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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2011
Lucy Yi Liu, Fayetteville, NY (US);
Suresh Duraisamy, Liverpool, NY (US);
Gilbert B. Hofsdal, Chittenango, NY (US);
Hans-joachim Huff, Mainz, DE;
Michal Patriak, Camillus, NY (US);
Lucy Yi Liu, Fayetteville, NY (US);
Suresh Duraisamy, Liverpool, NY (US);
Gilbert B. Hofsdal, Chittenango, NY (US);
Hans-Joachim Huff, Mainz, DE;
Michal Patriak, Camillus, NY (US);
CARRIER CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A method for distributing a refrigerant charge level in a refrigerant vapor compression system includes restarting a stopped refrigerant compression device in a first mode; operating a primary expansion device independent of refrigerant heat absorption heat exchanger superheat; comparing a condition at a refrigerant reservoir to a prescribed condition; wherein when the condition is below the prescribed condition for a prescribed interval, operating the primary expansion device to control the refrigerant heat absorption heat exchanger superheat; and transitioning the refrigerant vapor compression system to a second mode.