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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2022
Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.p., Waller, TX (US);
Zidu Ma, Cypress, TX (US);
Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P., Waller, TX (US);
Abstract
A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, and more particularly a method of detecting and mitigating refrigerant leaks in an HVAC system is disclosed. The HVAC system includes a leak detection system for detecting a leak of the refrigerant from the refrigerant circuit. The leak detection system includes a collection chamber locatable proximate a component of the HVAC system. The leak detection system also includes a sensor assembly including an enclosure comprising a sensor and a fan. The leak detection system also includes a flowline connecting the collection chamber with the sensor assembly such that the sensor assembly may be located away from the collection chamber and the component. The fan is operable to induce fluid flow from the collection chamber into the sensor assembly and the sensor is operable to analyze the fluid flow and detect a leak of the refrigerant from the component.