Compressor-condenser-evaporator Circuit Patents (Class 62/498)
  • Patent number: 8528358
    Abstract: Adequate distribution of a two-phase refrigerant flowing through a plurality of heat transfer tubes in a generally parallel manner is ensured. Tapping a portion of predominantly vapor refrigerant from an upstream location and delivering it to a downstream location where separation of liquid and vapor refrigerant phases is likely to occur and a liquid refrigerant phase is likely to accumulate. Additional momentum from the predominantly vapor refrigerant creates homogeneous conditions for the vapor/liquid refrigerant mixture, promoting uniform distribution of the mixture In downstream heat transfer tubes. The vapor refrigerant may be tapped from various locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Michael F. Taras, Alexander Lifson
  • Publication number: 20130219927
    Abstract: Provided is an air conditioner. The air conditioner including a compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, an indoor heat exchanger, and an expansion device includes a supercooling device for supercooling a refrigerant condensed in the outdoor heat exchanger or the indoor heat exchanger, an injection passage through which the refrigerant passing through the supercooling device is introduced into an injection inflow part of the compressor, a bypass passage extending from the injection passage to a suction part of the compressor to bypass the refrigerant, and a passage opening/closing part disposed in at least one of the injection passage and the bypass passage to selectively block a flow of the refrigerant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Byeongsu KIM, Yonghee JANG
  • Publication number: 20130219952
    Abstract: The height measured from the bottom surfaces of support legs is set to be 2.5 or more times as great as the outer diameter of the compressor body, the height of the center of gravity measured from the bottom surfaces of the support legs to the center of gravity is set to be ½ or less the overall height, and the support legs are provided in number of four, based on the fulfillment of Rc/cos?<Rb<L. Here Rb is the support point radius of the compressor body, Rc is the outer radius of the compressor body, L is the distance from a longitudinal central axis of the compressor body to a longitudinal central axis of an accumulator, and ? is an angle half the angle formed between the adjacent support legs about the central axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Toshiba Carrier Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiba Carrier Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130219950
    Abstract: A compressor is provided with a fixed scroll having a spiral lap erected on a bed plate; an orbiting scroll having a spiral lap erected on a panel and forming a compression room meshed with the fixed scroll; and an orbiting bearing disposed penetrating the panel and the central part of the lap of the orbiting scroll, wherein a lap center is so shifted from a panel center out of alignment in a direction in which, within a range in which the orbiting bearing can be formed in the central part of the lap, the longer of the minimum distance between the lap winding end position of the orbiting scroll and the outer circumference of the panel and the minimum distance between the outermost circumferential part and the outer circumference of the panel in an approximately 90° direction of becomes the shortest distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: HITACHI APPLIANCES, INC.
    Inventor: Hitachi Appliances, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130220579
    Abstract: A temperature-forcing system, for controlling the temperature of an electronic device under test, comprising a temperature-forcing head, including a face configured to be put in thermal contact with the device and an evaporator, in direct or indirect thermal contact with the face; and a refrigerant circulation subsystem, including a compressor, a condenser and a metering device; wherein the subsystem is configured to circulate a bi-phase refrigerant, in closed loop fashion, through the evaporator so that, during circulation, the refrigerant is maintained at high pressure between the compressor and the metering device and at low pressure while flowing through the evaporator. More specifically, in the disclosed system the refrigerant, while flowing through the evaporator at a low pressure, is operative to dissipate heat therefrom by evaporation and the evaporator or any part thereof is formed as a heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicants: M.D. MECHANICAL DEVICES LTD.
    Inventors: Lior YOSEF, Eyal SIMHON
  • Publication number: 20130219951
    Abstract: A structure of a suction pipe provided with a capillary tube having a spiral shape being inserted into an inside thereof, capable of easily fixing the capillary tube to the suction pipe, and a refrigerator having the same, the refrigerator including a suction pipe, and a capillary tube having a spiral portion being inserted into the inside the suction pipe, the suction pipe including a first wall making contact with the spiral portion, a second wall making contact with the spiral portion while facing the first wall, and a connecting wall configured to connect the first wall to the second wall while being spaced apart from the spiral portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130213082
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for an electronic equipment enclosure that provides a frame and an enclosure surrounding the frame. One or more plenums may be arranged between the frame and enclosure and a heat exchanger may be mounted within the one or more plenums. The heat exchanger(s) may be water-based, glycol-based, refrigerant-based or based on other liquid mediums. The heat exchanger(s) may include multiple sets of fans and cooling elements, which may form a redundant cooling configuration. The heat exchanger(s) of one or more enclosures may be interconnected to a cooling controller that may control liquid-flow and air-flow rates within the one or more enclosures based on sensor signals provided to the cooling controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: ELLIPTICAL MOBILE SOLUTIONS, LLC
    Inventors: William E. Woodbury, II, Simon J. Rohrich
  • Publication number: 20130213081
    Abstract: A refrigeration system including a refrigeration circuit that has an evaporator, a compressor, a condenser, and a heat exchanger. The evaporator, compressor, and condenser are fluidly connected and arranged in series with each other. A liquid line fluidly connects the evaporator to the condenser and a suction line fluidly connects the compressor to the evaporator. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of first refrigerant flow tubes that is in fluid communication with one of the suction line and the liquid line, and a second refrigerant flow tube that is in fluid communication with the other of the suction line and the liquid line. Each of the first refrigerant flow tubes and the second refrigerant flow tube have microchannels, and the second refrigerant flow tube positioned between and cooperates with the first refrigerant flow tubes to heat vapor refrigerant flowing in the suction line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: HUSSMANN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming Zhang, Ken Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20130213078
    Abstract: Obtained is an air-conditioning apparatus capable of having a thin low-pressure gas pipe even when a refrigerant with a low refrigerant density at low pressure is used. An air-conditioning apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit connecting a compressor, a heat source side heat exchanger, expansion devices, and use side heat exchangers with pipes and circulating a refrigerant whose density in a saturated refrigerant gas at 0 degrees C. is 35 to 65% of the density of an R410A refrigerant, and supercooling means (supercooling heat exchanger, expansion device, and bypass) making a liquid temperature sent from the heat source side heat exchanger to the expansion devices be 5 degrees C. or less in a cooling operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Morimoto, Koji Yamashita
  • Patent number: 8511112
    Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus which is capable of performing matching of the volumetric flow rate without performing pre-expansion it obtained. A refrigeration circuit includes a compression unit including a main compressor and a second compressor, a gas cooler, an expansion mechanism, and an evaporator interconnected with pipes, and a sub-compression mechanism driven by power recovered by the expansion mechanism, a suction side of the sub-compression mechanism is connected to a compression process of the compression unit, a discharge side of the sub-compression mechanism is connected to an inlet side of the gas cooler, and flow rate of refrigerant flowing into the sub-compression mechanism is controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Kakuda, Fumihiko Ishizono, Hideaki Nagata, Naofumi Takenaka, Takashi Okazaki, Mihoko Shimoji, Shin Sekiya, Toshihide Koda
  • Publication number: 20130205826
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus having a closed cooling circuit for cooling objects to semi-cryogenic or cryogenic temperatures includes a compressor to compress a gaseous coolant, and from which the coolant exits in a compressed gaseous state, an after-cooler connected downstream from the compressor, whereby the coolant exits largely in gaseous form, a counterflow heat exchanger having a feed line and return line arranged in such a way that the compressed coolant is liquefied in the feed line as the relieved coolant flowing through the return line is being heated. A cooling head that is connected with the feed line and return line. A coolant can flow through the cooling head whereby the coolant evaporates. The cooling head is arranged in a vacuum chamber, which can be joined with a low-pressure source, and is joined by flexible connecting lines with the feed line and return line of the counterflow heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventor: Johannes Wild
  • Publication number: 20130206360
    Abstract: An electric vehicle and a thermal management system are provided, a cooling device thereof comprises a condenser (12), a throttling element (14) and an evaporator (13); a heat exchange device thereof comprises a first air cooled heat exchanger (22) and a heater (23); a heat recovery cooling device thereof comprises a heat emission component heat exchanger (35), a second air cooled heat exchanger (34) and a cooler (33); a passenger compartment temperature regulating device thereof comprises the heater (23) and a cooler (33). The first air cooled heat exchanger (22) and the heater (23) are in communication with the condenser (12) through a first flow regulating valve (21). The cooler (33) and the heat emission component heat exchanger (35) are in communication with the evaporator (13) through a second flow regulating valve (31). The second air cooled heat exchanger (34) is selectively connected in series to the heat emission component heat exchanger (35).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: Hangzhou Sanhua Research Institute Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rongrong Zhang, Chuliang Shi
  • Patent number: 8505317
    Abstract: Refrigerating device formed by a main compressor (190), a condenser (140) downstream of and in fluid communication with the main compressor (190), main expansion means (170) downstream of the condenser (140) and an evaporator (180) downstream of and in fluid communication with the main expansion means (170), which also comprises a turbocompressor unit (160) in fluid communication between the evaporator (180) and the main compressor (190) and a heat exchanger (150, 152) having a hot branch (150c) connected upstream, via an inlet line (145), to the condenser (140) and downstream, via an outlet line (149), to the main expansion means (170) and a cold branch (15Of) connected, upstream, to an expansion means (142, 144) mounted on a branch (146) of the line (145) and, downstream, to a turbine portion (162) of the turbocompressor unit (160). The invention also relates to a method for circulating a refrigerating fluid inside the abovementioned device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Angelantoni Life Science SRI
    Inventor: Maurizio Ascani
  • Publication number: 20130199222
    Abstract: An efficient indirect building cooling system that bypasses a conventional chiller mechanism by connecting the indoor and outdoor intermediate fluid systems when conditions permit. This system includes indoor and outdoor fluid cooling circuits, each of which interfaces with the conventional chiller mechanism. The two fluid cooling circuits are connected together when weather conditions make doing so more efficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: SYSTECON, INC.
    Inventor: Terrence J. Moses
  • Publication number: 20130192283
    Abstract: A refrigerant circuit device includes a compressor, a heat exchanger that is capable of exchanging heat between the refrigerant and a heat medium, and other components that are connected by pipes, in which the refrigerant circuit circulates a refrigerant. A heat medium circulating circuit circulates the heat medium in the heat exchanger. At least the compressor is housed in an outdoor unit, at least the heat exchanger is housed in a heat medium relay unit, and an indoor unit is housed in a use side heat exchanger. The outdoor unit, the heat medium relay unit, and the indoor unit are formed separately and can be disposed in separate positions. A housing of the heat medium relay unit has an opening that allows ventilation between the housing space of the heat exchanger related to heat medium and the space outside the housing space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Koji Yamashita, Hiroyuki Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20130186114
    Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising: a heat-transfer fluid comprising from 15% to 30% ammonia and from 70% to 85% 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene; and a lubricant oil comprising a polyalkylene glycol. The invention also relates to the use of ammonia for increasing the miscibility of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene with the polyalkylene glycol, and vice versa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: Arkema France
    Inventors: Sophie Guerin, Wissam Rached
  • Publication number: 20130186130
    Abstract: The efficiency of an induction motor is improved while suppressing the generation of magnetic flux saturation of a rotor core. In an induction motor, “a magnetic path width of a rotor” which is the product of a circumferential width of a rotor tooth formed in the rotor and the number of rotor teeth is equal to or larger than “a magnetic path width of a stator” which is the product of a circumferential width of a stator tooth formed in the stator and the number of stator teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro TSUTSUMI, Koji Yabe
  • Publication number: 20130186126
    Abstract: [Object] To reduce pressure loss of refrigerant while suppressing a cost increase. [Solution] In an air-conditioning apparatus 100 having a compressor 201, a radiator 204 (301), an expansion device 302, and an evaporator 301 (204), which are connected by a refrigerant pipe to form a refrigeration cycle, at least a part of the refrigerant pipe (207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212) that connects from the suction side of the compressor 201 to the evaporator 301 (204) is configured by a plurality of pipes connected in parallel, and a refrigerant that flows through the refrigeration cycle is a tetrafluoropropene-based refrigerant or a refrigerant mixture having tetrafluoropropene as a main component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Morimoto, Koji Yamashita, Shinichi Wakamoto, Naofumi Takenaka
  • Publication number: 20130186115
    Abstract: Heat transfer compositions and methods including (a) HFC-32; (b) HFO-1234ze; and (c) either or both of HFC-152a and/or HFC-134a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventor: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
  • Publication number: 20130186131
    Abstract: The subject of the invention is an air-conditioning loop (1) comprising a refrigerant circuit including at least one compressor (2), one external heat exchanger (11), one internal heat exchanger (5) or one refrigerant/heat transfer fluid exchanger (53), a device (16) for receiving the refrigerant, an expansion member (21) and an evaporator (24). The receiving device (16) comprises an inlet (17) coupled to the external heat exchanger (11), a first outlet (18) coupled to the expansion member (21) and a second outlet (19) coupled to a bypass device (28) for bypassing the evaporator (24).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventor: Imed Guitar
  • Publication number: 20130186129
    Abstract: A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a compressor configured to compresses a refrigerant, a condenser configured to condense the refrigerant compressed by the compressor, a first evaporator and a second evaporator configured to evaporate the refrigerant condensed by the condenser, a distributor configured to distribute the refrigerant condensed by the condenser to at least one of the first evaporator and the second evaporator, a plurality of first refrigerant channels configured to supply the refrigerant distributed from the distributor to the first evaporator, at least one second refrigerant channel configured to supply the refrigerant distributed from the distributor to the second evaporator and a capillary tube disposed in each of the first refrigerant channels and the at least one second refrigerant channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
  • Patent number: 8491810
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lubricating oil for a compression type refrigerator including a polyvinyl ether-based compound containing an alkylene glycol or polyoxyalkylene glycol unit and a vinyl ether unit in a molecule and having a molecular weight in a range of 300 to 3,000; and an organic carboxylic acid ester of a polyhydric alcohol in which the ester contains two or more free hydroxyl groups. The lubricating oil for a compression type refrigerator of the present invention has high miscibility and high viscosity index, and is excellent in wear resistance and also corrosion prevention property under carbon dioxide atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda
  • Patent number: 8491811
    Abstract: The present invention provides a lubricating oil for a compression type refrigerator including a polyvinyl ether-based compound containing an alkylene glycol or polyoxyalkylene glycol unit and a vinyl ether unit in a molecule and having a molecular weight in a range of 300 to 3,000, a metal deactivator, and at least one kind phosphorous compound selected from a phosphate and a phosphite. The lubricating oil for a compression type refrigerator of the present invention has high miscibility and high viscosity index, and is excellent in anti-seizure property and corrosion stability under carbon dioxide atmosphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Kaneko, Harutomo Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20130180273
    Abstract: A selection unit switches between a phase ?p and a phase ?n different from the phase ?p substantially by 180 degrees, and outputs one of them in synchronization with a carrier signal. A voltage-command generation unit generates and outputs three-phase voltage command values Vu*, Vv* and Vw* based on the phase outputted by the selection unit. A PWM-signal generation unit generates three-phase voltage command values Vu*?, Vv*? and Vw*? by correcting the three-phase voltage command values Vu*, Vv* and Vw* outputted by the voltage-command generation unit according to a predetermined method, and generates six drive signals corresponding to switching elements of the inverter based on the three-phase voltage command values Vu*?, Vv*? and Vw*? and the carrier signal. The PWM-signal generation unit outputs the generated drive signals to the corresponding switching elements of the three-phase inverter, to cause the inverter to generate a high-frequency AC voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazunori Hatakeyama, Takuya Shimomugi, Shinya Matsushita, Naoki Wakuta, Shinsaku Kusube, Tsutomu Makino
  • Publication number: 20130181453
    Abstract: An energy recovery apparatus for use in a refrigeration system, comprises an intake port, a nozzle, a turbine and a discharge port. The intake port is adapted to be in fluid communication with a condenser of a refrigeration system. The nozzle comprises a converging portion, a throat region and a diverging portion. The nozzle is configured to expand refrigerant discharged from the condenser and increase velocity of the refrigerant as it passes through the nozzle. The turbine is positioned relative to the nozzle and configured to be driven by refrigerant discharged from the nozzle. The discharge port is downstream of the turbine and is configured to be in fluid communication with an evaporator of the refrigeration system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: REGAL BELOIT AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Regal Beloit America, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130174589
    Abstract: Surged heat pump systems, devices, and methods are disclosed having refrigerant phase separators that generate at least one surge of vapor phase refrigerant into the inlet of an evaporator during an on cycle of the compressor. This surge of vapor phase refrigerant, having a higher temperature than the liquid phase refrigerant, increases the temperature of the evaporator inlet, thus reducing frost build up in relation to conventional refrigeration systems lacking a surged input of vapor phase refrigerant to the evaporator. The temperature of the vapor phase refrigerant is raised in relation to the liquid phase with heat from the liquid by the phase separation, not by the introduction of energy from another source. The surged heat pump systems may operate in highest heat transfer efficiency mode and/or in one or more higher temperature modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventor: David Wightman
  • Publication number: 20130174593
    Abstract: In an air conditioning system, a compressor, a condenser, and an indoor unit that functions as an evaporator during cooling, are provided in a circulation pathway of a refrigerant, in respective order during cooling. An additional heat exchanger is provided in the circulation pathway at a point that during cooling is between the condenser and the indoor unit. The additional heat exchanger is contained within a tank of a cooling device. The cooling device performs cooling of the additional heat exchanger by supplying water into the tank. Quantity of water supplied into the tank is controlled through open/close control of a control valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2011
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: EN-TECH CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Syuji Hattori, Tatsuhiro Tokuyama
  • Publication number: 20130174601
    Abstract: A flow rate of a heat transfer medium is computed without a flow meter. In a control apparatus (30), a storing portion (36) stores an aerodynamic characteristic map indicating a line causing a rotating stall and lines showing a sonic velocity in a refrigerant sucked in by a compressor (12) on a map displaying a variable ? reflecting a suction volume of the compressor (12) and a variable ? reflecting a head of the compressor (12); a estimation portion of chilled water flow rate (30b) computes the variable ?, derives the variable ? according to the variable ? from the map, computes a heat amount exchanged between the refrigerant and the chilled water in an evaporator (24) based on the suction volume of the compressor (12) according to the computed variable ?, and computes the flow rate of the chilled water based on the heat amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Minoru Matsuo, Kenji Ueda, Toshihiko Niinomi, Hitoi Ono
  • Publication number: 20130160485
    Abstract: A cooler includes a circular pipe member through which a heating medium circulates, and being in thermal contact with a power module to cool the power module with the heating medium flowing through an interior of the circular pipe member. An axially extending channel formation member between which and an inner circumferential surface of the circular pipe member a narrow channel for the heating medium is formed is provided in the circular pipe member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Junichi Teraki
  • Publication number: 20130155607
    Abstract: A cooling system is used for cooling an electronic apparatus in an electronic device. The electronic device includes a top wall, a bottom wall, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall. The electronic apparatus is supported on a middle of the bottom plate. The cooling system includes an evaporator, a fan, a condenser, a heat sink attached to the condenser, and a refrigerant pipe connected between the condenser and the evaporator. The heat sink and the condenser are set on an inner surface of the first sidewall. The fan is set on the first sidewall and aligns with the heat sink. The condenser operates to cool refrigerant and transfers the cooled refrigerant to the evaporator. A first airflow cooled by and coming from the evaporator flows through the electronic apparatus and the condenser to cool the electronic apparatus and the condenser, and is then vented through the fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHAO-KE WEI
  • Patent number: 8464548
    Abstract: A printed-circuit board (31) having a power element (33) and a refrigerant jacket (20) to which the power element (33) is thermally connected, with refrigerant circulating therein used in refrigeration cycle, are provided in an outdoor unit casing (70). The printed-circuit board (31) is provided in a switch box (40). A face of the outdoor unit casing (70) has a service opening (71). The refrigerant jacket (20) faces the service opening (71), being closer to the front side of the outdoor unit casing (70) than the power element (33) as viewed from the service opening (71).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriyuki Okuda, Norihiro Takenaka, Tomohiro Masui
  • Patent number: 8465665
    Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerator oil composition which satisfies both sludge dispersibility and prevention of wear and seizing of sliding parts made of aluminum and/or iron, and a compressor and a refrigeration apparatus using the refrigerator oil composition. The refrigerator oil composition is characterized by comprising a base oil which is at least one member selected from mineral oils and synthetic oils, and at least one polyamide compound having two or more amide groups in the molecule and being present in an amount of 0.01 to 5% by mass based on the total amount of the refrigerator oil composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masato Kaneko
  • Publication number: 20130145792
    Abstract: Provided is an air conditioning system for vehicles, this air conditioning system being configured in such a way that it is possible to perform air conditioning for separate purposes, such as for cooling a driver, this type of air conditioning being extremely efficient in terms of energy, and that even if part of the air conditioning system is installed in a vehicle cabin, it is possible to meet requirements for securing a space in the vehicle cabin. The aforementioned air conditioning system for vehicles comprises a refrigeration circuit provided with a compressor, a condenser, an expansion means, and an evaporator, and is characterized in that the compressor and the condenser are disposed in an in-vehicle area outside the vehicle cabin, and that the expansion means and the evaporator are locally disposed in one or more selected specific regions in the vehicle cabin, preferably in such a way as to be incorporated into units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2010
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: Sanden Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Toyama, Nobuhiko Fujii, Risa Nomura, Hirotaka Sakurai
  • Publication number: 20130145780
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method and device for a thermal energy storage liquid-suction heat exchanger (TES-LSHX) for air conditioning and refrigeration (AC/R) applications. The disclosed embodiments allow energy to be stored and aggregated over one period of time, and dispatched at a later period of time, to improve AC/R system efficiency during desired conditions. Not only are the benefits of LSHX stored and aggregated for later use, but when dispatched, the discharge rate can exceed the charge rate thereby further enhancing the benefit of demand reduction to utilities. The disclosed embodiments allow great flexibility and can be incorporated into OEM AC/R system designs, and/or bundled with condensing units or evaporator coils. These TES-LSHX systems can be retrofit with existing systems by installing the product at any point along the existing AC/R system's line set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: ICE ENERGY, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Parsonnet, Robert R. Willis, JR., Dean L. Wiersma
  • Publication number: 20130145778
    Abstract: Compositions, methods and systems which comprise or utilize a multi-component mixture comprising: (a) HFC-32; (b) HFC-125; (c) HFO-1234yf and/or HFO-1234ze; (d) HFC-134a. In certain non-limiting aspects, such refrigerants may be used as a replacement for R-404A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventor: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
  • Publication number: 20130145791
    Abstract: A refrigeration system using CO2 as a refrigerant includes a receiver having a liquid outlet connected to expansion valves, which are connected to evaporators, which are connected to the suction side of the compressor. The receiver includes a second gas outlet connected to a second pressure reduction device, to reduce the energy consumption in CO2 cooling systems and to protect the compressors against liquid CO2 by heating the suction gas. The second pressure reduction device is connected by tubing to a first heat exchanging device, which is integrated in the receiver, so that gas that is evaporated in the top of a receiver can be used for cooling the liquid part of the same receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventor: Kim G. Christensen
  • Publication number: 20130146251
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat conditioning system for a motor vehicle, including: an air conditioning loop of a motor vehicle (B) in which a cooling fluid circulates and which includes a compressor (2), at least two heat exchangers (8,42) and at least one decompression device (24,26), a heat processing unit (U) of a battery (100) of the vehicle, which unit includes a heat processing means (46) which is capable of being in a heat exchange relation with the battery of the vehicle, in which the heat processing means is in a heat exchange relation with the air conditioning loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
    Inventors: Jugurtha Benouali, Klaus Wittmann, Stefan Karl
  • Publication number: 20130139541
    Abstract: A heat exchanger for a motor vehicle air conditioning system is provided. The heat exchanger includes at least one inner tube and an outer tube, which at least regionally envelops an inner tube to form a gap through which a heat exchanger medium can flow. The inner tube can include two at least regionally wound and nested tube sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
  • Publication number: 20130133361
    Abstract: An air-conditioning apparatus once transfers energy to a heat medium other than a refrigerant and introduces the heat medium to another refrigeration cycle to achieve safety improvement and high efficiency. An air-conditioning apparatus allows first heat exchangers related to heat medium to exchange heat between a first refrigerant (heat source side refrigerant) and a first heat medium and allows a second heat exchanger related to heat medium to exchange heat between the first heat medium and a second refrigerant (hot water supply side refrigerant), such that the first refrigerant and the second refrigerant are prevented from mixing with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koji Yamashita, Junichi Ue, Hiroyuki Morimoto
  • Publication number: 20130133347
    Abstract: A fluid compressor for compressing fluids and a method for operating the same are provided. The fluid compressor includes a compression chamber with an inlet for the fluid and an outlet for compressed fluid. The fluid compressor further includes a piston disposed within the compression chamber. The fluid compressor includes a driving system that includes piezoelectric actuator configured to cause displacement of the piston in the compression chamber. The driving system further includes an amplifying element that is coupled to the piezoelectric actuator in the direction of the movement of the piston to enhance the displacement of the piston caused by the piezoelectric actuator. One end of the amplifying element is fixed to a base of the fluid compressor and the piezoelectric actuator is disposed between the amplifying element and the piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventor: General Electric Company
  • Publication number: 20130125578
    Abstract: An air conditioner is provided. The air conditioner may include a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device and an evaporator. The condenser or the evaporator may include a heat exchange tube formed of an aluminum material and allowing refrigerant to flow therein, and a fin connected to the heat exchange tube, the fin being formed of the same metal material as that of the heat exchange tube so as to prevent potential corrosion of the heat exchange tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Inventors: Juhyoung LEE, Seongwon Bae
  • Patent number: 8443624
    Abstract: Disclosed is a non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture containing tetrafluoropropane as a high-boiling refrigerant and a refrigeration cycle apparatus in which a non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture containing tetrafluoropropane as a high-boiling refrigerant circulates through a refrigeration cycle so as to avoid occurrence of negative pressure in a low-pressure circuit. The non-azeotropic refrigerant mixture is characterized in that a mixing ratio of a high-boiling refrigerant and a low-boiling refrigerant is determined so that a saturated vapor line where pressure is 0.00 MPa is not higher than ?45° C. in a low-pressure circuit formed between the decompressor to the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yamashita, Akihiro Nishida, Hirokazu Taniguchi, Takashi Okazaki, Yoshihiro Sumida, Masato Yosomiya, Kazuhiko Shiraishi
  • Publication number: 20130118193
    Abstract: A heat pump air-conditioning system includes a four-way valve provided with a first opening, a second opening, a third opening and a fourth opening communicated with each other. The first opening, a compressor, a first heat exchanger, a first expansion device and the second opening are sequentially connected in series. The third opening, a second heat exchanger, a second expansion device, a third heat exchanger and the fourth opening are sequentially connected in series. A first bypass valve is connected in parallel with the first expansion device and is connected between the first heat exchanger and the second opening. A second bypass valve is connected in parallel with the second expansion device and the third heat exchanger and is connected between the third heat exchanger and the fourth opening. A liquid supply system is connected to the first heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
  • Publication number: 20130118194
    Abstract: A modular expandable cooling system including a rack sized for receiving multiple modular cooling units having a ram air inlet connected to a ram air source. The system also includes a modular cooling unit having a housing for receipt in the rack, a ram air inlet and outlet, and a refrigerant inlet and outlet. The system includes a condenser mounted in the housing in fluid communication with the ram air inlet, a compressor mounted in the housing downstream from the condenser, an accumulator in fluid communication with the compressor inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY
    Inventor: John G. Mar
  • Publication number: 20130111943
    Abstract: A non-azeotropic mixed refrigerant cycle and a refrigerator equipped with the same are disclosed. The non-azeotropic mixed refrigerant cycle includes a first refrigerant tube to guide a refrigerant from a condenser to a first evaporator, a second refrigerant tube to guide the refrigerant from the first evaporator to a second evaporator, a third refrigerant tube to guide the refrigerant from the second evaporator to a compressor. A downstream portion of the first refrigerant tube is arranged within the second refrigerant tube, to form a first heat exchanger having a double tube structure. An upstream portion of the first refrigerant tube is arranged within the third refrigerant tube, to form a second heat exchanger having a double tube structure. Thus, the first and second heat exchangers are simplified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicants: Korea University Research and Business Foundation, SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Korea Univ Research and Business Foundation
  • Publication number: 20130111934
    Abstract: A system has a compressor (22, 412). A heat rejection heat exchanger (30) is coupled to the compressor to receive refrigerant compressed by the compressor. The system has a heat absorption heat exchanger (64). The system includes a separator (170) comprising a vessel having an interior. The separator has an inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet. An inlet conduit may extend from the inlet and may have the conduit outlet positioned to discharge an inlet flow into the vessel interior to cause the inlet flow to hit a wall before passing to a liquid refrigerant accumulation in the vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Jinliang Wang, Parmesh Verma, David P. Martin, Frederick J. Cogswell
  • Publication number: 20130104594
    Abstract: An air conditioner is provided that may include an indoor device and an outdoor device. The outdoor device may include at least one compressor, an outdoor heat exchanger, a supercooling device that supercools a refrigerant, a first refrigerant pipe that allows the supercooling device to communicate with a suction side of the compressor, a first valve disposed in or on the first refrigerant pipe, a second refrigerant pipe that connects the compressor to the first refrigerant pipe, and at least one second valve disposed in or on the second refrigerant pipe. In a first refrigerant flow mode, a refrigerant flowing into the supercooling device may be introduced into the at least one compressor through the second refrigerant pipe. In a second refrigerant flow mode, a refrigerant compressed by the at least one compressor may be discharged into the second refrigerant pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventor: Jaewan LEE
  • Publication number: 20130104593
    Abstract: The ejector mass flow multiplier refrigeration cycle utilizes a single-phase ejector which is operated at a high entrainment ratio and performs the function as a mass flow multiplier. The high-pressure motive force input into the single-phase ejector is provided by a vapor compressor which sucks a portion of the output mass flow from an evaporator with the remaining mass flow output from the evaporator being sucked into low-pressure port of the same single-phase ejector. The low-pressure output of the single-phase ejector is inputted into the low-pressure port of a two-phase ejector where the mass flow pressure is increased for the temperature conditions of a condenser. A high-pressure liquid pump provides the motive force input of the two-phase ejector and for the input to an evaporator where the cooling effect of the system takes place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventor: Gasper C. Occhipinti
  • Publication number: 20130104583
    Abstract: An air conditioner that acquires energy from a high pressure gas includes a gas storage device, a pneumatic engine, a compressor, a cooling system, and a control module. The gas storage device supplies the high pressure gas. A duct guides the high pressure gas into an engine room of the pneumatic engine. The pneumatic engine transforms the high pressure gas into a kinetic energy for output. The compressor is connected to a kinetic energy output of the pneumatic engine. The pneumatic engine drives the compressor to circulate a refrigerant within the cooling system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Yu-Hun Nien, Kuo-Pao Kao
  • Publication number: 20130104575
    Abstract: A method for producing heating in a high temperature heat pump is provided comprising condensing a vapor working fluid comprising HFC-245eb and optionally Z—HFO-1336mzz, in a condenser, thereby producing a liquid working fluid. Also a method of raising the maximum feasible condenser operating temperature in a high temperature heat pump apparatus is provided. The method comprises charging the high temperature heat pump with a working fluid comprising HFC-245eb and optionally Z—HFO-1336mzz. Also a high temperature heat pump apparatus is provided containing a working fluid comprising HFC-245eb and optionally Z—HFO-1336mzz. Also a composition is provided comprising: (i) a working fluid consisting essentially of HFC-245eb and optionally Z—HFO-1336mzz; and (ii) a stabilizer to prevent degradation at temperatures of 55° C. or above, (iii) a lubricant suitable for use at 55° C. or above, or both (ii) and (iii).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventor: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COM