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US 2003/0154735 A1Published application
Cooling of electronics in an electrically driven refrigerant system
AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorLukas M. Wurth
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AssigneeDelphi Technologies, Inc.
InventorLukas M. Wurth
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An electrically driven refrigeration system (10), in particular for a vehicle air conditioner, comprises a compressor (12), an electric motor (14) for driving the compressor (12), an electronic controller (16) for controlling the motor (14), a condenser (18), an expansion device (20) and an evaporator (20). These elements are interconnected in such a way as to form a refrigeration circuit for circulating a refrigerant from the compressor (12) through the condenser (18), the expansion device (20) and the evaporator (22) back to the compressor (12). The electronic controller (16) is arranged in such a way as to be in thermal exchange relationship with the refrigerant at a point of the refrigeration circuit situated between the compressor outlet (26) and the condenser outlet (28).
An electrically driven refrigeration system comprising a compressor, an electric motor for driving said compressor, an electronic controller for controlling said motor, a condenser, an expansion device and an evaporator, these elements being interconnected in such a way as to form a refrigeration circuit for circulating a refrigerant from said compressor through said condenser, said expansion device and said evaporator back to said compressor, characterised in that said electronic controller is arranged in such a way as to be in thermal exchange relationship with said refrigerant at a point of said refrigeration circuit situated between the compressor outlet and the condenser outlet.
The system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that said electronic controller is integrated within a single housing comprising said compressor and said electric motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.