Two-pipe enhanced-vapor-injection outdoor unit and multi-split system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11353249-B2
Application number	US-201916621256-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 3, 2019
Priority date	Oct 22, 2018
Publication date	Jun 7, 2022
Grant date	Jun 7, 2022

Abstract

A two-pipe enhanced-vapor-injection outdoor unit and a two-pipe enhanced-vapor-injection multi-split system are provided. The two-pipe enhanced-vapor-injection outdoor unit includes an outdoor heat exchanger, an enhanced-vapor-injection compressor, a reversing assembly, a super cooler, a throttling assembly and a first pipe. The reversing assembly includes a first end and a second end connected with a gas discharge port and a gas return port, respectively. A main heat-exchange flow path is connected with the first port and the second port, respectively. An auxiliary heat-exchange flow path is connected with the injection port. The throttling assembly includes two ends connected with an outlet of the main heat-exchange flow path and an inlet of the outdoor heat exchanger. The first pipe includes a first end connected with an outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger, and a second end arranged between the throttling assembly and the main heat-exchange flow path.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A two-pipe enhanced-vapor-injection outdoor unit, comprising:
an outdoor heat exchanger, a first port and a second port;
an enhanced-vapor-injection compressor having a gas discharge port, a gas return port and an injection port;
a reversing assembly comprising a first end, a second end, a third end, and a fourth end, the first end of the reversing assembly being connected with the gas discharge port, the second end of the reversing assembly being connected with the gas return port, the first end being communicated with one of the third end and the fourth end, and the second end being communicated with the other one of the third end and the fourth end;
a super cooler comprising a main heat-exchange flow path and an auxiliary heat-exchange flow path communicated with each other, the main heat-exchange flow path being connected with the first port and the second port, and the auxiliary heat-exchange flow path being connected with the injection port directly;
a throttling assembly comprising a first end connected with an outlet of the main heat-exchange flow path, and a second end connected with an inlet of the outdoor heat exchanger; and
a first pipe comprising a first end connected with an outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger, and a second end arranged between the throttling assembly and the main heat-exchange flow path.

2. The two-pipe enhanced-vapor-injection outdoor unit according to claim 1 , wherein the third end of the reversing assembly is switchably connected to the inlet of the outdoor heat exchanger or the outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger, and the fourth end of the reversing assembly is switchably connected to the second port or the first port.

3. The two-pipe enhanced-vapor-injection outdoor unit according to claim 1 , wherein an inlet of the main heat-exchange flow path is connected with the first port and the second port, an inlet of the auxiliary heat-exchange flow path is connected with the outlet of the main heat-exchange flow path, and an outlet of the auxiliary heat-exchange flow path is connected with the injection port.

4. The two-pipe enhanced-vapor-injection outdoor unit according to claim 1 , wherein an inlet of the main heat-exchange flow path and an inlet of the auxiliary heat-exchange flow path are both connected with the first port and the second port, and an outlet of the auxiliary heat-exchange flow path is connected with the injection port.

5. The two-pipe enhanced-vapor-injection outdoor unit according to claim 1 , wherein the two-pipe enhanced-vapor-injection outdoor unit comprises:
a first solenoid valve arranged between the auxiliary heat-exchange flow path and the injection port, and having a conduction direction from the auxiliary heat-exchange flow path to the injection port.

6. The two-pipe enhanced-vapor-injection outdoor unit according to claim 1 , wherein the two-pipe enhanced-vapor-injection outdoor unit comprises:
a first check valve arranged in the first pipe, and having a conduction direction from the outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger to the throttling assembly.

7. The two-pipe enhanced-vapor-injection outdoor unit according to claim 6 , wherein the two-pipe enhanced-vapor-injection outdoor unit comprises:
a second check valve connecting the first port with the main heat-exchange flow path, and having a conduction direction from the main heat-exchange flow path to the first port; and
a third check valve connecting the second port with the main heat-exchange flow path, and having a conduction direction from the second port to the main heat-exchange flow path.

8. The two-pipe enhanced-vapor-injection outdoor unit according to claim 7 , wherein the two-pipe enhanced-vapor-injection outdoor unit comprises:
a fourth check valve connecting the third end of the reversing assembly with the inlet of the outdoor heat exchanger, and having a conduction direction from the third end of the reversing assembly to the outdoor heat exchanger; and
a fifth check valve connecting the third end of the reversing assembly with the outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger, and having a conduction direction from the outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger to the third end of the reversing assembly.

9. The two-pipe enhanced-vapor-injection outdoor unit according to claim 8 , wherein the two-pipe enhanced-vapor-injection outdoor unit comprises:
a sixth check valve connecting the fourth end of the reversing assembly with the second port, and having a conduction direction from the second port to the fourth end of the reversing assembly; and
a seventh check valve connecting the fourth end of the reversing assembly with the second port, and having a conduction direction form the fourth end of the reversing assembly to the second port.

10. The two-pipe enhanced-vapor-injection outdoor unit according to claim 5 , wherein the two-pipe enhanced-vapor-injection outdoor unit comprises:
a second pipe connecting the gas discharge port with the first port; and
a second solenoid valve arranged in the second pipe, and having a conduction direction from the gas discharge port to the first port.

11. The two-pipe enhanced-vapor-injection outdoor unit according to claim 9 , wherein the throttling assembly comprises at least one throttling device and at least one eighth check valve, and the eighth check valve has a conduction direction from the super cooler to the inlet of the outdoor heat exchanger.

12. A two-pipe enhanced-vapor-injection multi-split system, comprising:
a two-pipe enhanced-vapor-injection outdoor unit, comprising:
an outdoor heat exchanger, a first port and a second port;
an enhanced-vapor-injection compressor having a gas discharge port, a gas return port and an injection port;
a reversing assembly comprising a first end, a second end, a third end, and a fourth end, the first end of the reversing assembly being connected with the gas discharge port, the second end of the reversing assembly being connected with the gas return port, the first end being communicated with one of the third end and the fourth end, and the second end being communicated with the other one of the third end and the fourth end;
a super cooler comprising a main heat-exchange flow path and an auxiliary heat-exchange flow path communicated with each other, the main heat-exchange flow path being connected with the first port and the second port, and the auxiliary heat-exchange flow path being connected with the injection port directly;
a throttling assembly comprising a first end connected with an outlet of the main heat-exchange flow path, and a second end connected with an inlet of the outdoor heat exchanger; and
a first pipe comprising a first end connected with an outlet of the outdoor heat exchanger, and a second end arranged between the throttling assembly and the main heat-exchange flow path.

Assignees

• Hefei Midea Heating & Ventilating Equipment Co Ltd
• Gd Midea Heating & Ventilating Equipment Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yan Libo
• Yang Guozhong
• Wang Mingren
• Tan Zhijun
• Peng Sanguo

Classifications

• F25B2313/0233

  in parallel arrangements · CPC title

• F25B2400/13

  Economisers · CPC title

• F25B13/00 Primary

  Compression machines, plants or systems, with reversible cycle (defrosting cycles F25B47/02) · CPC title

• F25B2313/027

  characterised by the reversing means · CPC title

• F25B41/20 Primary

  Disposition of valves, e.g. of on-off valves or flow control valves (expansion valves F25B41/31) · CPC title