Refrigerant balancing in a microchannel coil

    公开(公告)号:US10371423B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-06

    申请号:US15436305

    申请日:2017-02-17

    Abstract: A refrigeration unit and methods of operating a refrigeration unit for an HVACR system are disclosed. The refrigeration unit includes a refrigerant circuit, including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator fluidly connected. The condenser includes a condenser portion and a subcooler portion. A single receiver tank is fluidly connected to an output of the condenser portion and an input of the subcooler portion. A restrictor is fluidly connected to the receiver tank. The restrictor can induce a pressure drop in a working fluid flowing from the subcooler portion.

    WATER TEMPERATURE SENSOR IN A BRAZED PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER
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    发明申请
    WATER TEMPERATURE SENSOR IN A BRAZED PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER 审中-公开
    布热板换热器中的水温传感器

    公开(公告)号:US20160327324A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-10

    申请号:US15212553

    申请日:2016-07-18

    Abstract: To continue operating a compression refrigerant system even while the system's brazed plate heat exchanger contains, in localized areas, water at or below its atmospheric subfreezing water temperature, a penetrating temperature probe senses the water temperature at a strategic intermediate point between the heat exchanger's water inlet and outlet. The brazed plate heat exchanger comprises a series of corrugated plates stacked and brazed together to create an alternating arrangement of water and refrigerant passages in heat transfer relationship with each other. In some examples, the idea is to take advantage of the principle that water has a lower freezing temperature at relatively high pressure and that the relatively small micro-channel passages of intermediate water passages within the brazed plate heat exchanger can withstand appreciably higher pressure than other areas within the heat exchanger, such as the areas at the heat exchanger's water inlet and water outlet.

    Abstract translation: 为了继续操作压缩制冷剂系统,即使系统的钎焊板式热交换器在局部区域中含有等于或低于其大气低温水温的水,穿透温度探针也会感测热交换器的入水口之间的战略中间点处的水温 和出口。 钎焊板式热交换器包括一系列波纹板,堆叠并钎焊在一起,以产生彼此热传导关系的水和制冷剂通道的交替排列。 在一些实例中,这个想法是利用水在较高压力下具有较低的冷冻温度的原理,并且钎焊板式热交换器内的中间水通道的相对较小的微通道通道可以承受比其他的更高的压力 热交换器内的区域,如热交换器的进水口和出水口的区域。

    Water temperature sensor in a brazed plate heat exchanger

    公开(公告)号:US10094606B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-09

    申请号:US15212553

    申请日:2016-07-18

    Abstract: To continue operating a compression refrigerant system even while the system's brazed plate heat exchanger contains, in localized areas, water at or below its atmospheric subfreezing water temperature, a penetrating temperature probe senses the water temperature at a strategic intermediate point between the heat exchanger's water inlet and outlet. The brazed plate heat exchanger comprises a series of corrugated plates stacked and brazed together to create an alternating arrangement of water and refrigerant passages in heat transfer relationship with each other. In some examples, the idea is to take advantage of the principle that water has a lower freezing temperature at relatively high pressure and that the relatively small micro-channel passages of intermediate water passages within the brazed plate heat exchanger can withstand appreciably higher pressure than other areas within the heat exchanger, such as the areas at the heat exchanger's water inlet and water outlet.

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