Dual capillary tube / heat exchanger in combination with cycle priming for reducing charge migration
Abstract
A refrigerator appliance including a multi-capacity compressor and a refrigerant circuit with two conduits and pressure reducing devices arranged in parallel between an evaporator and a condenser. Refrigerant can flow through one, both or none of the conduits and pressure reducing devices. The appliance also has a heat exchanger in contact with either one pressure reducing device, or one conduit between the pressure reducing device and the valve system. The appliance also includes a controller for priming the compressor above a nominal capacity for a predetermined or calculated duration at the beginning of an ON-cycle.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1368208
- Patent Number(s):
- 9696077
- Application Number:
- 13/400,804
- Assignee:
- Whirlpool Corporation
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING F25B - REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING F25D - REFRIGERATORS
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0003910
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2012 Feb 21
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Gomes, Alberto Regio, Kuehl, Steven J., Litch, Andrew D., and Wu, Guolian. Dual capillary tube / heat exchanger in combination with cycle priming for reducing charge migration. United States: N. p., 2017.
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