Cooling system
AssigneeHeatcraft Refrigeration Products LLC
InventorsJonathan David Douglas, Kristal Chante Parker, Richard Carl Wise
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a high side heat exchanger, a load, a compressor, a belt, a first bin, a second bin, and a controller. The high side heat exchanger removes heat from a refrigerant. The load uses the refrigerant to cool an enclosed space. The compressor compresses the refrigerant. The first and second bins are coupled to the belt and positioned within the enclosed space. The controller receives a first message, determines that the first bin should be selected, and cycles the belt to move the first bin to a retrieval location within the enclosed space. The controller also receives a second message, determines that the second bin should be selected, and cycles the belt to move the second bin to the retrieval location.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a high side heat exchanger configured to remove heat from a refrigerant;
- a load configured to use the refrigerant from the high side heat exchanger to cool an enclosed space;
- a compressor configured to compress the refrigerant from the load;
- a belt positioned within the enclosed space;
- a first bin coupled to the belt and positioned within the enclosed space;
- a second bin coupled to the belt and positioned within the enclosed space;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- receive a first message;
- determine based on the first message that the first bin should be selected;
- in response to determining that the first bin should be selected, cycle the belt to move the first bin to a retrieval location within the enclosed space;
- receive a second message;
- determine based on the second message that the second bin should be selected;
- and
- in response to determining that the second bin should be selected, cycle the belt to move the second bin to the retrieval location.
A method comprising:
- removing, by a high side heat exchanger, heat from a refrigerant;
- using, by a load, the refrigerant from the high side heat exchanger to cool an enclosed space;
- compressing, by a compressor, the refrigerant from the load;
- receiving, by a controller, a first message;
- determining based on the first message that a first bin within the enclosed space should be selected;
- in response to determining that the first bin should be selected, cycling a belt coupled to the first bin to move the first bin to a retrieval location within the enclosed space, the belt positioned within the enclosed space;
- receiving, by the controller, a second message;
- determining based on the second message that a second bin within the enclosed space should be selected;
- and
- in response to determining that the second bin should be selected, cycling the belt to move the second bin to the retrieval location.
A system comprising:
- an enclosed space;
- a high side heat exchanger configured to remove heat from a refrigerant;
- a load configured to use the refrigerant from the high side heat exchanger to cool the enclosed space;
- a compressor configured to compress the refrigerant from the load;
- a belt positioned within the enclosed space;
- a first bin coupled to the belt and positioned within the enclosed space;
- a second bin coupled to the belt and positioned within the enclosed space;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- receive a first message;
- determine based on the first message that the first bin should be selected;
- in response to determining that the first bin should be selected, cycle the belt to move the first bin to a retrieval location within the enclosed space;
- receive a second message;
- determine based on the second message that the second bin should be selected;
- and
- in response to determining that the second bin should be selected, cycle the belt to move the second bin to the retrieval location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.