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Vehicle air conditioner with a refrigerant circuit

US9738138B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AUDI AG · DE

Inventors

Christian Rebinger · Munich, DE
Dirk Schroeder · Eckental, DE
Klaus Strasser · Annaberg-Buchholz, DE
Ruben Gonzalez · Miami, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 13, 2015
Grant date	Aug 22, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 25, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T10/70
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle air conditioner with a refrigerant circuit has as components at least one evaporator, a refrigerant compressor, a refrigerant condenser, an expansion valve associated with the evaporator and at least one heat exchanger with an associated expansion valve for coupling with a coolant circuit of a heat source, wherein the components are connected by a refrigerant line. A refrigerant container is provided which is connected on the high-pressure side of the refrigerant compressor with the refrigerant line and has a refrigerant-receiving chamber with a controllable volume, and a control unit is provided with which the volume of the chamber of the refrigerant container is controlled as a function of operating parameters of the refrigerant circuit. Alternatively, the refrigerant container is connected on the high-pressure side of the refrigerant compressor with the refrigerant line by way of a branch line.

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