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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Lennox Industries Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Lennox Industries Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 41/00 (2006.01); F25B 39/04 (2006.01); F25B 6/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 41/003 (2013.01); F25B 39/04 (2013.01); F25B 2341/065 (2013.01);
Abstract
An HVAC system includes an evaporator. A compressor is fluidly coupled to the evaporator via a suction line. A condenser is fluidly coupled to the compressor via a discharge line. The condenser includes a first pass and a second pass. A common manifold fluidly couples the first pass and the second pass. A charge compensator is fluidly coupled to the common manifold above a maximum liquid level of the common manifold.