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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2014
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Minkyu Oh, Seoul, KR;
Jangseok Lee, Seoul, KR;
Myungjin Chung, Seoul, KR;
Chanho Jeon, Seoul, KR;
Sunam Chae, Seoul, KR;
Juyeong Heo, Seoul, KR;
Kwangwook Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hoyoun Lee, Seoul, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A refrigerating cycle apparatus and a method of operating the same are provided. For a refrigerating cycle having a plurality of compressors connected in series for multi-stage compression, an inner space of each compressor and a pipe of the refrigerating cycle may be connected via an oil collection pipe, and oil may be discharged into the refrigerating cycle by pressure reversal during a pressure balancing operation, so as to allow the discharged oil to be collected into a high-stage compressor or a low-stage compressor. Accordingly, an amount of oil may be uniformly maintained in each of the plurality of compressors to prevent losses due to friction and/or increases in power consumption due to a lack of oil in one or more of the compressors. The structure of a device and pipes for performing oil balancing between the compressors may be simplified to enhance efficiency of the compressors.