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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2020
Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Nicolas Fonte, Montluel, FR;
CARRIER CORPORATION, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Abstract
A refrigeration system includes a main refrigeration circuit for holding refrigerant fluid, the main refrigeration circuit including: a compression device, a heat rejecting heat exchanger, an expansion deviceand a heat absorbing heat exchanger. In addition, the refrigeration system includes a buffer tankattached to the main refrigeration circuit, with valvesfor controlling flow of refrigerant fluid between the main refrigeration circuit and the buffer tank. The refrigeration system is arranged such that the valvesare controlled to transfer refrigerant fluid between the main refrigeration circuit and the buffer tankbased on a measure of sub-cooling in the main refrigeration circuit.