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Air to refrigerant heat exchanger with phase change material
US9109841B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9109841-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113267356-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 6, 2011 |
| Priority date | Oct 6, 2011 |
| Publication date | Aug 18, 2015 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2015 |
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A thermal energy heat exchanger for an air conditioning system includes a row of first tubes, a row of second tubes, and a row of third tubes. Inside, heat is exchanged between air, refrigerant, and phase change material, also known as PCM, cool storage material, cold storage material, and latent heat storage material. The first row of tubes carries refrigerant. A portion of the second row of tubes and a portion of the third row of tubes carry refrigerant. The remainder of the second and third rows of tubes carry phase change material. The phase change material can be associated with a phase change material manifold. Advantageously, the melting point of phase change material in the second tubes can be different from the melting point of the phase change material in the third tubes.
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What is claimed is: 1. A thermal energy exchanger for a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system that exchanges thermal energy between a first fluid and a second fluid, the thermal energy exchanger comprising: a first row of first tubes, wherein each of the first tubes receives the first fluid therein; a second row of second tubes disposed directly downstream of the first tubes with respect to a flow path of the second fluid, a portion of the second tubes receiving the…
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- What does patent US9109841B2 cover?
- A thermal energy heat exchanger for an air conditioning system includes a row of first tubes, a row of second tubes, and a row of third tubes. Inside, heat is exchanged between air, refrigerant, and phase change material, also known as PCM, cool storage material, cold storage material, and latent heat storage material. The first row of tubes carries refrigerant. A portion of the second row of t…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Goenka Lakhi Nandlal, Halla Visteon Climate Control
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F28D1/05383. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Aug 18 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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