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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2016
Franke Technology and Trademark Ltd, Hergiswil, CH;
Wilhelmus Franciscus Schoonen, BA Son, NL;
Franke Technology and Trademark Ltd, Hergiswil, CH;
Abstract
A refrigeration apparatus for refrigerating a fluid is disclosed. The apparatus includes a refrigerant, a compressor (), a condenser (), an expansion device (), and an evaporator (), fluidly connected to form a refrigeration cycle, a controllable valve () configured to control a flow of the refrigerant from the condenser () to the evaporator (), at least one sensor () configured to measure a property of the refrigerant, and a controller () configured to determine an amount of the refrigerant stored in a portion of the refrigeration cycle including the condenser (), and to control the controllable valve () based on the determined amount of the refrigerant.