Refrigerant system and a control method the same

US9500397B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9500397-B2
Application numberUS-201113876102-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 22, 2011
Priority dateSep 27, 2010
Publication dateNov 22, 2016
Grant dateNov 22, 2016

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A refrigerant system according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a outdoor heat exchanger performing heat exchange between outdoor air and a refrigerant; a compressor compressing the refrigerant; an indoor heat exchanger performing heat exchange between indoor air and the refrigerant; an expansion portion expanding the refrigerant; and a refrigerant pipe connecting the outdoor heat exchanger, the compressor, the indoor heat exchanger and the expansion portion to form a refrigerant cycle, wherein the outdoor heat exchanger includes a refrigerant storage portion storing the refrigerant to control flowing refrigerant amount on the refrigerant cycle.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A refrigerant system, comprising: a compressor compressing refrigerant; an outdoor heat exchanger installed at an outlet of the compressor, the outdoor heat exchanger including: a heat exchange portion configured to perform heat exchange between outdoor air and the refrigerant; and a refrigerant storage portion connected in parallel to the heat exchange portion to store the refrigerant; an indoor heat exchanger installed at an inlet of the com…

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What does patent US9500397B2 cover?
A refrigerant system according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a outdoor heat exchanger performing heat exchange between outdoor air and a refrigerant; a compressor compressing the refrigerant; an indoor heat exchanger performing heat exchange between indoor air and the refrigerant; an expansion portion expanding the refrigerant; and a refrigerant pipe connecting the outdoor heat ex…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Jeong Hojong, Chung Baikyoung, Jung Jaehwa, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification F25B49/02. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 22 2016 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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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).