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Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 21, 2023
Applicant:

Lennox Industries Inc., Richardson, TX (US);

Inventors:

Rakesh Goel, Irving, TX (US);

Siddarth Rajan, Addison, TX (US);

Vijay Kumar Sathyamurthi, Frisco, TX (US);

Assignee:

Lennox Industries Inc., Richardson, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/36 (2018.01); F25B 41/24 (2021.01); F25B 41/40 (2021.01); F25B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 49/005 (2013.01); F25B 41/24 (2021.01); F25B 41/40 (2021.01); F25B 2400/06 (2013.01); F25B 2500/222 (2013.01); F25B 2700/195 (2013.01); F25B 2700/197 (2013.01); F25B 2700/21163 (2013.01); F25B 2700/21175 (2013.01);
Abstract

A refrigeration system detects a refrigerant leak by detecting that a refrigerant concentration is more than a threshold concentration. In response, the system accesses subcool, superheat, and saturation suction temperature values associated with the compressor circuits. The system determines that the subcool value is less than a subcool threshold and whether the superheat value is more than a superheat threshold. In response, the system may determine that the compressor circuit associated with the subcool and superheat values is associated with the loss of charge. In response, the system isolates the compressor circuit from other components of the system and operates a blower. The system may continue cooling operation using non-leaking compressors.


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