Refrigerant evaporators with pulse-electrothermal defrosting
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F25D-021/06
F25B-039/02
출원번호
US-0613299
(2009-11-05)
등록번호
US-8424324
(2013-04-23)
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/ 주소
Petrenko, Victor F.
Petrenko, Fedor F.
출원인 / 주소
The Trustees of Dartmouth College
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Lathrop & Gage LLP
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초록▼
An pulse electro thermal defrost evaporator system has multiple refrigerant tubes formed from an electrically conductive metal and connected in parallel for refrigerant flow. These tubes are, however, connected electrically in series. A controller is capable of detecting ice accumulation and connect
An pulse electro thermal defrost evaporator system has multiple refrigerant tubes formed from an electrically conductive metal and connected in parallel for refrigerant flow. These tubes are, however, connected electrically in series. A controller is capable of detecting ice accumulation and connecting the tubes to a source of electrical power for deicing when it is necessary to deice the tubes. Embodiments having a manifold having multiple conductive sections insulated from each other are disclosed for coupling tubes electrically in series. Alternative embodiments with a single, long, wide-bore, tube are disclosed, as are embodiments having an evaporating pan coupled in series or parallel with the tubes, and embodiments with thermal cutoff and electrical safety interlocks.
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1. A pulse electrothermal defrost evaporator system comprising: a plurality of refrigerant tubes (108, 202, 803) formed from an electrically conductive metal;a first manifold (104, 204) for distributing refrigerant into the plurality of refrigerant tubes (108, 202, 803), the plurality of refrigerant
1. A pulse electrothermal defrost evaporator system comprising: a plurality of refrigerant tubes (108, 202, 803) formed from an electrically conductive metal;a first manifold (104, 204) for distributing refrigerant into the plurality of refrigerant tubes (108, 202, 803), the plurality of refrigerant tubes connected in parallel for refrigerant flow;a second manifold (106, 206) for receiving refrigerant from the plurality of refrigerant tubes; anda controller (150) for detecting ice accumulation on the refrigerant tubes and for electrically connecting the refrigerant tubes to a source of electrical power to deice the refrigerant tubes when ice is detected on the refrigerant tubes;wherein a plurality of the refrigerant tubes are electrically coupled together in series. 2. The evaporator of claim 1, wherein the evaporator has no heat interchange fins attached to tubes of the evaporator (FIG. 1). 3. The evaporator of claim 1 wherein the refrigerant tubes are formed from stainless steel. 4. The evaporator of claim 1 wherein an electric current in neighboring tubes flows in opposite directions to reduce the evaporator inductance (FIG. 8, FIG. 9). 5. The evaporator of claim 1 wherein adjacent tubes of the evaporator are wound in opposite directions to reduce the evaporator inductance. 6. The evaporator of claim 1 wherein a plurality of the refrigerant tubes are shaped into a shape selected from the group consisting of a spiral coil, a helical coil, a folded spiral, and a double spiral. 7. The evaporator of claim 1 wherein the evaporator is divided into a plurality of sections each comprising a plurality of refrigerant tubes coupled electrically in series, and wherein the controller is adapted for coupling sections of the evaporator to the source of electrical power individually. 8. The evaporator of claim 1 (FIG. 15) wherein the evaporator is divided into a plurality of sections (802, 804, 806) each comprising a plurality of refrigerant tubes coupled electrically in series, and wherein the controller (150) is adapted for coupling the plurality of sections together in a configuration selected from the group consisting of Y and Delta connections, and wherein the source of electrical power is a three-phase alternating current source. 9. The evaporator of claim 1 wherein the source of electrical power is selected from the group consisting of a battery, a DC-AC converter, and an alternating current mains power connection. 10. The evaporator of claim 1 wherein the first manifold (104, 204) further comprises a plurality of electrically conductive sections, where at least one electrically conductive section is separated from another electrically conductive section by a dielectric, and wherein at least one electrically conductive section of the manifold is electrically coupled to at least two tubes. 11. The evaporator of claim 1, further comprising a thermal cutoff, the thermal cutoff coupled thermally to, and electrically in series with, the refrigerant tubes to disconnect the refrigerant tubes from the source of electrical power on overheating of the refrigerant tubes. 12. The evaporator of claim 11, further comprising an interlock device, the interlock device coupled to disconnect the refrigerant tubes from the source of electrical power on opening of a housing, the refrigerant tubes being disposed within the housing. 13. A pulse electrothermal defrost evaporator system comprising: a plurality of sections (802, 804, 806, 858, 860), each section comprising: a plurality of refrigerant tubes (803) formed from an electrically conductive metal,a first manifold (808, 859) for distributing refrigerant into the plurality of refrigerant tubes, the plurality of refrigerant tubes connected in parallel for refrigerant flow,a second manifold (810, 861) for receiving refrigerant from the plurality of refrigerant tubes, anda first and a second electrical connection (812, 814) for coupling electrical power to the plurality of refrigerant tubes, the refrigerant tubes of each section being coupled together electrically in series;a controller (876) for detecting ice accumulation on the refrigerant tubes and for electrically coupling the first electrical connection of at least one section to a source of electrical power to deice the refrigerant tubes when ice is detected on the refrigerant tubes of that section;wherein the sections are coupled together for refrigerant flow in a pattern selected from the group consisting of series, parallel and series-parallel;and wherein the sections (FIG. 16) are coupled together electrically in a pattern selected from the group consisting of series, parallel, and series-parallel. 14. The evaporator of claim 13 wherein the sections are coupled together for refrigerant flow in a pattern different from the pattern in which they are coupled together electrically.
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