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Systeme refrigerant a circuits multiples utilisant des techniques de modulation de duree d'impulsion Download PDF

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WO2007064320A1
WO2007064320A1 PCT/US2005/043340 US2005043340W WO2007064320A1 WO 2007064320 A1 WO2007064320 A1 WO 2007064320A1 US 2005043340 W US2005043340 W US 2005043340W WO 2007064320 A1 WO2007064320 A1 WO 2007064320A1
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Michael F. Taras
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Priority to EP05848400A priority patent/EP1960717A4/fr
Priority to CN2005800521845A priority patent/CN101454620B/zh
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B49/00—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
    • F25B49/02—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices for compression type machines, plants or systems
    • F25B49/022—Compressor control arrangements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B41/00—Fluid-circulation arrangements
    • F25B41/20—Disposition of valves, e.g. of on-off valves or flow control valves
    • F25B41/22—Disposition of valves, e.g. of on-off valves or flow control valves between evaporator and compressor
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B1/00—Compression machines, plants or systems with non-reversible cycle
    • F25B1/04—Compression machines, plants or systems with non-reversible cycle with compressor of rotary type
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2400/00—General features or devices for refrigeration machines, plants or systems, combined heating and refrigeration systems or heat-pump systems, i.e. not limited to a particular subgroup of F25B
    • F25B2400/06—Several compression cycles arranged in parallel
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2600/00—Control issues
    • F25B2600/02—Compressor control
    • F25B2600/026—Compressor control by controlling unloaders
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2600/00—Control issues
    • F25B2600/25—Control of valves
    • F25B2600/2521—On-off valves controlled by pulse signals

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  • This application relates to multi-circuit refrigerant systems, wherein at least one component in one of the multiple circuits is provided with a pulse width modulation control to provide the ability to tailor capacity to environmental conditions and load requirements.
  • Refrigerant systems are utilized in many applications to condition an environment.
  • air conditioning and heat pump units are employed to cool and/or heat air entering the environment.
  • the cooling or heating load of the environment may vary with ambient conditions, occupancy level, other changes in sensible and latent load demands, and as the temperature and/or humidity set points are adjusted by an occupant of the environment.
  • Multi-circuit refrigerant systems are applied in the industry, wherein several independent circuits operate under a single control to provide various levels of sensible and latent capacity in response to the external load demands and wherein each circuit can independently function in one of several operational regimes.
  • Pulse width modulation controls allow a component to be rapidly cycled on and off to control the capacity of the overall refrigerant system. As an example, it is known to rapidly open and close a valve to control the amount of refrigerant passing through the valve. Also, it is known to rapidly control other compressor components to vary the amount of refrigerant flow moved by the compressor.
  • multi-circuit refrigerant systems have at least one component in at least one of the circuits provided with a pulse width modulation control.
  • the control can thus utilize the circuit having the pulse width modulation controlled component to fine-tune the overall system capacity.
  • the pulse width modulation controlled component is a suction modulation valve controlling the amount of refrigerant passing to a compressor.
  • multiple circuits are each provided with pulse width modulation controlled components.
  • One of the components may be a suction modulation valve, and another component could be the compressor pump unit itself.
  • pulse width modulation control As is also known.
  • Figure 2 shows a second schematic.
  • Figure 3 shows a feature of the Figure 2 embodiment.
  • FIG. 1 shows a refrigerant system 20 incorporating a first circuit 21 and a second circuit 22.
  • Each circuit is provided with a compressor 24 compressing a refrigerant and delivering it downstream to a condenser 26, then to an expansion device 28.
  • An evaporator 30 is positioned downstream of the expansion device 28. Refrigerant having passed through the evaporator 30 returns to the compressor 24.
  • the use of a multi-circuit refrigerant system is known in the prior art.
  • the two circuits are controlled in combination with each other to adjust the amount of cooling and/or humidity removal provided into an environment to be conditioned. While various controls have been proposed in the prior art, there has been no simple control disclosed for fine-tuning the total capacity provided by the multiple circuits to exactly match desired capacity demands.
  • the Figure 1 refrigerant system 20 does provide the ability to exactly tailor the overall capacity to a desired capacity by providing a suction modulation valve 32, which is controlled by a control 34 utilizing pulse width modulation techniques. Pulse width modulation techniques are known for various components within a refrigerant system.
  • a prior United States Patent by the assignee of this invention discloses pulse width modulation controls for a suction modulation valve, or other valves within a refrigerant system.
  • pulse width modulation controls for a suction modulation valve, or other valves within a refrigerant system.
  • such controls have not been incorporated into a circuit in a multi-circuit refrigerant system.
  • the present invention provides greater control and the ability to exactly tailor a capacity, by allowing the combination of capacity delivered by the conventional circuit 21 and modulated capacity from the circuit 22.
  • the control can exactly tailor the overall capacity provided by the refrigerant system 20.
  • FIG. 2 shows another embodiment 50 wherein there are multiple circuits 51 and 60.
  • Each circuit is provided with a compressor 52, a condenser 54, an expansion device 56, and an evaporator 58.
  • Circuit 51 is provided with a pulse width modulation control 59 for controlling the capacity provided by the compressor 52.
  • a pulse width modulation control 59 for controlling the capacity provided by the compressor 52.
  • it is known to rapidly open and close a valve to vary pressure forces holding two compressor components together, such as in a scroll compressor. By rapidly cycling this valve, the compressor components are allowed to move into and out of engagement with each other. When they are out of engagement with each other, little or no refrigerant is compressed and pumped into the refrigerant circuit, and thus the capacity is lowered.
  • the circuit 60 is similar to the circuit 22 in the Figure 1 embodiment, and includes a suction modulation valve 62 provided with a pulse width modulation control 64.
  • the embodiment 50 of Figure 2 preferably includes the circuits 51 and 60 having distinct component sizes such as, for example, the circuit 51 having twice the potential capacity of the circuit 60. In this manner, the two circuits can be utilized alone, or in combination to achieve a wide variety of capacity control. Moreover, the pulse width modulation techniques can be utilized to fine tune the capacity even further. While the Figure 2 embodiment 50, as well as Figure 1 embodiment 20, utilizes two distinct pulse width modulation control components, it would of course be within the scope of this invention to utilize multiple circuits having a similar component provided with a pulse width modulation control.
  • Figure 3 shows an embodiment 301, schematically to illustrate how the scroll compressor can be modulated in a pulse width mode of operation.
  • the orbiting scroll member 302 and the non-orbiting scroll member 304 may be biased together by a gas pressure force in a chamber 306. Opening and closing the valve 310 controls the pressure in the chamber 306.
  • the valve 310 communicates via line 308 with another pressure source that is at different pressure than pressure in the chamber 306.
  • the pressure in the chamber 306 is reduced below a certain level the scroll members will separate from each and the amount of refrigerant pumped by the compressor is then reduced.
  • the pressure in the chamber 306 is increased above a certain level the scrolls will come into contact with each other and then the normal compression process will resume.
  • the valve 310 can be controlled by a pulse width modulation control 312.
  • a pulse width modulation control 312 By modulating the pressure in the chamber 306, the two scroll members 302 and 304 can be allowed to periodically move away from, and into contact with, each other.
  • the schematic shown in Figure 3 is presented for an illustration purpose only.
  • the scroll 302 instead of allowing the scroll 304 to move axially in and out of contact with the scroll 302, the scroll 302 can be allowed to move axially while the scroll 304 remains essentially stationary in the axial direction.
  • the valve 310 can be located internal or external to the compressor.
  • a control can be easily designed to achieve a desired capacity. Pulse width modulation is used to achieve an exact desired capacity. The use and design of an appropriate pulse width modulation control is known. However, when such a control is used in a multi-circuit system, it provides powerful benefits in exact tailoring of system operation. It should be noted that the present invention could be applied to different types of compressors including (but not limited to), for example, scroll, screw, rotary and reciprocating compressors. It can also be applied in a variety of systems including, for example, commercial air-conditioning or heat pump rooftop systems, commercial chiller systems, residential air conditioning or heat pump systems, supermarket refrigeration systems, and container or truck-trailer refrigeration systems.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne système réfrigérant à circuits multiples qui comprend au moins un composant pourvu d'une commande de modulation de durée d'impulsion. Ce composant peut-être commandé de façon à régler la capacité fournie par le circuit comprenant ce composant. Ainsi, le composant de modulation de durée d'impulsion peut-être commandé de manière à assurer l'individualisation exacte de la capacité de ce circuit afin d'obtenir une capacité de refroidissement combinée totale souhaitée d'une pluralité de circuits dans les configurations du système à circuits multiples. Dans un mode de réalisation de l'invention, un seul circuit dans le système réfrigérant à circuits multiples comprend un composant commandé de modulation de durée d'impulsion. Dans un autre mode de réalisation de l'invention, une pluralité de circuits sont pourvus de composants commandés de modulation de durée d'impulsion.
PCT/US2005/043340 2005-11-30 2005-11-30 Systeme refrigerant a circuits multiples utilisant des techniques de modulation de duree d'impulsion Ceased WO2007064320A1 (fr)

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US12/088,954 US20080250812A1 (en) 2005-11-30 2005-11-30 Multi-Circuit Refrigerant System Utilizing Pulse Width Modulation Techniques
HK09110757.3A HK1133067B (en) 2005-11-30 Multi-circuit refrigerant system utilizing pulse width modulation techniques
EP05848400A EP1960717A4 (fr) 2005-11-30 2005-11-30 Systeme refrigerant a circuits multiples utilisant des techniques de modulation de duree d'impulsion
CN2005800521845A CN101454620B (zh) 2005-11-30 2005-11-30 利用脉宽调制技术的多回路制冷剂系统

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