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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2005
Filed:
May. 26, 2000
David a Wightman, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
David A Wightman, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
XDX, Inc., Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Abstract
A vapor compression system () including an evaporator (), a compressor (), and a condenser () interconnected in a closed-loop system. In one embodiment, a multifunctional valve () is configured to receive a liquefied heat transfer fluid from the condenser () and a hot vapor from the compressor (). A saturated vapor line () connects the outlet of the evaporator () and is sized so as to substantially convert the heat transfer fluid exiting the multifunctional valve () into a saturated vapor prior to delivery to the evaporator (). The multifunctional valve () regulates the flow of heat transfer fluid by monitoring the temperature of the heat transfer fluid returning to the compressor () through a suction line () coupling the evaporator () outlet to the compressor () inlet. In one preferred embodiment, a bifurcated liquid line connects the condenser () outlet to the first inlet of an multifunctional valve and the inlet of a metering unit.