication with the second heat reservoir; and an electrochemical compressor within the enclosure and between the first and second heat transfer devices, wherein the electrochemical compressor includes one or more electrochemical cells, each electrochemical cell including a gas pervious anode, a gas pervious cathode, and an electrolytic membrane disposed between and in intimate electrical contact with the cathode and the anode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2014
    Assignee: Xergy Incorporated
    Inventor: Bamdad Bahar
  • Publication number: 20140007602
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for automatic regulation of water temperature. The apparatus comprises a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, a condenser that receives refrigerant from the compressor and reduces the temperature of the refrigerant by exchanging the refrigerant's heat with air surrounding the condenser, an expanding valve that receives refrigerant from the condenser and transforms the refrigerant in a high pressure state to a low pressure state, and an evaporator that receives refrigerant from the expanding valve and facilitates heat exchange between the low temperature refrigerant and a high temperature water. The evaporator comprises of two adjacent chambers that share a common wall. The first chamber is configured to receive the refrigerant and the second chamber is configured to receive the water, and the refrigerant and water exchange heat through the common wall. The heat exchange results in the reduction of water temperature and an increase in the refrigerant's temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventor: AbdulRazaq Haruna
  • Publication number: 20140007612
    Abstract: A refrigerator having a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment that circulates two individual refrigerating cycles using two compressors so as to individually cool the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment. The refrigerator includes two compressors, one dual path condenser, two expansion valves, and two evaporators. The dual path condenser has two individual condensation paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventors: Ki Hyun KIM, Myoung Hun Kim, Hool Joong Kim, Ho Choi
  • Publication number: 20140000308
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus (50) includes: a main refrigerant circuit (21) having a compressor (1), a radiator (2), a first expansion mechanism (5), a second expansion mechanism (6), and an evaporator (4); an injection passage (22) for supplying an intermediate-pressure refrigerant to an injection port 1c of the compressor 1; and a water circuit (30) through which water to be heated in the radiator (2) flows. The refrigeration cycle apparatus (50) includes a sub heat exchanger (3) for cooling the water in the water circuit (30) by exchanging heat between the refrigerant in the injection passage (22) and the water to be heated in the radiator (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Kou KOMORI, Yuichi YAKUMARU, Tomoichiro TAMURA, Masaya HONMA, Hiroki HAYASHI
  • Patent number: 8616016
    Abstract: At a time of a heating high-load operation, a harmonic current is flown in an armature winding to induction-heat rare-earth magnets, thus reducing a residual magnetic flux density. Thereby, the number of rotations of a radial gap type motor is improved. The rare-earth magnets are provided near a cooling medium passage extending substantially in parallel with a flow line of a cooling medium, so that the cooling medium recovers heat of the heated rare-earth magnets. At a time of a cooling high-load operation, a greater number of rotations are obtained with respect to the same torque command value, by a field weakening control by means of a current-phase advance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshinari Asano, Tomomi Sakamoto, Nobuyuki Kifuji, Hirofumi Higashi, Shintarou Araki
  • Publication number: 20130340469
    Abstract: A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator includes a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant, a condensing unit configured to pass the compressed refrigerant and a first heat exchanger unit and a second heat exchanger unit where each of the first heat exchanger unit and the second heat exchanger unit are configured to provide heat exchange as the refrigerant passes therethrough. When a defrosting mode is performed for one of the first heat exchanger unit and the second heat exchanger unit, the refrigerant compressed at the compressor unit is supplied to the one of the first heat exchanger unit and the second heat exchanger unit, and then the refrigerant is supplied to the other one of the first heat exchanger unit and the second heat exchanger unit after the refrigerant is passed through an expansion valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventor: Seongjae KIM
  • Publication number: 20130340455
    Abstract: A refrigeration system with pressure-balanced heat reclaim includes at least one compressor configured to discharge a compressed refrigerant. A heat reclaim branch has a first end configured to receive at least a first portion of the compressed refrigerant and a second end, the heat reclaim branch also has a first refrigerant pressure drop. A condensing branch has a first end configured to receive at least a second portion of the compressed refrigerant and a second end, the second end of the condensing branch is fluidly coupled to the second end of the heat reclaim branch, and the condensing branch has a second refrigerant pressure drop. A pressure regulation device is disposed on one of the heat reclaim branch and the condensing branch and substantially equalizes the first refrigerant pressure drop and the second refrigerant pressure drop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventors: J. Scott Martin, Victor N. Votary
  • Patent number: 8615327
    Abstract: A humidity estimation device connected with an air-conditioner includes a charge airflow rate estimation (CARE) unit, a charge air absolute humidity estimation (CAAHE) unit, an indoor generated vapor amount estimation (IGVAE) unit, and an indoor absolute humidity estimation (IAHE) unit. The CARE unit calculates an estimated charge airflow rate (ECAR) of the air-conditioner based on operation control information of the charge fan and a preset fan differential pressure. The CAAHE unit calculates an estimated charge air absolute humidity (ECAAH) of the air-conditioner based on a charge air temperature and a preset charge air relative humidity. The IGVAE unit calculates an estimated indoor generated vapor amount (EIGVA) based on an indoor temperature, the number of persons in the room and activity index values of the persons. The IAHE unit calculates an estimated absolute humidity in the room based on the ECAR, the ECAAH and the EIGVA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yasuo Takagi, Koichi Ikeda, Yukio Hiraoka, Hisashi Kobayashi, Akihiro Fujii
  • Publication number: 20130333413
    Abstract: A rooftop air conditioning unit, including an air conditioner to produce conditioned air for a conditioned space within a building, the air conditioner having an evaporator, a compressor operably disposed downstream from the evaporator and a condenser operably interposed between the compressor and the evaporator, the rooftop air conditioning unit including a housing, disposed on a roof of the building to house the evaporator, the compressor and the condenser, the housing being formed to define a pathway from an inlet that is fed by exterior and/or interior air to an outlet leading to the conditioned space and a heat reclaim module disposed within the housing and operably coupled to the air conditioner to be receptive of heat produced in the air conditioner for heat exchange operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard G. Lord, Eugene D. Daddis, JR., Kenneth J. Nieva
  • Publication number: 20130333862
    Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus controls that a discharge temperature does not become too high with a refrigerant whose compressor discharge temperature readily rises, and thus suppress degradation of the refrigerant and a refrigerating machine oil. An injection pipe that injects a heat source side refrigerant into a compressor is installed, connected a pipe between a backflow prevention device and an opening and closing device installed on a branching pipe, and an aperture unit in the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Yamashita, Hiroyuki Morimoto, Katsuhiro Ishimura, Shinichi Wakamoto, Naofumi Takenaka
  • Publication number: 20130333402
    Abstract: Climate control systems and methods of operating climate control systems for motor vehicles are provided herein. In one example, the method comprises the steps of expanding a condensed refrigerant stream with an expansion valve to form a partially expanded refrigerant stream. The partially expanded refrigerant stream comprises a refrigerant liquid phase and a refrigerant vapor phase. The partially expanded refrigerant stream is separated with a liquid-vapor separator into a refrigerant liquid stream and a refrigerant vapor stream. Heat is exchanged between air passing across or through an evaporator and the refrigerant liquid stream passing internally through and expanding in the evaporator to form a superheated refrigerant gas stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventors: BRYAN M. STYLES, HARRY E. EUSTICE
  • Publication number: 20130333412
    Abstract: An oil-free central compressor variable refrigerant flow air conditioning system structure and method is set out. The system may be a new installation, or retrofit. Refrigerant piping spans are not limited by considerations of entrained oil flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: MULTISTACK LLC
    Inventor: Mark PLATT
  • Patent number: 8601831
    Abstract: A refrigeration machine for a domestic refrigerator includes a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator, which are connected to form a refrigerant circuit, wherein a stop valve is arranged in a refrigerant path from the condenser to the evaporator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Panagiotis Fotiadis, Hans Ihle
  • Patent number: 8601832
    Abstract: A turbo compressor has a plurality of stages of compression means, each including an impeller and a diffuser, arranged in tandem with the flow of a fluid, and is capable of compressing the fluid sequentially in a plurality of the compression means and supplying the fluid compressed in the compression means in a final stage to a condenser. The diffuser of at least the compression means in the final stage is a vaneless diffuser which does not include diffuser vanes which reduce the turning speed of the fluid in the diffuser. As such, according to this turbo compressor, it is possible to reduce generation of noise resulting from the transmission of turbulence of the fluid to the condenser, which occurs as the refrigerant collides against the diffuser vane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: IHI Corporation
    Inventor: Minoru Tsukamoto
  • Publication number: 20130319038
    Abstract: A cooling system includes a compressor that circulates refrigerant; a condenser that condenses the refrigerant; an expansion valve that reduces a pressure of the refrigerant that has been condensed by the condenser; an evaporator that vaporizes the refrigerant that has been reduced in pressure by the expansion valve; a refrigerant passage through which the refrigerant flows from an outlet of the condenser toward an inlet of the expansion valve, and that includes a passage forming portion that forms part of the refrigerant passage; a second passage that is connected in parallel with the passage forming portion; a cooling portion that is provided in the second passage and cools a heat source using the refrigerant; and an expansion valve that is arranged upstream of the cooling portion in the second passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicants: NIPPON SOKEN, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kawase, Yuichi Ohno, Kazuhide Uchida, Yoshiaki Kawakami, Yuki Jojima, Eizo Takahashi, Kousuke Sato
  • Publication number: 20130319036
    Abstract: A water-cooled heat rejection heat exchanger is provided and includes a housing having first and second opposing end plates and sidewalls extending between the end plates to form an enclosure, at least the first end plate including first and second inlet/outlet pairs for first and second fluids, respectively, a plurality of plates disposed within the enclosure between the first and second end plates to define a first fluid pathway disposed in fluid communication with the first inlet/outlet pair and a second fluid pathway disposed in fluid communication with the second inlet/outlet pair and a plurality of brazed formations disposed between adjacent ones of the first end plate, the plurality of plates and the second end plate to isolate the first fluid pathway from the second fluid pathway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael F. Taras, Mark J. Perkovich, Mel Woldesemayat
  • Patent number: 8596552
    Abstract: A valve (4) for a refrigeration system. Comprises two diaphragms (8, 10) being operatively connected. One diaphragm (8) is in contact with the refrigerant, the other (10) is in contact with the filling fluid. The two diaphragms (8, 10) may have different active areas. In combination with the connection between the two diaphragms (8, 10) this provides a ‘pressure gearing’ between the filling fluid and the refrigerant. Allows the pressure of the filling fluid to be relatively low even when the pressure of the refrigerant is high, while ensuring that the valve (4) can function properly. Particularly suitable for high pressure refrigeration systems, such as CO2 systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Danfoss A/S
    Inventors: Holger Nicolaisen, Jens Erik Rasmussen, Torben Funder-Kristensen, Joergen Trelle-Pedersen, Torben Matzon, Anders Vestergaard, Lars Mou Jessen
  • Publication number: 20130312452
    Abstract: An apparatus (20) has a compressor (22), heat rejection heat exchanger (30), heat absorption heat exchanger (60), and expansion-compression device (40; 200). The expansion-compression device couples the heat absorption heat exchanger to the heat rejection heat exchanger and to the compressor. The expansion-compression device comprises first (80A), second (80B), third (80C), and fourth (80D) variable volume chambers and a pivoting member. The pivoting member (98) is mounted for reciprocal rotation in opposite first and second directions about an initial orientation and is coupled to the chambers so that: rotation from the initial orientation in the first direction expands the first and third chambers and compresses the second and fourth chambers; and rotation from the initial orientation in the first direction compresses the first and third chambers and expands the second and fourth chambers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: CARRIER CORPORATION
    Inventor: David W. Gerlach
  • Publication number: 20130312451
    Abstract: A multiple panel heat exchanger and atmospheric water harvester using the same is provided. The multiple panel heat exchanger includes two or more heat exchange panels arranged in side-by-side series with their major cross sectional areas normal to airflow across the heat exchanger. The heat exchange panels are fluidically connected in series and with a first heat exchange panel in the series having a heat exchange fluid inlet into the heat exchanger and a last heat exchange panel in the series having a heat exchange fluid outlet from the heat exchanger. The multiple panel heat exchanger is suited for a heat exchanger in a refrigeration circuit, such as an evaporator in a vapor-compression refrigeration circuit. An atmospheric water harvester including the multiple panel heat exchanger is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventor: Michael D. Max
  • Patent number: 8590329
    Abstract: A medium voltage power controller box is mounted on a chiller unit with the other components of the chiller system. The power controller box can be positioned on the chiller system unit to permit the power controller box to be close coupled to the motor, and specifically to the main motor lead exit hub without the need for any power conduit connections between the power controller box and the motor. In addition, the power controller box also does not require any control interface and receives controls from a control panel. A short conduit connection between the control panel and the power controller box is used to provide the necessary connections between the control panel and the power controller box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Johnson Controls Technology Company
    Inventors: Dean K. Norbeck, John C. Hansen
  • Patent number: 8590327
    Abstract: A refrigerating apparatus for keeping an inside of a storage at a predetermined low-temperature state includes first and second refrigerant circuits including compressors, condensers, decompressors, and evaporators, connected circularly with pipings to form refrigerating cycles, the circuit having a first or second refrigerant sealed therein as a working refrigerant, a first sensor which detects a temperature of a cascade condenser constituted by integrating the evaporator of the first refrigerant circuit and the condenser of the second refrigerant circuit in a heat exchangeable manner, first and second controllers which control operation performances of the first and second compressors in a variable manner based on first and second sensor detected temperatures in order that the first and second sensor detected temperatures are first and second temperatures, respectively, and a second sensor which detects a temperature inside the storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Healthcare Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryuzo Tobe, Tetsuo Sakurai, Ryuichi Tsuruma
  • Publication number: 20130305775
    Abstract: A system to perform a vapor compression refrigeration cycle using water as the refrigerant is provided and includes an evaporator to output water vapor having a water vapor temperature of a first temperature and a water vapor pressure of a first pressure, a condenser to output liquid water at a second temperature, which is higher than the first temperature, and a second pressure, which is higher than the first pressure and a compressor, operably disposed downstream from the evaporator and upstream from the condenser, to compress the water vapor to thereby increase the water vapor temperature from the first temperature and to thereby increase the water vapor pressure from the first pressure by at least a 7:1 ratio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Carrier Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph J. Sangiovanni
  • Publication number: 20130305764
    Abstract: In an air-conditioning apparatus equipped with an outdoor unit having outdoor devices including a compressor that compresses a refrigerant, a flow switching valve that switches the flowing direction of the refrigerant, an outdoor heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the refrigerant and outdoor air, a first expansion valve that reduces the pressure of the refrigerant, an excess-refrigerant container that retains an excess refrigerant of the refrigerant, and a second expansion valve that reduces the pressure of the refrigerant; and an indoor unit having an indoor heat exchanger that exchanges heat between the refrigerant and indoor air, the air-conditioning apparatus includes an outdoor-heat-exchanger refrigerant injection port provided in a refrigerant pipe that is directly connected to the outdoor heat exchanger, and an excess-refrigerant-container refrigerant injection port provided in a refrigerant pipe that is directly connected to the excess-refrigerant container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunori Korenaga, Takeshi Kuramochi, Hirofumi Horiuchi
  • Publication number: 20130298597
    Abstract: A thermostatic expansion valve and a refrigerating system comprising the thermostatic expansion valve. The thermostatic expansion valve comprises a valve body arranged with an air box on the top, and the inner chamber of the air box is divided into an upper chamber and a lower chamber by a diaphragm. Within the inner chamber of the valve body there are provided a valve plug component and a valve port matched with the valve plug component. The inner chamber of the valve body is divided into a first interface chamber and a second interface chamber by a sealing line or sealing face between the valve port and the valve plug component. At the lower end part of the valve body there is provided a balance chamber to balance the valve plug component. The upper end part of the valve plug component is arranged within the lower chamber and the lower end part thereof is arranged within the balance chamber (14) of the valve body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: ZHEJIANG SANHUA CO., LTD
    Inventor: Changqing Liu
  • Publication number: 20130298596
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle 1 is constituted by joining at least a compressor 2, a condenser 3, a decompression and expansion device 4, and an evaporator 5 to each other by a pipe 6. The condenser 3 is formed of a condenser with a supercooling part including a condensing part 7 and a supercooling part 8. The refrigeration cycle 1 further includes an internal heat exchanger 25. A rate at which the supercooling part 8 occupies with respect to the whole condenser 3 is set to a value which falls within a range of 3% to 9% when the heat exchange efficiency of the internal heat exchanger 25 falls within a range of 25% to 75%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Valeo Japan Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenji Iijima
  • Publication number: 20130298591
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus that cools an HV appliance heat source includes: a compressor for circulating a coolant; a condenser for condensing the coolant; an expansion valve that decompresses the coolant that has been condensed by the condenser; an evaporator for evaporating the coolant that has been decompressed by the expansion valve; and a coolant passageway through which the coolant that moves from an outlet of the condenser toward an inlet of the expansion valve flows. The coolant passageway includes a passageway-forming portion that forms a portion of the coolant passageway. The cooling apparatus further includes a coolant passageway that is disposed in parallel with the passageway-forming portion, and that circulates the coolant via the HV appliance heat source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicants: NIPPON SOKEN, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yuichi Ohno, Kazuhide Uchida, Yoshiaki Kawakami, Yuki Jojima, Eizo Takahashi, Kousuke Sato
  • Publication number: 20130298588
    Abstract: A cooling device for a charger capable of simplifying the device configuration and reducing the power consumption is provided. Cooling device for cooling the charger for charging a battery with use of power supply received from a power source includes a compressor for circulating a cooling agent, a condenser for condensing the cooling agent, a decompressor for decompressing the cooling agent condensed by condenser, an evaporator for evaporating the cooling agent decompressed by the decompressor, and a cooling portion for cooling the charger with use of the cooling agent flowing from the condenser, and the cooling portion is provided on a path of the cooling agent flowing from the condenser to the evaporator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yuki Jojima
  • Publication number: 20130291572
    Abstract: A device for cool drying a gas in the direction of flow of the coolant includes a closed cooling circuit with successively a compressor, a condenser and an expansion device and an evaporator that is the primary part of a heat exchanger and that has a secondary part through which the gas to be dried is guided. A bypass pipe in the cooling circuit can be closed by a bypass valve with a valve element and a pressure-sensitive element acting on it that is exposed to a local control pressure in the cooling circuit. A control pressure pipe connects the pressure sensitive element to the closed cooling circuit upstream of the outlet of the evaporator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: Atlas Copco Airpower, Naamloze Vennootschap
    Inventor: Bart Geerts
  • Publication number: 20130283838
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a unitary heat pump air conditioner (Unitary HPAC) that includes a refrigerant loop having a condenser, a refrigerant expansion device, and an evaporator hydraulically connected in series. An electrically driven compressor is provided to circulate a two-phase refrigerant through the refrigerant loop to transfer heat from the evaporator to the condenser. The unitary HPAC also includes a cold side chiller configured to hydraulically connect to a cold side coolant loop and is in thermal communication with the evaporator. The unitary HPAC further includes a hot side chiller configured to hydraulically connect to a hot side coolant loop and is in thermal communication with the condenser. The refrigerant loop transfer heat from the cold side chiller to the hot side chiller, thereby cooling the cold side coolant loop and heating the hot side coolant loop. The components of the unitary HPAC are mounted on a common platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Prasad S. Kadle, Frederick V. Oddi, Gary S. Vreeland, Edward Wolfe, IV, Lindsey L. Leitzel, Scott B. Lipa
  • Publication number: 20130283850
    Abstract: An air-conditioning loop, in which a refrigerant flows, is capable of operating as a heat pump. The air-conditioning loop includes a compressor. The air-conditioning loop further includes a first solenoid valve connected to the compressor, to a radiator, and to an external heat exchanger. The radiator is connected to the external heat exchanger via a first pressure-release device and to an evaporator via a second pressure-release device. The evaporator is connected to the compressor. The external heat exchanger is connected to the compressor and to the evaporator via a second solenoid valve. The external heat exchanger, the first solenoid valve, and the second solenoid valve constitute a unitary part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Valeo Systemes Thermiques
    Inventor: Laurent Delaforge
  • Publication number: 20130283831
    Abstract: A space conditioning system includes a hot gas reheat section and one or more modulating valves to direct a percentage of refrigerant flow to the hot gas reheat section. The hot gas reheat section includes multiple refrigerant circuits arranged in parallel. A control valve is used to allow the refrigerant to flow through selected ones of the multiple refrigerant circuits in response to the percentage of refrigerant flow directed to the hot gas reheat section, thereby varying the internal volume of the hot gas reheat section available to the refrigerant. Refrigerant charge hold-up within the hot gas reheat section can thereby be minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventor: Yi Hua
  • Publication number: 20130283830
    Abstract: Refrigeration systems with a purge for removing non-condensables from the refrigerant and an acid filter for remove acid from the refrigerant are provided. The acid filter can be operatively connected to the purge. Optionally, the purge can include a separating device for separating non-condensable gases from condensable refrigerant gases and an acid filter is provided to remove acid from the condensable refrigerant gases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Daoud Ali JANDAL, Julie Ann MAJURIN, Stephen Anthony KUJAK, Raymond Scott SCHAFER, Paul Edmond CIESLINSKI
  • Publication number: 20130283833
    Abstract: A refrigeration system (2) comprises a condenser/gas cooler (4), an intermediate expansion device (6) and a refrigerant collecting container (8); a normal refrigeration branch (10) connecting the refrigerant collecting container (8) to the condenser/gas cooler (4) said normal refrigeration branch (12) comprising a first expansion device (12), a first evaporator (14) and a compressor unit (16) of the normal refrigeration branch (10); a freezing branch (18) connecting the refrigerant collecting container (8) to the condenser/gas cooler (4), said freezing branch (18) comprising a second expansion device (20), a second evaporator (22), and a first compressor unit (24) and a second compressor unit (26) of said freezing branch (18), the first and second compressor units (24, 26) of the freezing branch (18) being connected in series.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Hans-Joachim Huff, Tobias Sienel
  • Publication number: 20130283832
    Abstract: Refrigeration systems with a purge for removing non-condensables from an environmentally-suitable chiller refrigerant are provided. The refrigeration systems utilize an environmentally-suitable chiller refrigerant with a 100 year direct global warming potential (GWP) of less than 150. The refrigeration systems further include a remover to remove refrigerant-harmful gases from the chiller refrigerant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Stephen Anthony KUJAK, Julie Ann MAJURIN, Daoud Ali JANDAL, William O'DRISCOLL
  • Patent number: 8561425
    Abstract: A refrigerant vapor compression system includes a flash tank economizer and a refrigerant-to-refrigerant heat exchanger economizer disposed in series refrigerant flow relationship in the refrigerant circuit intermediate a refrigerant heat rejection heat exchanger and a refrigerant heat absorption heat exchanger. A primary expansion valve disposed in the refrigerant circuit in operative association with and upstream of the refrigerant heat absorption heat exchanger and an economizer expansion valve disposed in the refrigerant circuit in operative association and upstream of the flash tank economizer provide a two-step expansion process for expanding refrigerant passing through the refrigerant circuit from the refrigerant heat rejection heat exchanger to the refrigerant heat absorption heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Biswajit Mitra, Yu H. Chen
  • Patent number: 8561424
    Abstract: Several air motors are powered by a refrigerant that is pressurized to drive an alternator or generator. The electrical output can be used to propel a vehicle or to drive any type of operating system for land, air or sea based systems. The system uses a dual charging system to move pressurized gas that is then injected into an air motor. The gas is then exhausted and condensed back to a liquid. The liquid is stored until it is needed. It is then heated back into a gas, and fed back into the air motor in a continuous cycle. Several of these systems can be installed and connected to a planetary gear system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Inventors: Michael Posciri, Charles Posciri
  • Publication number: 20130269380
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle device includes a first refrigerant passage in which a compressor, a first solenoid valve, a four-way valve, an outdoor heat exchanger, a pressure reducing device, an indoor heat exchanger, and an accumulator are sequentially connected through pipes; a second refrigerant passage in which a second solenoid valve and a water refrigerant heat exchanger are sequentially connected to a pipe that connects a portion of a pipe between the compressor and the first solenoid valve to the pressure reducing device; heating means for heating a shell of the compressor; and a controller that performs control so as to close the first solenoid valve and the second solenoid valve in association with an operation of the compressor being stopped and so as to open the first solenoid valve when the heating means heats the compressor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Ryo OYA
  • Patent number: 8555669
    Abstract: An improved air conditioner condensing unit for use in corrosive environments. The condensing unit comprises a compressor, a condenser coil containing cooling fins having a spacing of about 0.080 to about 0.050 inches, and a motorized corrosive resistant shrouded fan assembly, all of which are mounted on a substantially flat corrosive resistant baseplate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: LeBlanc & Associates, Inc
    Inventors: Mervyn LeBlanc, David Sandlin, Scott Berniard
  • Patent number: 8549873
    Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a shell communicating with a first fluid inlet pipe and a first fluid outlet pipe, end caps coupled to ends of the shell to communicate with a second fluid inlet pipe and a second fluid outlet pipe, a plurality of tubes disposed in the shell to constitute a channel through which a second fluid flows, an end baffle located at ends of the tubes to prevent mixing of a first fluid and the second fluid, and a first plate to fill gaps between the tubes and the end baffle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yong Sam Kwon
  • Publication number: 20130255284
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising (E)-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluorobat-2-ene as a mixture with at least one hydrocarbon, hydrofinorocarbon or fluoroolefin compound having a boiling point less than or equal to 42° C., and also to the use of this composition as a heat transfer fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Arkema France
    Inventor: Wissam Rached
  • Publication number: 20130255309
    Abstract: A high-efficiency air conditioning system for chilling an interior of a building that includes: a compressor; a condenser having a condenser fan associated with the condenser that moves air to cool the condenser; at least two evaporator sections wherein a first evaporator section operates at a first evaporator pressure and a second evaporator section operates at a second evaporator pressure that is different than the first evaporator pressure; at least a first throttling device and a second throttling device having different throttling characteristics with the first throttling device being less restrictive than the second throttling device; and a plurality of refrigerant conduits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Guolian Wu, Steven Kuehl, Alberto Gomes, Nihat Cur
  • Patent number: 8544256
    Abstract: One embodiment of a heat exchange system is disclosed having a heat exchange compressor and multiple evaporators capable of operating at different heat transfer requirements. The heat exchange compressor may be a single-stage or multi-stage compressor. In one form the evaporators return working fluid in separate streams to the heat exchange compressor. The heat exchange compressor may be integrated with a gas turbine engine and includes a number of inlets that correspond to a number of separate evaporators. Each inlet can be configured to receive working fluid at different locations within a pressure and velocity flow field created in the compressor. The heat exchange compressor may be driven by a shaft of the gas turbine engine and may be positioned at a variety of locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventor: Larry Allen Junod
  • Publication number: 20130247603
    Abstract: In order to improve a refrigeration system comprising a refrigeration circuit, in which a refrigerant compressor, a condenser following on from the refrigerant compressor, an expansion device following on from the condenser and an evaporator following on from the expansion device are arranged, the evaporator being connected to the refrigerant compressor, wherein the refrigerant compressor has a drive motor speed-controlled by an electronic motor control and a control cooling branch which has refrigerant flowing through it, branches off from the refrigeration circuit between the condenser and the expansion device and is guided to a connection of the refrigerant compressor and in which a cooling element is arranged which is connected in a heat conducting manner to electronic power components of the motor control, in such a manner that disruption to the operation of the motor control is avoided as far as possible it is suggested that a regulating device be provided for the control cooling branch and this regulat
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: BITZER KUEHLMASCHINENBAU GMBH
    Inventors: Birte Margotti, Stephan Roelke
  • Publication number: 20130247608
    Abstract: A refrigerator may include a compressor with a reciprocating member to compress or expand working gas by undergoing reciprocating movement, and a leaf spring unit to support the reciprocating member. The leaf spring unit includes a leaf spring having a first rim fixed to a compressor body, a first hub arranged on an inner side of the first rim and mounted on the reciprocating member and a resilient arm part movably supporting the first hub with respect to the first rim, and an auxiliary spring having a second rim fixed to the compressor body, a second hub arranged on an inner side of the second rim and mounted on the reciprocating member and an auxiliary spring part supported in a form of cantilever on the second rim and the second hub. The leaf spring is arranged between auxiliary springs, and the auxiliary spring part opposes the resilient arm part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshikatsu HIRATSUKA
  • Publication number: 20130239597
    Abstract: A cold plate device and method for cooling electronic systems is provided including a generally flat thermally conductive body having a cooling channel within the thermally conductive body. A first cooling fluid travels through the cooling channel to remove heat from the conductive body. A vapor compression cycle system is coupled to the thermally conductive body such that the first cooling fluid removes heat from a second cooling fluid in a portion of the vapor compression cycle system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventor: Andre Mitchell
  • Publication number: 20130233013
    Abstract: To increase a heat exchange capacity of an indoor heat exchanger without increasing a pressure loss inside tubes of an outdoor heat exchanger. A heat exchanger is constituted by an indoor machine equipped with an indoor heat exchanger 10 constituted by a plurality of heat transfer tubes 12A, which have a spiral grooves 13A formed with a predetermined lead angle Ra on inner faces of the tubes and are made to pierce a plurality of fins 11, and an outdoor machine equipped with an outdoor heat exchanger 20 constituted by a plurality of heat transfer tubes 22A which have a lead angle Rb of spiral grooves 23A smaller than that of a heat transfer tubes 10A used for the indoor heat exchanger 10 and are made to pierce a plurality of fins 11.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Sangmu Lee
  • Publication number: 20130233012
    Abstract: Refrigeration systems are configured to utilize an operating fluid comprising an activated oil blend. The activated oil blend can comprise one or more precursor oils that are blended in a closed vessel containing a catalyst. Preferred operating fluids also comprise a polar heat transfer fluid such as r-134a, wherein at least some of the polar heat transfer molecules are complexed to a component of the activated oil blend.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventor: Bob Lee Davis