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Device for controlling refrigeration cycle capacity

US4722196A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 10, 1986
Grant dateFeb 2, 1988
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Expiry dateOct 10, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02B30/70
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a refrigeration cycle in which a capacity-variable compressor a condenser, an expansion mechanism and an evaporator are connected in the order named, a device for controlling the capacity in the refrigeration cycle comprising a means for detecting the temperature of the compressor or the temperature of the gas discharged therefrom and a control device for limiting the maximum rotational speed of the compressor when the output from the means for detecting the temperature indicates a detected temperature lower than a predetermined level.

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