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US 2016/0109160 A1Published application
Packaged terminal air conditioner unit
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsBrent Alden Junge, Michael John Kempiak
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Abstract
A packaged terminal air conditioner unit includes a phase separator positioned within a casing of the packaged terminal air conditioner unit. The phase separator is coupled to a supply conduit that extends between an exterior coil and an interior coil of the packaged terminal air conditioner unit. The phase separator is configured for separating liquid refrigerant within the supply conduit from vapor refrigerant within the supply conduit.
Claims19
A packaged terminal air conditioner unit, comprising:
- a casing;
- a compressor positioned within the casing, the compressor operable to increase a pressure of a refrigerant;
- an interior coil positioned within the casing;
- an exterior coil positioned within the casing opposite the interior coil;
- a reversing valve positioned within the casing, the reversing valve in fluid communication with the compressor in order to receive compressed refrigerant from the compressor, the reversing valve configured for selectively directing the compressed refrigerant from the compressor to either the interior coil or the exterior coil;
- a supply conduit positioned within the casing, the supply conduit fluidly connecting the interior coil and the exterior coil in order to direct refrigerant between the interior coil and the exterior coil;
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- a phase separator positioned within the casing, the phase separator coupled to the supply conduit adjacent the interior coil, the phase separator configured for separating liquid refrigerant within the supply conduit from vapor refrigerant within the supply conduit, the supply conduit directing the liquid refrigerant from the phase separator to the interior coil.
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A packaged terminal air conditioner unit, comprising:
- a casing extending between an exterior side portion and an interior side portion;
- a compressor positioned within the casing, the compressor operable to compress a refrigerant;
- an interior coil positioned within the casing at the interior side portion of the casing;
- an exterior coil positioned within the casing at the exterior side portion of the casing;
- a reversing valve in fluid communication with the compressor in order to receive compressed refrigerant from the compressor, the reversing valve configured for selectively directing the compressed refrigerant from the compressor to either the interior coil or the exterior coil;
- a supply conduit extending between the interior coil and the exterior coil;
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- a phase separator coupled to the supply conduit, the phase separator configured for separating liquid refrigerant within the supply conduit from vapor refrigerant within the supply conduit, the supply conduit configured for directing the liquid refrigerant from the phase separator to the interior coil.
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A packaged terminal air conditioner unit, comprising:
- a casing;
- a compressor positioned within the casing, the compressor operable to increase a pressure of a refrigerant;
- an interior coil positioned within the casing;
- an exterior coil positioned within the casing opposite the interior coil;
- a reversing valve positioned within the casing, the reversing valve in fluid communication with the compressor in order to receive compressed refrigerant from the compressor, the reversing valve configured for selectively directing the compressed refrigerant from the compressor to either the interior coil or the exterior coil;
- a supply conduit positioned within the casing, the supply conduit fluidly connecting the interior coil and the exterior coil in order to direct refrigerant between the interior coil and the exterior coil;
- and
- a phase separator positioned within the casing, the phase separator coupled to the supply conduit adjacent the exterior coil, the phase separator configured for separating liquid refrigerant within the supply conduit from vapor refrigerant within the supply conduit, the supply conduit directing the liquid refrigerant from the phase separator to the exterior coil.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.