System and method for refrigerant pressure and relief
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorMark G. SMITH
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Abstract
In at least one embodiment, a vehicle climate control system including a compressor, at least one sensor, and at least one controller is provided. The compressor is configured to circulate fluid about a refrigerant loop. The at least one sensor is configured to provide a signal indicative of a pressure of the fluid in the refrigerant loop. The at least one controller is programmed to control a first valve to open to enable the fluid to flow to an evaporator for a battery responsive to the pressure of the fluid being greater than a predetermined pressure level to reduce the pressure of the fluid.
Claims20
A vehicle climate control system comprising:
- a compressor configured to circulate fluid about a refrigerant loop;
- at least one sensor configured to provide a signal indicative of a pressure of the fluid in the refrigerant loop;
- and
- at least one controller programmed to control a first valve to open to enable the fluid to flow to an evaporator for a battery responsive to the pressure of the fluid being greater than a predetermined pressure level to reduce the pressure of the fluid.
A method for a vehicle climate control system, the method comprising:
- circulating, via a compressor, fluid about a refrigerant loop;
- transmitting a signal indicative of a pressure of the fluid in the refrigerant loop;
- and
- controlling a first valve to open to enable the fluid to flow to an evaporator for a battery responsive to the pressure of the fluid being greater than a predetermined pressure level to reduce the pressure of the fluid.
A vehicle climate control system comprising:
- a compressor configured to circulate refrigerant;
- at least one sensor configured to provide a signal indicative of a pressure of the refrigerant;
- and
- at least one controller programmed to control a first valve to open to enable the refrigerant to flow to an evaporator that maintains a temperature of a battery responsive to the pressure of the refrigerant being greater than a predetermined pressure level to reduce the pressure of the refrigerant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.