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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2017
Trane International Inc., Davidson, NC (US);
Samuel J. Vanden Hogen, La Crosse, WI (US);
George M. Singh, La Crosse, WI (US);
William B. Fox, Onalaska, WI (US);
TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC., Davidson, NC (US);
Abstract
A refrigeration unit and methods of operating a refrigeration unit for an HVACR system are disclosed. The refrigeration unit includes a refrigerant circuit, including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator fluidly connected. The condenser includes a condenser portion and a subcooler portion. A single receiver tank is fluidly connected to an output of the condenser portion and an input of the subcooler portion. A restrictor is fluidly connected to the receiver tank. The restrictor can induce a pressure drop in a working fluid flowing from the subcooler portion.