Refrigeration – Automatic control – Diverse – cascade or compound refrigeration-producing system
Patent
1989-05-30
1990-04-24
Tapolcai, William E.
Refrigeration
Automatic control
Diverse, cascade or compound refrigeration-producing system
622384, 623231, 62500, F25B 106
Patent
active
049189379
ABSTRACT:
An air conditioning system with a common refrigerant supply, an engine-driven compressor circuit and a thermal compression circuit in parallel with the compressor circuit, a high efficiency compact thermal compressor which is either an ejector or a double vortex chamber flow inducer and a new control system which saves energy by unloading the mechanical compressor when thermal compression is fully operative. The hybrid system includes a check valve which prevents refrigerant flow from the compressor through the thermally powered compressor. Timers start the refrigerant pump of thermal compression circuit. Pressure switches sense operating pressure of the refrigerant. A refrigerant pump and a heat exchanger vapor generator generate high pressure refrigerant vapor which drives the thermal compressor. Refrigerant pump starts after initial cooling of passenger compartment is achieved by mechanical compressor circuit. Engine driven compressor is unloaded when outlet pressure of thermal compressor is high enough to drive system. THe precooling of the passenger compartment by mechanical compressor and subsequent unloading and deactivation of the engine-driven mechanical compressor permits lower fuel consumption. The system can operate with ozone-sparing refrigerants to replace CFC refrigerants, as well as with R12.
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