Liquid to refrigerant heat exchanger, and method of operating the same

A liquid to refrigerant heat exchanger, comprising:

• a stack of nested plates with fluid flow passages between the plates, the stack of nested plates extending in a stacking direction between a top end and a bottom end of the stack of nested plates;
• a first refrigerant manifold extending parallel to the stacking direction from the top end to a first one of the nested plates on a first lateral side of the stack;
• a second refrigerant manifold extending parallel to the stacking direction from the top end to the first one of the nested plates on a second lateral side of the stack;
• a third refrigerant manifold extending parallel to the stacking direction from a second one of the nested plates to the bottom end on the first lateral side of the stack;
• a fourth refrigerant manifold extending parallel to the stacking direction from the second one of the nested plates to the bottom end on the first lateral side of the stack;
• a fifth refrigerant manifold extending parallel to the stacking direction from the second one of the nested plates to the bottom end on the second lateral side of the stack;
• a first liquid manifold extending parallel to the stacking direction on the first lateral side of the stack;
• a second liquid manifold extending parallel to the stacking direction on the second lateral side of the stack;
• a refrigerant inlet port fluidly connected to the first refrigerant manifold on the first lateral side of the stack;
• a refrigerant outlet port fluidly connected to the fifth refrigerant manifold on the second lateral side of the stack;
• a receiver bottle including a first structural connection extending parallel to the stacking direction and at least partially defining a flow path with the third refrigerant manifold, a second structural connection extending parallel to the stacking direction and at least partially defining another flow path with the fourth manifold, and a central axis located on the first lateral side;
• and
• a fluid transfer plate arranged between the first one and the second one of the nested plates, the fluid transfer plate including a fluid transfer conduit that extends at least partially from the second lateral side of the stack to the first lateral side of the stack between the second manifold and the third manifold,
• wherein the fluid transfer conduit fluidly connects the second manifold to the third manifold,
• wherein the first refrigerant manifold is fluidly connected to the second refrigerant manifold by at least one of the fluid flow passages located between the top end and the first one of the nested plates,
• wherein the fourth refrigerant manifold is fluidly connected to the fifth refrigerant manifold by at least one of the fluid flow passages located between the bottom end and the second one of the nested plates, and
• wherein the first liquid manifold is fluidly connected to the second liquid manifold by at least one of the fluid flow passages located between the top end and the first one of the nested plates and by at least one of the fluid flow passages located between the bottom end and the second one of the nested plates.