[특허]Refrigerant cooling and lubrication system with refrigerant source access from an evaporator

TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.

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Refrigerant cooling and lubrication system with refrigerant source access from an evaporator

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	F25B-031/00 F25B-049/02 F25B-013/00
출원번호	US-0763447 (2014-01-24)
등록번호	US-9513038 (2016-12-06)
국제출원번호	PCT/US2014/013041 (2014-01-24)
국제공개번호	WO2014/117015 (2014-07-31)
발명자 / 주소	Jandal, Daoud Ali Sullivan, Brian Thomas Berry, Reginald Loyd Boldt, Ronald Allen Witt, Matthew Aron Plymesser, Damion Scott
출원인 / 주소	TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
대리인 / 주소	Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.
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Generally, apparatuses, systems, and methods are described that are directed to accessing liquid refrigerant from an evaporator to source a refrigerant pump and pump line to cool and lubricate such moving parts that may be part of the compressor, for example the compressor motor and the compressor bearings, and/or for cooling drives such as an adjustable or variable frequency drive.

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1. A heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC) unit for an HVAC system comprising: a compressor having a motor and a drive;a condenser fluidly connected to the compressor;an evaporator fluidly connected to the condenser;a unit controller;a refrigerant cooling and lubrication assembly that comprises: a condenser source line fluidly connected to the condenser,an evaporator source line fluidly connected to the evaporator,a refrigerant pump line fluidly connected to the condenser source line and fluidly connected to the evaporator source line, the condenser source line and the evaporator source line feed into the refrigerant pump line, the refrigerant pump line is fluidly connected to at least one of the motor and the drive of the compressor,a refrigerant pump located on the refrigerant pump line, the refrigerant pump having an inlet and an outlet fluidly connected with the refrigerant pump line,a flow control device disposed on the condenser source line, the flow control device disposed on the condenser source line having an open state and a closed state, anda flow control device disposed on the evaporator source line, the flow control device disposed on the evaporator source line having an open state and a closed state; andan evaporator access disposed proximate a lower portion of the evaporator and fluidly connected to an outlet of the evaporator, the evaporator access is fluidly connected to the refrigerant cooling and lubrication assembly through the evaporator source line,wherein during a startup condition of the compressor the unit controller is configured to activate the flow control device disposed on the condenser source line to the closed state, where the flow control device disposed on the condenser source line in the closed state is configured to decouple the condenser from the refrigerant cooling and lubrication assembly, and the unit controller is configured to activate the flow control device disposed on the evaporator source line to an open state, the evaporator source line configured to direct a flow of refrigerant from the evaporator access of the evaporator to the refrigerant cooling and lubrication assembly. 2. The HVAC unit of claim 1, wherein during an operating condition of the compressor, the unit controller is configured to activate the flow control device disposed on the condenser source line to direct refrigerant from the condenser through the condenser source line and through the refrigerant pump line and refrigerant pump to at least one of the motor and the drive of the compressor to cool at least one of the motor and the drive of the compressor. 3. The HVAC unit of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to receive an input from a sensor to determine whether an appropriate pressure differential is present in the refrigerant pump line, in order to activate the flow control device disposed on the condenser source line to direct refrigerant to the compressor. 4. The HVAC unit of claim 1, wherein at least one of the flow control device disposed on the condenser source line and disposed on the evaporator source line is a solenoid valve. 5. The HVAC unit of claim 1, wherein the evaporator comprises a refrigerant distributor, the evaporator access being disposed external to the refrigerant distributor. 6. The HVAC unit of claim 5, wherein the evaporator access is disposed relatively at a middle portion of a longitudinal direction of the refrigerant distributor. 7. The HVAC unit of claim 1, wherein the evaporator access is disposed relatively at a middle portion of a longitudinal direction of the evaporator. 8. The HVAC unit of claim 1, wherein the evaporator access comprises a notch disposed in the evaporator. 9. The HVAC unit of claim 8, wherein the notch comprises sidewalls that taper toward each other. 10. The HVAC unit of claim 1, wherein the evaporator access comprises a pipe configured to fluidly access the evaporator. 11. The HVAC unit of claim 1, wherein the outlet of the evaporator is arranged to be at about the same plane as a bottom of the evaporator. 12. The HVAC unit of claim 1, wherein any one or more of the evaporator source line, the evaporator source valve, the refrigerant pump line, and the refrigerant pump is tilted downward so as to be oriented to allow vapor refrigerant to rise to a top of the fluid flow path through one or more of the evaporator source line, the evaporator source valve, the refrigerant pump line, and the refrigerant pump and flow back to the evaporator, while to allow liquid refrigerant to flow to the refrigerant pump. 13. The HVAC unit of claim 1, wherein the HVAC unit is a water chiller. 14. The HVAC unit of claim 1, wherein the HVAC unit is an oil free water chiller. 15. A method of priming a refrigerant pump of a refrigerant cooling and lubrication assembly comprising: determining, with a unit controller, whether a compressor startup condition exists;activating, with the unit controller, a flow control device disposed on a condenser source line to a closed state, and decoupling a condenser, which is fluidly connected to the condenser source line, from a refrigerant pump and a refrigerant pump line;activating, with the unit controller, a flow control device disposed on an evaporator source line to an open state;sourcing refrigerant from the evaporator through an evaporator access;directing refrigerant from the evaporator through the evaporator access, through the evaporator source line, and through the flow control device disposed on the evaporator source line, and pressurizing the refrigerant pump line;receiving by the unit controller an input from a sensor; anddetermining with the unit controller whether there is an appropriate pressure differential present along the refrigerant pump line, in order to activate the flow control device disposed on the condenser source line to an open state, and to activate the flow control device disposed on the evaporator source line to a closed state. 16. A method of lubricating a compressor of an HVAC system, comprising: activating, with a unit controller, a flow control device disposed on an evaporator source line to an open state, and pressurizing a refrigerant pump line with refrigerant flow from the evaporator source line, which is fluidly connected to an evaporator;accessing refrigerant from the evaporator through an evaporator access;receiving by the unit controller an input from a sensor, and determining with the unit controller whether there is an appropriate pressure differential present along the refrigerant pump line, in order to activate a flow control device disposed on a condenser source line to direct refrigerant to a compressor;activating, with the unit controller, the flow control device disposed on the condenser source line to an open state, when the appropriate pressure differential is determined by the unit controller to be present along the refrigerant pump line;activating, with the unit controller, the flow control device disposed on the evaporator source line to a closed state; andstarting the compressor and lubricating at least one of a motor and a drive of the compressor by delivering refrigerant from the condenser source line, which is fluidly connected to a condenser, so as to source refrigerant from the condenser.

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