Refrigerator cooling system and method for defrosting refrigerator
AssigneesHefei Midea Refrigerator Co., Ltd., Hefei Hualing Co., Ltd., Midea Group Co., Ltd.
InventorJindong Wang
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Abstract
A refrigerator cooling system includes a refrigerant circulation flow path provided with a compressor, a condenser, a throttling device and an evaporator. The evaporator includes a heat exchange core tube including a main inlet, a main outlet and at least one middle inlet. The refrigerant circulation flow path includes a first flow path section. The defrosting branch is connected among the exhaust port of the compressor, the main inlet and the middle inlet. The switching device is for switching the defrosting branch to communicate the exhaust port of the compressor with at least one of the main inlet and the middle inlet, and is further for switching the first flow path section to be communicated.
Claims13
A refrigerator cooling system, comprising:
- a refrigerant circulation flow path including a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator;
- a defrosting branch;
- and
- a three-way valve,
- wherein:
- the evaporator comprises a heat exchange core tube,
- the heat exchange core tube comprises a main inlet and a main outlet in communication with the compressor,
- a middle section of the heat exchange core tube is provided with at least one middle inlet, wherein the heat exchange core tube is divided into at least two heat exchange sections including a first heat exchange section between the main inlet and the at least one middle inlet and a second heat exchange section between the main outlet and the at least one middle inlet,
- at least two temperature sensors each positioned on a corresponding heat exchange section of the at least two heat exchange sections of the heat exchange core, respectively, and configured to detect a temperature of the corresponding heat exchange section,
- a first flow path section of the refrigerant circulation flow path is positioned between an exhaust port of the compressor and the main inlet of the evaporator,
- the condenser is located on the first flow path section,
- the defrosting branch is connected among the exhaust port of the compressor, the main inlet, and the at least one middle inlet,
- the three-way valve is configured to switch the defrosting branch to communicate the exhaust port of the compressor with the main inlet or the at least one middle inlet, to enter a defrosting working mode based on a temperature detected by the at least two temperature sensors,
- the defrosting branch is configured to defrost the heat exchange core tube when the exhaust port of the compressor communicates with the main inlet, and the defrosting branch is configured to defrost the second heat exchange section when the exhaust port of the compressor communicates with the at least one middle inlet;
- and
- the three-way valve is further configured to switch the first flow path section to be in a circulating state, to enter a cooling working mode;
- the defrosting working mode comprises a full defrosting mode and a partial defrosting mode;
- wherein the refrigerator cooling system is configured to:
- obtain a first working parameter in response to the refrigerator cooling system being in the cooling working mode;
- and
- switch the refrigerator cooling system to enter the full defrosting mode or the partial defrosting mode according to the first working parameter:
- wherein the first working parameter comprises a temperature of a heat exchange section of the at least two heat exchange sections and a working duration T of the refrigerator.
A method for defrosting a refrigerator having a refrigerator cooling system, wherein the refrigerator cooling system includes a refrigerant circulation flow path and a defrosting branch,
- the refrigerant circulation flow path includes a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator having a heat exchange core tube, the heat exchange core tube including a main inlet, a main outlet, and at least one middle inlet positioned between the main inlet and the main outlet, wherein the heat exchange core tube is divided into at least two heat exchange sections including a first heat exchange section between the main inlet and the at least one middle inlet and a second heat exchange section between the main outlet and the at least one middle inlet,
- at least two temperature sensors each positioned on a corresponding heat exchange section of the at least two heat exchange sections of the heat exchange core, respectively, and
- configured to detect a temperature of the corresponding heat exchange section, and
- the refrigerator cooling system includes a cooling working mode and a defrosting working mode that comprises a full defrosting mode and a partial defrosting mode,
- in response to the refrigerator cooling system being in the full defrosting mode, the defrosting branch is communicated with an exhaust port of the compressor and a main inlet of the evaporator, and
- in response to the refrigerator cooling system being in the partial defrosting mode, the defrosting branch is communicated with the exhaust port of the compressor and a middle inlet of the evaporator,
- the method comprising:
- obtaining a first working parameter in response to the refrigerator cooling system being in the cooling working mode;
- and
- switching the refrigerator cooling system to enter the full defrosting mode or the partial defrosting mode according to the first working parameter;
- wherein the first working parameter comprises a temperature of a heat exchange section of the at least two heat exchange sections and a working duration T of the refrigerator.
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