Refrigeration arrangement and methods for reducing charge migration

Litch, Andrew D.; Wu, Guolian

Title: Refrigeration arrangement and methods for reducing charge migration

Patent · Tue Apr 11 00:00:00 EDT 2017

OSTI ID:1351074

Litch, Andrew D.; Wu, Guolian

A refrigerator appliance including a refrigerant circuit between a condenser, an evaporator, and a compressor that includes two conduits and pressure reducing devices arranged in parallel between the evaporator and the condenser. The appliance also includes a valve system to direct refrigerant through one, both or none of the conduits and pressure reducing devices, and a heat exchanging member in thermal contact with either one pressure reducing device, or one conduit between the pressure reducing device and the valve system.

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Research Organization:: Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: EE0003910

Assignee:: Whirlpool Corporation

Patent Number(s):: 9,618,246

Application Number:: 13/400,844

OSTI ID:: 1351074

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2012 Feb 21

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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