Scroll compressor with rolling element bearings

A scroll compressor comprising:

• a housing having an interior chamber;
• a drive shaft disposed within the housing chamber, rotatable about a central axis, and having an eccentric end portion with a centerline spaced from and extending parallel to the central axis;
• a first support bearing and a second support bearing spaced apart from the first support bearing along the central axis, the first and second support bearings rotatably coupling the drive shaft with the housing and each one of the first and second support bearings including at least one row of rolling elements and an annular cage formed of a polymeric material and having a plurality of pockets, each pocket retaining a separate one of the rolling elements;
• a scroll member disposed within the housing chamber;
• a drive bearing rotatably coupling the drive shaft with the scroll member such that the scroll member orbits about the central axis, the drive bearing including at least one row of needle rolling elements, at least one of the needle rolling elements being formed of a ceramic material and at least one of the needle rolling elements being formed of steel, and an annular cage formed of a polymeric material and having a plurality of pockets, each pocket retaining a separate one of the needle rolling elements;
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• a quantity of a solution formed of refrigerant and oil disposed within the housing, the solution being directed to each one of the drive bearing and the first and second support bearings so as to lubricate the rolling elements.