Control device for refrigeration cycle
US4499739A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 1983 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B30/70
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A control device for refrigeration cycle constructed with a compressor, a condenser, an electrically operated expansion valve, an evaporator, and so forth, all being connected in series, wherein there are further provided a by-pass extending from an inlet or an outlet or both of the expansion valve upto an inlet of the compressor through a capillary tube; a first temperature sensor to sense a temperature of a cooling medium at the inlet of the compressor; a second temperature sensor to sense a temperature of the cooling medium within an intake tubing, through which the cooling medium is taken into the inlet of the compressor; and a control device which calculates a super-heat quantity of the cooling medium taken into the compressor on the basis of a difference between the detection outputs of the first and second temperature sensors, and controls a degree of opening of the electrically operated expansion valve, thereby enabling the refrigeration cycle to be operated at high efficiency and in an energy-saving mode.
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