EP0165220B1 - Refrigerating unit - Google Patents
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- EP0165220B1 EP0165220B1 EP19850850192 EP85850192A EP0165220B1 EP 0165220 B1 EP0165220 B1 EP 0165220B1 EP 19850850192 EP19850850192 EP 19850850192 EP 85850192 A EP85850192 A EP 85850192A EP 0165220 B1 EP0165220 B1 EP 0165220B1
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- 238000001816 cooling Methods 0.000 claims description 47
- 238000007710 freezing Methods 0.000 claims description 38
- 230000008014 freezing Effects 0.000 claims description 38
- 239000003507 refrigerant Substances 0.000 claims description 28
- 238000009413 insulation Methods 0.000 description 7
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 description 3
- 230000008020 evaporation Effects 0.000 description 2
- 238000001704 evaporation Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000005057 refrigeration Methods 0.000 description 2
- 239000008267 milk Substances 0.000 description 1
- 210000004080 milk Anatomy 0.000 description 1
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- 238000010257 thawing Methods 0.000 description 1
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D29/00—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
- F25D29/005—Mounting of control devices
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D11/00—Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators
- F25D11/02—Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators with cooling compartments at different temperatures
- F25D11/022—Self-contained movable devices, e.g. domestic refrigerators with cooling compartments at different temperatures with two or more evaporators
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
- F25B2600/00—Control issues
- F25B2600/25—Control of valves
- F25B2600/2511—Evaporator distribution valves
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
- F25B5/00—Compression machines, plants or systems, with several evaporator circuits, e.g. for varying refrigerating capacity
- F25B5/04—Compression machines, plants or systems, with several evaporator circuits, e.g. for varying refrigerating capacity arranged in series
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- the invention relates to a refrigerating unit comprising a cooling chamber with a cooling evaporator and a freezing chamber with a freezing evaporator, a first refrigerant circuit, in which the refrigerant flows in series through a compressor, the cooling evaporator and the freezing evaporator, a second refrigerant circuit, in which the refrigerant flows through the compressor, bypasses the cooling evaporator and flows through the freezing evaporator, valve means to switch off the first or the second refrigerant circuit, a first means which senses the temperature of the cooling evaporator and acts on the valve means to switch on the first refrigerant circuit at a certain higher first temperature and to switch off the first refrigerant circuit at a certain lower second temperature and a second means which senses the temperature in the freezing chamber and is arranged to start the compressor at a certain higher third temperature and to stop the compressor at a certain lower fourth temperature.
- Such a refrigerating unit has the advantage that it is cheap to produce because only one compressor is needed to operate both the cooling chamber and the freezing chamber.
- the means which senses the temperature of the cooling evaporator is arranged in direct thermal contact with the cooling evaporator. Said means is arranged to act on the valve means so that the circulation of refrigerant through the cooling evaporator is switched off when the temperature of the cooling evaporator goes below a certain lower temperature and to re-establish the circulation, when the temperature goes above a certain higher temperature.
- the higher temperature is usually about +3°C so as to ensure that the evaporator shall be defrosted, and the lower temperature so low, e.g. -20°C, that a sufficient cooling effect is obtained on the goods in the cooling chamber.
- GB-A-2,123,992 which discloses a refrigerating unit of the kind introductorily set forth, shows another solution to prevent too low temperatures from occurring in the cooling chamber. This is, however, accomplished by a further sensor sensing the air temperature in the cooling chamber. In the present refrigeration unit such a further sensor is dispensed with making the present refrigeration unit much simpler.
- US-A-3,026,688 discloses e.g. a refrigerator where over-cooling of a freezing chamber is prevented by actuating a fan controlled by a means sensing the temperature of the inside wall of the freezing chamber.
- the compressor of the refrigerator is controlled by a means sensing the temperature of the evaporator of a cooling chamber. Both said means are arranged partially thermally insulated from said wall and evaporator, respectively.
- Fig. 1 shows a refrigerant circuit with one evaporator in a cooling chamber, one evaporator in a freezing chamber, a compressor to force the refrigerant through the circuit and an adjustable valve which leads the refrigerant through both evaporators
- Fig. 2 shows the valve set so that the cooling evaporator is disconnected from the circuit
- Fig. 3 shows how two different temperatures in the cooling chamber vary with the time at normal heat load in the freezing chamber
- Fig. 4 shows how said temperatures vary when freezing takes place in the freezing chamber.
- Fig. 1 10 designates a refrigerating unit with a cooling chamber 12, which shall be capable of keeping goods at a temperature of about +4°C, and a freezing chamber 14, which shall be capable of keeping goods at a temperature of about -18°C.
- the cooling chamber 12 is refrigerated by an evaporator 16 and the freezing chamber 14 by an evaporator 18.
- the evaporator 16 is part of a circulation circuit for a refrigerant, and the circuit is constituted by a compressor 20, a condenser 21, a valve 22, restriction means in the form of a capillary tube 24, the evaporator 16 and the evaporator 18.
- the evaporator 18 can also be connected to a circulation circuit for refrigerant constituted by the compressor 20, the condenser 21, the valve 22, see Fig. 2, restriction means in the form of a capillary tube 25 and the evaporator 18.
- the temperature in the freezing chamber is monitored by a means 26 which at a certain higher temperature, e.g. -15°C, gives a signal to the compressor 20 to start and at a certain lower temperature, e.g. -23°C, gives a signal to the compressor to stop.
- a certain higher temperature e.g. -15°C
- a certain lower temperature e.g. -23°C
- the temperature is monitored by a means 28 which is in thermal contact with the evaporator 16 via a heat-insulating plate 30.
- the means 28 senses a certain higher temperature, e.g. +3°C
- the means 28 gives a signal to the valve 22 to switch over to the position shown in Fig. 1 so that refrigerant can circulate through the evaporator 16.
- the means 28 gives a signal to the valve 22 to switch to the position shown in Fig. 2, whereby the flow of refrigerant through the evaporator 16 ceases.
- Figs. 3 and 4 examples are shown of the influence of the insulation 30 on the temperature T in the cooling chamber as a function of the time t.
- the compressor 20 is supposed to be running during the whole course shown in Figs. 3 and 4.
- Fig. 3 shows the temperature course in the cooling chamber at normal operation of the freezing chamber, i.e. when freezing does not take place in it, the continuous curve 32 showing the temperature of the evaporator 16 and the broken curve 34 showing the temperature of the means 28.
- the means 28 gives a signal to the valve 22 to admit refrigerant to the evaporator 16.
- the evaporator 16 has a temperature of -20°C, while the temperature of the means 28 lags behind due to the insulation 30 and is higher, -15°C.
- the means 28 gives a signal to the valve 22 to switch off the supply of refrigerant to the evaporator 16.
- the goods in the cooling chamber which has a temperature of about +4°C, then heat the evaporator 16 and the means 28.
- the evaporator 16 reaches 0°C and the evaporator begins to defrost.
- the time t 4 the evaporator 16 is defrosted and the course which started at t, is repeated.
- Fig. 4 shows the corresponding temperature course in the cooling chamber when freezing of goods takes place in the freezing chamber.
- refrigerant is admitted through the evaporator 16.
- the temperature in the evaporator 16 rises and it takes longer time before the means 28 reaches the lower temperature, -15°C, at which the means 28 gives a signal to switch off the circulation of the refrigerant through the evaporator 16.
- the means 28 gives a signal to switch off the circulation of the refrigerant through the evaporator 16.
- the temperatures of the evaporator 16 and the means 28 will follow each other better.
- the said lower temperature has been reached.
- the curves 32 and 34 will get substantially the same appearance as in Fig. 3. Without the insulation 30, i.e.
- the means 28 when the means 28 according to the known technique is arranged in direct thermal contact with the evaporator 16, the temperature of the evaporator 16 would continue to fall according to the dotted line 36. Not until the time t, the means 28 would initiate switching off of the supply of refrigerant to the evaporator 16. But at the time t 7 the evaporator has taken so much heat from the goods in the cooling chamber that they have frozen, which can be prevented by the insulation 30 according to the present invention.
- the temperature of the evaporator 16 at normal operation of the freezing chamber both in the known technique and in the invention, must be lowered to substantially the same lowest temperature, -20°C, in the example above.
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Description
- The invention relates to a refrigerating unit comprising a cooling chamber with a cooling evaporator and a freezing chamber with a freezing evaporator, a first refrigerant circuit, in which the refrigerant flows in series through a compressor, the cooling evaporator and the freezing evaporator, a second refrigerant circuit, in which the refrigerant flows through the compressor, bypasses the cooling evaporator and flows through the freezing evaporator, valve means to switch off the first or the second refrigerant circuit, a first means which senses the temperature of the cooling evaporator and acts on the valve means to switch on the first refrigerant circuit at a certain higher first temperature and to switch off the first refrigerant circuit at a certain lower second temperature and a second means which senses the temperature in the freezing chamber and is arranged to start the compressor at a certain higher third temperature and to stop the compressor at a certain lower fourth temperature.
- Such a refrigerating unit has the advantage that it is cheap to produce because only one compressor is needed to operate both the cooling chamber and the freezing chamber.
- In such a known refrigerating unit the means which senses the temperature of the cooling evaporator is arranged in direct thermal contact with the cooling evaporator. Said means is arranged to act on the valve means so that the circulation of refrigerant through the cooling evaporator is switched off when the temperature of the cooling evaporator goes below a certain lower temperature and to re-establish the circulation, when the temperature goes above a certain higher temperature. The higher temperature is usually about +3°C so as to ensure that the evaporator shall be defrosted, and the lower temperature so low, e.g. -20°C, that a sufficient cooling effect is obtained on the goods in the cooling chamber.
- When warm goods are placed in the freezing chamber for freezing the heat load on the freezing evaporator will increase. This causes the evaporation temperature in the freezing evaporator to rise which in turn results in that the evaporation temperature in the cooling evaporator, which communicates with the freezing evaporator, also rises which implies that during the freezing period, which can be relatively long, itwill take a long time before the cooling evaporator reaches its lower temperature and is disconnected from the refrigerant circuit. This results in that the cooling effect in the cooling chamber becomes so large during the freezing period that the goods, e.g. milk, in the cooling chamber will freeze which, of course, is a drawback.
- This drawback is eliminated in the refrigerating unit according to the invention thereby that a heat-insulating layer is arranged between the first means and the cooling evaporator and that the first means is designed to have its switchover point at the certain lower temperature set to a temperature value which is above the lowest cooling evaporator temperature reached in the case of minimum freezing evaporator load.
- In this way it becomes possible to prevent that the cooling evaporator during freezing of goods in the freezing chamber is in operation for so long a time that the goods in the cooling chamber freeze, and simultaneously the arrangement maintains its function to automatically defrost the cooling evaporator.
- GB-A-2,123,992, which discloses a refrigerating unit of the kind introductorily set forth, shows another solution to prevent too low temperatures from occurring in the cooling chamber. This is, however, accomplished by a further sensor sensing the air temperature in the cooling chamber. In the present refrigeration unit such a further sensor is dispensed with making the present refrigeration unit much simpler.
- It is known per se to arrange temperature sensing means in a refrigerator partially thermally insulated from an element to be sensed thereby to moderate the direct influence of the element on the sensing means. US-A-3,026,688 discloses e.g. a refrigerator where over-cooling of a freezing chamber is prevented by actuating a fan controlled by a means sensing the temperature of the inside wall of the freezing chamber. The compressor of the refrigerator is controlled by a means sensing the temperature of the evaporator of a cooling chamber. Both said means are arranged partially thermally insulated from said wall and evaporator, respectively. These insulations, the reason for which being not explained in detail, seem to imply trimming measures to get the refrigerator to work properly.
- An embodiment of a refrigerating unit according to the invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 shows a refrigerant circuit with one evaporator in a cooling chamber, one evaporator in a freezing chamber, a compressor to force the refrigerant through the circuit and an adjustable valve which leads the refrigerant through both evaporators, Fig. 2 shows the valve set so that the cooling evaporator is disconnected from the circuit, Fig. 3 shows how two different temperatures in the cooling chamber vary with the time at normal heat load in the freezing chamber and Fig. 4 shows how said temperatures vary when freezing takes place in the freezing chamber.
- With reference to Fig. 1 10 designates a refrigerating unit with a
cooling chamber 12, which shall be capable of keeping goods at a temperature of about +4°C, and afreezing chamber 14, which shall be capable of keeping goods at a temperature of about -18°C. Thecooling chamber 12 is refrigerated by an evaporator 16 and thefreezing chamber 14 by anevaporator 18. - The evaporator 16 is part of a circulation circuit for a refrigerant, and the circuit is constituted by a
compressor 20, a condenser 21, avalve 22, restriction means in the form of acapillary tube 24, the evaporator 16 and theevaporator 18. Theevaporator 18 can also be connected to a circulation circuit for refrigerant constituted by thecompressor 20, the condenser 21, thevalve 22, see Fig. 2, restriction means in the form of acapillary tube 25 and theevaporator 18. - The temperature in the freezing chamber is monitored by a
means 26 which at a certain higher temperature, e.g. -15°C, gives a signal to thecompressor 20 to start and at a certain lower temperature, e.g. -23°C, gives a signal to the compressor to stop. - In the
cooling chamber 12 the temperature is monitored by ameans 28 which is in thermal contact with the evaporator 16 via a heat-insulatingplate 30. When the means 28 senses a certain higher temperature, e.g. +3°C, themeans 28 gives a signal to thevalve 22 to switch over to the position shown in Fig. 1 so that refrigerant can circulate through the evaporator 16. When the means 28 after that senses a certain lower temperature, e.g. -15°C, themeans 28 gives a signal to thevalve 22 to switch to the position shown in Fig. 2, whereby the flow of refrigerant through the evaporator 16 ceases. - In Figs. 3 and 4 examples are shown of the influence of the
insulation 30 on the temperature T in the cooling chamber as a function of the time t. Thecompressor 20 is supposed to be running during the whole course shown in Figs. 3 and 4. - Fig. 3 shows the temperature course in the cooling chamber at normal operation of the freezing chamber, i.e. when freezing does not take place in it, the
continuous curve 32 showing the temperature of the evaporator 16 and thebroken curve 34 showing the temperature of themeans 28. At the time t, themeans 28 gives a signal to thevalve 22 to admit refrigerant to the evaporator 16. At the time t2 the evaporator 16 has a temperature of -20°C, while the temperature of themeans 28 lags behind due to theinsulation 30 and is higher, -15°C. At -15°C themeans 28 gives a signal to thevalve 22 to switch off the supply of refrigerant to the evaporator 16. The goods in the cooling chamber, which has a temperature of about +4°C, then heat the evaporator 16 and themeans 28. At the time t3 the evaporator 16 reaches 0°C and the evaporator begins to defrost. At the time t4 the evaporator 16 is defrosted and the course which started at t, is repeated. - Fig. 4 shows the corresponding temperature course in the cooling chamber when freezing of goods takes place in the freezing chamber. At the time t5 refrigerant is admitted through the evaporator 16. As a consequence of the large heat load on the
evaporator 18 the temperature in the evaporator 16 rises and it takes longer time before themeans 28 reaches the lower temperature, -15°C, at which themeans 28 gives a signal to switch off the circulation of the refrigerant through the evaporator 16. By the slow change of temperature the temperatures of the evaporator 16 and themeans 28 will follow each other better. At the time t6 the said lower temperature has been reached. After the time t6 thecurves insulation 30, i.e. when themeans 28 according to the known technique is arranged in direct thermal contact with the evaporator 16, the temperature of the evaporator 16 would continue to fall according to thedotted line 36. Not until the time t, themeans 28 would initiate switching off of the supply of refrigerant to the evaporator 16. But at the time t7 the evaporator has taken so much heat from the goods in the cooling chamber that they have frozen, which can be prevented by theinsulation 30 according to the present invention. - In order that a sufficient cooling effect and simultaneously defrosting shall be obtained in the
cooling chamber 12 the temperature of the evaporator 16 at normal operation of the freezing chamber, both in the known technique and in the invention, must be lowered to substantially the same lowest temperature, -20°C, in the example above. - In the known technique this is brought about by a temperature sensing means which switches over at -20°C and according to the invention by a temperature sensing means 28 which switches over already at -15°C. By providing the
insulation 30 and by changing the switch over point of themeans 28 from -20°C to -15°C it can be prevented by very simple means, i.e. theinsulation 30, that the goods freeze in the cooling chamber when freezing takes place in the freezing chamber.
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SE8403158A SE456693B (en) | 1984-06-13 | 1984-06-13 | DEVICE TO PREVENT GOODS FREEZING IN A REFRIGERATOR |
SE8403158 | 1984-06-13 |
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EP0165220A3 EP0165220A3 (en) | 1986-07-02 |
EP0165220B1 true EP0165220B1 (en) | 1988-07-13 |
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IT1192083B (en) * | 1986-05-20 | 1988-03-31 | Zanussi Elettrodomestici | REFRIGERANT CIRCUIT WITH ROTARY COMPRESSOR |
EP0344351A1 (en) * | 1988-06-03 | 1989-12-06 | VIA Gesellschaft für Verfahrenstechnik mbH | Gas-refrigerant heat exchanger, especially for compressed-air dryers |
JP2000329447A (en) | 1999-05-17 | 2000-11-30 | Matsushita Refrig Co Ltd | Refrigerator and defrosting heater |
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