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公开(公告)号:US11874006B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-16
申请号:US17572431
申请日:2022-01-10
Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
Inventor: Shaun B. Atchison , Steven A. Tice , Noel A. Grajeda-Trevizo , Andrew M. Boyd
CPC classification number: F24F11/37 , F24F11/42 , F24F11/43 , F24F11/67 , F24F11/76 , F24F11/86 , F24F11/88
Abstract: A control system for a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a controller. The controller is configured to control the HVAC system to condition an air flow based on first feedback from a first sensor of the HVAC system, receive second feedback from a second sensor of the HVAC system, and control the HVAC system to condition the air flow based on the second feedback instead of the first feedback when the first feedback from the first sensor being no longer available. The first feedback is indicative of a first operating parameter of the HVAC system, and the second feedback is indicative of a second operating parameter of a refrigerant flowing through the HVAC system.
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公开(公告)号:US11867413B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-09
申请号:US17008365
申请日:2020-08-31
Applicant: Johnson Controls Technology Company
Inventor: Norman J. Blanton , Stephen C. Wilson , Stephen B. Pickle
IPC: F24F1/0007 , F25B5/02 , F25B47/02 , F24F3/044 , F24F11/30 , F24F11/63 , F24F11/77 , F24F11/84 , F25B41/20 , F24F11/871 , F24F11/86 , F25B7/00 , F25D17/06 , F24F3/153 , F24F13/20 , F24F110/10 , F24F110/20 , F24F140/12 , F24F11/64 , F24F11/65 , F24F11/61
CPC classification number: F24F1/00075 , F24F1/00077 , F24F3/044 , F24F3/153 , F24F11/30 , F24F11/63 , F24F11/77 , F24F11/84 , F24F11/86 , F24F11/871 , F24F13/20 , F25B5/02 , F25B7/00 , F25B41/20 , F25B47/022 , F25D17/06 , F24F11/61 , F24F11/64 , F24F11/65 , F24F2110/10 , F24F2110/20 , F24F2140/12 , F24F2221/183 , F24F2221/54 , F25B2600/0271 , F25B2600/111 , Y02B30/70
Abstract: An HVAC system includes a single compressor, a pair of condensers, a reheat heat exchanger, an evaporator, and an expansion device. Within the system, the refrigerant exiting the compressor is separated into two portions. In the cooling mode, the first and second portions of the refrigerant are directed from the compressor through the two condensers in parallel. In the reheat mode, the first portion of the refrigerant is directed through the first condenser, while the second portion of the refrigerant is directed through the reheat heat exchanger. The system also may include a head pressure control device that is designed to maintain the compressor discharge pressure within a desired range by adjusting the condenser fan speed.
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公开(公告)号:US20240003584A1
公开(公告)日:2024-01-04
申请号:US18345697
申请日:2023-06-30
Applicant: Trane International Inc.
Inventor: Joel A. Willhite , Qianghua Q. Zhou , Wei Luo , Chad Daniel Bowers , Min Kevin Liang , Justen Grubb , Lane A. Liudahl
CPC classification number: F24F11/86 , F24F3/153 , F24F11/77 , F24F11/63 , F24F2003/1446
Abstract: A method is provided for controlling a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. The method includes measuring a temperature and controlling a compressor of the HVAC system. The temperature is measured by a temperature sensor located between a metering device of the HVAC system and an evaporator coil of the HVAC system. The temperature is representative of a refrigerant temperature. The refrigerant temperature is a temperature of a refrigerant fluid flowing from the metering device to the evaporator coil. The compressor is controlled by control circuitry that is configured to perform the controlling in a dehumidify mode based, at least in part, on a value of a humidity parameter of air of an airflow through an evaporator coil and a reheat coil, where the value is determined using the temperature.
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公开(公告)号:US20230375212A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-23
申请号:US18199139
申请日:2023-05-18
Applicant: Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
Inventor: Jeremy Ryan Smith , Thomas John Martin
CPC classification number: F24F11/84 , F24F11/41 , F24F11/65 , F24F11/86 , F24F2140/30
Abstract: A heat pump includes a working fluid circuit configured to circulate a working fluid therethrough. The working fluid circuit includes a first heat exchanger, a second heat exchanger, a compressor, and an expansion valve. The first heat exchanger is configured to exchange heat between the working fluid and a supply air flow, and the second heat exchanger is configured to exchange heat between the working fluid and an ambient air flow. The heat pump also includes a bypass circuit configured to direct a portion of the working fluid from the compressor to the second heat exchanger, a bypass valve configured to control a flow of the portion of the working fluid along the bypass circuit, and a controller configured to receive data indicative of a measured value of an operating parameter associated with formation of frost on the second heat exchanger and to control a position of the bypass valve based on a comparison of the measured value with a baseline value of the operating parameter.
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公开(公告)号:US20230366583A1
公开(公告)日:2023-11-16
申请号:US18227588
申请日:2023-07-28
Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Inventor: Ken TAKAHASHI
IPC: F24F11/86 , F24F11/61 , F24F11/84 , F24F11/871
CPC classification number: F24F11/86 , F24F11/61 , F24F11/84 , F24F11/871
Abstract: A refrigeration cycle apparatus suppresses a phenomenon that a condensed refrigerant accumulates in a heat source-side heat exchanger during a low-load operation. A refrigeration cycle apparatus performs air conditioning of a target space. The refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a refrigerant circuit and a controller. The refrigerant circuit includes a compressor, a heat source-side heat exchanger, an expansion mechanism, a usage-side heat exchanger, and a flow direction switching mechanism. The controller controls the compressor and the flow direction switching mechanism. The controller executes first control of temporarily increasing the pressure of the refrigerant flowing through the heat source-side heat exchanger in a low-load operation in which the refrigerant circuit is in a low-load state with a low air conditioning load and the compressor operates at a predetermined number of rotations or less.
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公开(公告)号:US11739991B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-29
申请号:US17046291
申请日:2018-08-28
Inventor: Shiqiang Zhang , Lianfa Wu , Limin Li , Huachao Jiao , Bing Zhou , Peng Cao , Tao Feng
IPC: F25B13/00 , F24F11/84 , F24F11/86 , F24F11/30 , F24F1/0068 , F24F1/32 , F24F1/48 , F25B29/00 , F25B49/02 , F25B41/20 , F24F140/00
CPC classification number: F25B13/00 , F24F1/0068 , F24F1/32 , F24F1/48 , F24F11/30 , F24F11/84 , F24F11/86 , F25B29/003 , F25B41/20 , F25B49/02 , F24F2140/00 , F25B2313/0231 , F25B2313/0253 , F25B2313/02742 , F25B2600/2501
Abstract: An air conditioning system, including a compressor, two outdoor heat exchange units, a liquid pipe used for communicating with indoor units, a high-pressure gas tube and a low-pressure gas tube; the air conditioning system further includes a valve assembly. One outdoor heat exchange unit has a first state in which one end thereof communicates with the high-pressure gas tube and another end thereof communicates with the liquid pipe, and has a second state in which one end thereof communicates with the low-pressure gas tube and the other end thereof communicates with the liquid pipe. Further disclosed is a control method for the air conditioning system.
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公开(公告)号:US11732916B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-22
申请号:US16940808
申请日:2020-07-28
Applicant: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Brian R. Butler , Stuart K. Morgan , Hung Pham , Winfield S. Morter , Andrew M. Welch , David Alfano , Michael A. Saunders
IPC: F24F11/36 , F24F11/84 , F24F11/52 , F24F11/58 , F24F11/86 , F24F140/12 , F24F140/20
CPC classification number: F24F11/36 , F24F11/52 , F24F11/58 , F24F11/84 , F24F11/86 , F24F2140/12 , F24F2140/20
Abstract: A refrigerant control system includes: a charge module configured to determine an amount of refrigerant that is present within a first portion of a refrigeration system within a building; and an isolation module configured to selectively open and close an isolation valve of the refrigeration system and to, via the isolation valve, maintain the amount of refrigerant within the first portion within the building below a predetermined amount of the refrigerant.
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公开(公告)号:US20230160587A1
公开(公告)日:2023-05-25
申请号:US18153237
申请日:2023-01-11
Applicant: Lennox Industries Inc.
Inventor: Payam Delgoshaei , Eric Berg
CPC classification number: F24F11/36 , F24F11/84 , F24F11/86 , F24F2140/12
Abstract: An HVAC system includes a high-pressure subsystem and a low-pressure subsystem. After determining that refrigerant leak diagnostics should be performed, a controllable valve is closed between a condenser and compressor of the HVAC system. The compressor then operates until a predetermined input refrigerant pressure is reached. After the predetermined input refrigerant pressure is reached, operation of the compressor is stopped. After stopping operation of the compressor and waiting at least a predetermined wait time, the pressure in the low-pressure subsystem of the HVAC system is monitored. A rate of change of the pressure in the low-pressure subsystem is determined. If the rate of change is negative and a magnitude of the rate of change is greater than a threshold value, a leak location is determined to be in the low-pressure subsystem.
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公开(公告)号:US11639803B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-02
申请号:US17651942
申请日:2022-02-22
Applicant: Lennox Industries Inc.
Inventor: Amita Brahme , Umesh Gokhale
IPC: F24F11/38 , F24F11/86 , F24F110/40 , F24F110/10
Abstract: A controller of an HVAC system is communicatively coupled to a suction-side sensor and a shutoff switch. The controller stores measurements of the suction-side property over an initial period of time. The controller detects that the shutoff switch is tripped at a first time stamp corresponding to an end of the initial period of time. The controller accesses the measurements of the suction-side property. The controller determines, based on the measurements of the suction-side property, whether the suction-side property has an increasing or decreasing trend. In response to determining that the suction-side property has the increasing trend, the controller determines that a malfunction of a fan caused the shutoff switch to trip. In response to determining that the suction-side property has the decreasing trend, the controller determines that a blockage of the refrigerant conduit subsystem caused the shutoff switch to trip.
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公开(公告)号:US20230100590A1
公开(公告)日:2023-03-30
申请号:US17794666
申请日:2020-03-19
Applicant: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Inventor: Tomohiro MORI , Motoshi NASU , Akinori HASHIMOTO
Abstract: An outdoor unit of an air-conditioning apparatus includes: a refrigerant circuit in which a compressor and an outdoor-side heat exchanger are connected by a refrigerant pipe; an outdoor-side fan that sends air to the outdoor-side heat exchanger; and a controller including an inverter circuit configured to drive the compressor. The controller includes: a first heat generating component; a second heat generating component that generates a smaller amount of heat than the first heat generating component; a temperature detection circuit provided in the first heat generating component to detect a temperature thereof; a temperature acquisition module that acquires the temperature detected by the temperature detection circuit; and an estimate calculation module that calculates a temperature estimate of the second heat generating component based on the temperature acquired by the temperature acquisition module, and calculates an estimate of a life of the second heat generating component based on the temperature estimate.
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