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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Mahle International Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Inventors:
Aaron Kleinow, Clarkston, MI (US);
Joseph Lewis, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Lawrence Wei, Berkeley, MI (US);
Ronald Goubeaux, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignee:
MAHLE International GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 45/00 (2006.01); F25B 49/00 (2006.01); F25B 49/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 49/005 (2013.01); F25B 49/022 (2013.01); F25B 2500/24 (2013.01); F25B 2600/01 (2013.01); F25B 2600/0251 (2013.01); F25B 2700/193 (2013.01); F25B 2700/2106 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method to detect the charge level of a refrigerant within a refrigeration circuit, where the refrigeration circuit has a compressor, a sensor to detect a pressure, and a sensor to detect a temperature. The method has a key cycle that has a first part and a second part.