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US 11,378,318 B2Granted
Cascade system for use in economizer compressor and related methods
AssigneeVilter Manufacturing Corporation
InventorJean-Louis Picouet
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Abstract
A refrigeration apparatus comprises a first refrigerant system and a second refrigerant system. The first refrigerant system comprises a first compressor, a cascade heat exchanger and a first evaporator. The second refrigerant system comprises a second compressor, a second condenser, the cascade heat exchanger and a second evaporator. The second compressor has an economizer port, and the cascade heat exchanger is connected to the economizer port of the second compressor.
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A refrigeration apparatus comprising:
- a first refrigerant system comprising a first compressor, a cascade heat exchanger operates as a first condenser for the first refrigerant system, and a first evaporator, wherein the first compressor is connected to the cascade heat exchanger, the cascade heat exchanger is further connected to the first evaporator, and the first evaporator is further connected to the first compressor;
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- a second refrigerant system comprising a second compressor, a second condenser, the cascade heat exchanger, and a second evaporator;
- wherein the cascade heat exchanger operates as another evaporator for the second refrigerant system;
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- wherein the second compressor comprises an economizer port and the cascade heat exchanger is directly connected to the economizer port, the second evaporator is directly connected to the second compressor, the second compressor is further connected to the second condenser, and the second condenser is connected to the cascade heat exchanger and the second evaporator.
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A refrigeration apparatus comprising:
- a first refrigerant system comprising a first compressor, a cascade heat exchanger that operates as a first condenser for the first refrigerant system, and a first evaporator, wherein the first compressor is connected to the cascade heat exchanger, the cascade heat exchanger is further connected to the first evaporator, and the first evaporator is further connected to the first compressor;
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- a second refrigerant system comprising a second compressor having a suction side inlet and an economizer port inlet, a second condenser, the cascade heat exchanger, and a second evaporator, wherein the second compressor is connected to the second condenser, the second condenser is further connected to the cascade heat exchanger and the second evaporator, the second evaporator is further directly connected to the second compressor at the suction side inlet, and the cascade heat exchanger is further directly connected to the second compressor at the economizer port inlet;
- wherein the cascade heat exchanger operates as another evaporator for the second refrigerant system;
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- wherein the first compressor, cascade heat exchanger and first evaporator are located at a first location and the second compressor, second condenser and second evaporator are located at a second location.
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