Method for operating a refrigeration system and assembly of a refrigeration system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10858560-B2
Application number	US-201815953215-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 13, 2018
Priority date	Oct 14, 2015
Publication date	Dec 8, 2020
Grant date	Dec 8, 2020

Abstract

An assembly of a refrigeration system of a motor vehicle includes a refrigerant with a first component and a second component, a condenser; and an evaporator. The evaporator is connected downstream fluidically of the condenser by a first line and has an outlet and a separating location which is coupled fluidically by a second line to a storage vessel for the second component of the refrigerant. The outlet is disposed on a first side of the evaporator and the separating location is disposed on a second side of the evaporator. Refrigerant which is not evaporated during operation of the refrigeration system collects in the separating location.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An assembly of a refrigeration system of a motor vehicle, wherein the refrigeration system has a refrigerant with a first component and a second component, comprising:
a condenser; and
an evaporator, wherein the evaporator is connected downstream fluidically of the condenser by a first line and has an outlet and a separating location which is coupled fluidically by a second line to a storage vessel for the second component of the refrigerant, wherein the outlet is disposed on a first side of the evaporator and the separating location is disposed on a second side of the evaporator and wherein refrigerant which is not evaporated during operation of the refrigeration system collects in the separating location.

2. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the storage vessel is coupled fluidically to the condenser by a third line which has a first metering apparatus and wherein the first metering apparatus is actuated dependent on a value of an external parameter.

3. The assembly as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the storage vessel has an overflow which is coupled fluidically by a fourth line to the condenser.

4. The assembly as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first line has a second metering apparatus and/or the second line has a third metering apparatus.

5. The assembly as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the outlet of the evaporator is connected fluidically by a fifth line to an inlet of the condenser and wherein the fifth line has a compressor.

6. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the storage vessel has an overflow which is coupled fluidically by a fourth line to the condenser.

7. The assembly as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the first line has a second metering apparatus and/or the second line has a third metering apparatus.

8. The assembly as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the outlet of the evaporator is connected fluidically by a fifth line to an inlet of the condenser and wherein the fifth line has a compressor.

9. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first line has a second metering apparatus and/or the second line has a third metering apparatus.

10. The assembly as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the outlet of the evaporator is connected fluidically by a fifth line to an inlet of the condenser and wherein the fifth line has a compressor.

11. The assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the outlet of the evaporator is connected fluidically by a fifth line to an inlet of the condenser and wherein the fifth line has a compressor.

12. The assembly as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the fifth line has a heat accumulator.

Assignees

• Bayerische Motoren Werke Ag

Inventors

• Friedrich Thomas

Classifications

• F25B2400/08

  Refrigeration machines, plants and systems having means for detecting the concentration of a refrigerant · CPC title

• C09K2205/102

  Alcohols · CPC title

• C09K5/042 Primary

  comprising compounds containing carbon and hydrogen only · CPC title

• C09K5/041

  for compression-type refrigeration systems · CPC title

• F25B1/00

  Compression machines, plants or systems with non-reversible cycle (F25B3/00, F25B5/00, F25B6/00, F25B7/00, F25B9/00 take precedence) · CPC title