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US 2023/0399112 A1Published application
Cabin air compressor with integral heat exchanger
AssigneeHamilton Sundstrand Corporation
InventorsDonald E. Army, Louis J. Bruno, Aiden Coutin, Jeffrey Ernst, Kayla Gosse, Erin G. Kline
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Abstract
An environmental control system of a vehicle includes a compressor having a compressor inlet configured to receive a first medium and a compressor outlet. A compressed first medium is provided at the compressor outlet. A conduit is configured to receive a second medium and a heat exchanger is mounted to the compressor. The heat exchanger is fluidly connected to a portion of the compressor and to the conduit.
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An environmental control system of a vehicle comprising:
- a compressor having a compressor inlet configured to receive a first medium and a compressor outlet, wherein a compressed first medium is provided at the compressor outlet;
- a conduit configured to receive a second medium;
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- a heat exchanger mounted to the compressor, wherein the heat exchanger is fluidly connected to a portion of the compressor and to the conduit.
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A method of operating an environmental control system of a vehicle comprising:
- compressing a first medium at a compressor to form a compressed first medium;
- extracting energy from a second medium at a turbine;
- and
- heating the second medium within a heat exchanger using the compressed first medium, wherein heating the second medium occurs prior to the extracting energy from the second medium.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.