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Chiller

US12398933B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 8, 2021
Grant dateAug 26, 2025
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Expiry dateMay 7, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25B6/02
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

[Object] To provide a chiller reduced in size, cost, and energy use.[Solution] A chiller C1 includes a tank 1, a pump 2, a plurality of coolant circuits 3 and 4 configured to cool a plurality of respective loads, and a refrigeration circuit 5. The plurality of coolant circuits 3 and 4 and the refrigeration circuit 5 are connected to each other via respective heat exchangers 6 and 7 capable of individually controlling cooling performance. The first heat exchanger 6 connecting the first coolant circuit 3 and the refrigeration circuit 5 is configured to control a temperature of a coolant that returns from a first load W1 and a second load W2 to the tank 1. The second heat exchanger 7 connecting the second coolant circuit 4 and the refrigeration circuit 5 is configured to control a temperature of the coolant that is supplied from the tank 1 to the second load W2.

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