Abstract:
An apparatus includes a first compressor (410), a first load (430), a second compressor (415), a second load (435), a first heat exchanger (450), and a second heat exchanger (455). The first compressor (410) compresses a first refrigerant. The first load (430) uses the first refrigerant to remove heat from a space proximate the first load (430). The first load (430) sends the first refrigerant to the first compressor (410). The second compressor (415) compresses a second refrigerant. The second load (435) uses the second refrigerant to remove heat from a space proximate the second load (435). The second load (435) sends the second refrigerant to the second compressor (415). The first heat exchanger (450) receives the first refrigerant from the first compressor (410). The first heat exchanger (450) transfers heat from the first refrigerant to a fluid. The second heat exchanger (455) receives the second refrigerant from the second compressor (415). The second heat exchanger (455) transfers heat from the fluid to the second refrigerant.
Abstract:
A method for a refrigeration system (100) includes applying (410), by a gas cooler (130) of the refrigeration system (100), a first cooling stage to refrigerant circulating through the refrigeration system load. The method further comprises applying (420), by a heat exchanger (140) located downstream from the gas cooler (130), a second cooling stage to the refrigerant, wherein the second cooling stage removes heat from the refrigerant, and applying (430), by the heat exchanger (140) located downstream from the gas cooler (130), the heat removed during the second cooling stage to a water heating system (300) operable to heat water.
Abstract:
A refrigeration system including a plurality of circuits that have one or more heat exchangers providing heat exchange relationship relative to one or more of the other circuits. At least one of the circuits circulates a hydrocarbon refrigerant and includes a chiller unit or a merchandiser that has an evaporator.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a refrigeration apparatus that can prevent supercooling of the inside of a showcase, excessive formation of frost on an evaporator, and liquid floodback to a compressor, and reduce the number of times of the activation and stop of the compressor with relatively simple control over an expansion valve. The refrigeration apparatus includes low stage-side refrigerant circuits each having a low stage-side compressor, a low stage-side gas cooler, a low stage-side expansion valve, and a low stage-side evaporator. The refrigeration apparatus includes a controller that controls the low stage-side expansion valve. The controller calculates refrigerant superheat in the low stage-side evaporator from the refrigerant outlet temperature and refrigerant inlet temperature of the low stage-side evaporator. The controller selectively controls the degree of opening of the low stage-side expansion valve on the basis of the refrigerant superheat or an internal temperature of the showcase.
Abstract:
There is provided an air conditioner in which a supercooler and a receiver are integrated in a cooling receiver (50) of the air conditioner. To this end, the cooling receiver (50) of an air conditioner according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a cooling unit (51) configured to include at least one first refrigerant flow channel (52) through which a refrigerant flows and a second refrigerant flow channel (53) which surrounds the outer circumference of part of the at least one first refrigerant flow channel (52) and through which a refrigerant flows and supercools a refrigerant flowing through the first refrigerant flow channel (52), and a receiver unit (54) configured to have at least one end of the cooling unit (51) disposed in the receiver unit (54) and to store the supercooled refrigerant exiting from the first refrigerant flow channel (52).
Abstract:
Systems and methods for controlling pressure in a CO 2 refrigeration system are provided. The pressure control system includes a pressure sensor, a gas bypass valve, a parallel compressor, and a controller. The pressure sensor is configured to measure a pressure within a receiving tank of the CO 2 refrigeration system. The gas bypass valve is fluidly connected with an outlet of the receiving tank and arranged in series with a compressor of the CO 2 refrigeration system. The parallel compressor is fluidly connected with the outlet of the receiving tank and arranged in parallel with both the gas bypass valve and the compressor of the CO 2 refrigeration system. The controller is configured to receive a pressure measurement from the pressure sensor and operate both the gas bypass valve and the parallel compressor, in response to the pressure measurement, to control the pressure within the receiving tank.