Refrigerant balancing in a microchannel coil

A refrigerant circuit, comprising:

• a compressor, a plurality of condensers connected in parallel and each having a condenser portion and a subcooler portion, an expansion device, and an evaporator fluidly;
• a single receiver tank that is physically separate from and fluidly connected to an output of the condenser portion and an input of the subcooler portion of one of the plurality of condensers;
• and
• a restrictor for inducing a pressure drop in a working fluid flowing from the subcooler portion of at least one of the plurality of condensers.

A method, comprising:

• compressing a working fluid by a compressor in a refrigerant circuit;
• outputting the compressed working fluid to a plurality of condensers connected in parallel and each having a condenser portion and a subcooler portion in the refrigerant circuit, wherein the compressed working fluid is received by the condenser portions of the plurality of condensers;
• condensing the working fluid in the condenser portions and outputting the condensed working fluid to a single receiver tank disposed fluidly between the condenser portion and the subcooler portion of one of the plurality of condensers;
• and
• reducing a pressure of the working fluid output from the subcooler portion after outputting the working fluid from the subcooler portion.