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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2016
Bruce A. Fraser, Manlius, NY (US);
Terry Nares, Syracuse, NY (US);
Bruce A. Fraser, Manlius, NY (US);
Terry Nares, Syracuse, NY (US);
BITZER Kuehlmaschinenbau GmbH, Sindelfingen, DE;
Abstract
A method of operating a multiple-compressor refrigeration system is provided. This method includes the steps of supplying, via a common supply line, refrigerant gas and oil to a plurality of compressors coupled in series, and attaching an oil flow conduit between adjacent compressors of the plurality of compressors. The oil flow conduit is configured to move oil from a compressor with a relatively higher pressure to a compressor with a relatively lower pressure. The method further includes controlling the pressure for each of the plurality of compressors by regulating a speed at which each of the plurality of compressors operates in order to maintain a pressure differential between the adjacent compressors to facilitate the flow of oil from the compressor with the relatively higher pressure to the compressor with the relatively lower pressure.