EP2208007A1 - Refrigerating system and method for operating the same - Google Patents
Refrigerating system and method for operating the sameInfo
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- EP2208007A1 EP2208007A1 EP07818653A EP07818653A EP2208007A1 EP 2208007 A1 EP2208007 A1 EP 2208007A1 EP 07818653 A EP07818653 A EP 07818653A EP 07818653 A EP07818653 A EP 07818653A EP 2208007 A1 EP2208007 A1 EP 2208007A1
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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
- F25B45/00—Arrangements for charging or discharging refrigerant
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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
- F25B2400/00—General features or devices for refrigeration machines, plants or systems, combined heating and refrigeration systems or heat-pump systems, i.e. not limited to a particular subgroup of F25B
- F25B2400/16—Receivers
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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
- F25B2500/00—Problems to be solved
- F25B2500/23—High amount of refrigerant in the system
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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
- F25B2500/00—Problems to be solved
- F25B2500/24—Low amount of refrigerant in the system
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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
- F25B2600/05—Refrigerant levels
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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
- F25B2700/00—Sensing or detecting of parameters; Sensors therefor
- F25B2700/04—Refrigerant level
Definitions
- the invention is directed to a refrigerating system, and to a method for operating a refrigerating system.
- refrigerating systems include a refrigerating cycle having a compressor, a condenser, a collecting container, an expansion valve, an evaporator and refrigerating circuits circulating a refrigerant like fluorocarbon or chloro- fluorocarbon therethrough.
- refrigerants are often harmful to the environ- ment, and thus it has become obligatory to monitor the amount of such refrigerants in refrigerating systems in predetermined intervals in order to document the leak tightness of such refrigerating systems and to detect existing leaks at an early stage.
- the amount of refrigerant contained in the collecting container can be measured, but such measurements are often inaccurate, and the deviation of the measured amount of refrigerant from the actual amount is often about 3% - 6% which is much too less having regard that according to the so-called "F-Gase Verix" leakage ratios of 2% per year may not exceeded.
- Exemplary embodiments of the invention include a refrigerating system comprising a refrigerating cycle having a compressor, a condenser, a collecting container, an expansion device, an evaporator and refrigerating circuits circulating a refrigerant therethrough; a liquefying set comprising an additional con- denser, connected in parallel to the condenser, and a control unit that in operation allows switching between normal operation of the refrigerating cycle and refrigerant collecting operation in which the remaining refrigerant is sucked off from the condenser, is liquefied by the additional condenser and collects in the collecting container.
- FIG. 1 For exemplary embodiments of the invention, include a refrigerating system comprising a refrigerating cycle having a compressor, a condenser, a collecting container, an expansion device, an evaporator and refrigerating circuits circula- ting a refrigerant therethrough; an additional condenser arranged between the collecting container and the expansion device, and a control unit that in operation allows switching between normal operation of the refrigerating cycle in which the additional condenser works as subcooling unit and refrigerant collecting operation in which the remaining refrigerant is sucked off from the conden- ser, is liquefied by the additional condenser and collects in the collecting container.
- FIG. 1 For exemplary embodiments of the invention, include a method for opera- ting a refrigerating system in a refrigerant collecting operation, the refrigerating system comprising a refrigerating cycle having a compressor, a condenser, a collecting container, an additional condenser, an expansion device, an evaporator and refrigerating circuits circulating a refrigerant therethrough, the method comprising the steps of connecting the condenser to the suction line of the compressor; connecting the additional condenser to the pressure line of the compressor; and effecting refrigerant collecting operation by running the compressor such that the remaining refrigerant is sucked off from the condenser, is liquefied by the additional condenser and collects in the collecting container.
- Figure 1 shows a schematic diagram of a first refrigerating system according to a first embodiment of the invention
- Figure 2 shows a second refrigerating system according to a second embodiment of the invention
- Figure 3 shows a third refrigerating system according to a third embodiment of the invention
- Figure 4 shows a fourth refrigerating system according to a fourth embodi- ment of the invention.
- Figure 5 shows a fifth refrigerating system according to a fifth embodiment of the invention.
- Figure 1 shows a first refrigerating system 2 comprising a main refrigerating cycle and a liquefying set.
- the main refrigerating cycle comprises, in flowing direction of the refrigerant, a compressor 4, a condenser 6, a nonreturn valve 8, a collecting container 10 provided with a capacitive refrigerant fill level measuring unit 12, a solenoid valve 14, an expansion valve 16, an evaporator 18 and refrigerating circuits connecting these elements and circulating a refrigerant therethrough.
- the condenser 6 is provided with two fans flowing air over the surface of the condenser for effecting heat exchange between the air and the refrigerant flowing through the condenser 6.
- the condenser 6 can be supplied with at least one fan or an arbitrary number of fans.
- the air flowing over the surface of the condenser 6 is heated, wherein the refrigerant flowing through the condenser 6 is condensed/liquefied.
- the evaporator 18 is provided with a fan for effecting heat exchange between the refrigerant flowing through the evaporator 18 and the air flowing over the surface of the evaporator 18.
- the evaporator 18 can be supplied with at least one fan or an arbit- rary number of fans.
- the air flowing over the surface of the evaporator 18 is cooled whereas the refrigerant flowing through the evaporator 18 is heated and evaporated.
- the liquefying set comprises a solenoid valve 20, an additional compressor 22, an additional condenser 24 and a nonreturn valve 26, said elements connected in parallel to the condenser 6 and the nonreturn valve 8.
- the solenoid valve 20 is optional and can also be omitted.
- the valve 8 is formed as a nonreturn valve 8.
- the valve 8 can also be formed as a solenoid valve or any other valve having an arbitrary control or drive.
- the input line of the liquefying set is branched-off from the pressure line at a position between the compressor 4 and the condenser 6 and it discharges into the refrigerant conduit at a position between the nonreturn valve 8 and the collecting container 10.
- the additional condenser 24 is provided with a fan flowing air over the surface of the additional condenser 24 for effecting heat exchange between the air and the refrigerant flowing through the additional condenser 24.
- the air flowing over the surface of the additional condenser 24 is heated, wherein the refrigerant flowing through the additional condenser 24 is condensed/liquefied.
- the compressor 4, the additional compressor 22, the solenoid valves 14 and 20 and preferably also the fans of the condenser 6, the additional condenser 24 and the evaporator 18 are controlled by a control unit (not shown).
- the size and performance of the additional compressor 22 and the additional condenser 24 can be considerably lower than the size and performance of the compressor 4 and the condenser 6, respectively.
- the solenoid valve 14 In normal operation of the first refrigerating system 2, the solenoid valve 14 is open, the solenoid valve 20 is closed, and the compressor 4, the condenser 6 and the evaporator 18 are running, whereas the additional compressor 22 and the additional condenser 24 stand still.
- control unit switches the refrigerating system 2 from normal operation to refrigerant collecting operation as follows:
- the solenoid valve 14 is closed and the compressor 4 sucks off the refrigerant remaining in the portion of the refrigerating cycle between solenoid valve 14 and the compressor 4, especially in the expansion valve 16, in the evaporator 18 and in the refrigerant conduits between the solenoid valve 14 and the compressor 4, until no liquid refrigerant remains in this portion.
- the condenser 6 is connected to the suction line of the additional compressor 22, and the refrigerant contained in the condenser 6, in the refrigerant line between the compressor 4 and the condenser 6 and in the remaining line portion between the compressor 4 and the input line of the liquefying set is sucked off by the additional compressor 22, is led through the additional condenser 24 where it is liquefied and is then collected in the collecting container 10.
- the fill level of the refrigerant in the collecting container 10 can be measured by the capacitive refrigerant fill level measuring unit 12, and such measurement produces a very precise and reliable result.
- the capacitive refrigerant fill level measuring unit 12 is especially pressure and temperature com- pensated.
- the collecting container 10 could be set to a defined pressure or temperature as well.
- the refrigerant fill level measuring unit 12 is of capacitive kind.
- other methods and devices for measur- ing the refrigerant fill level within the collecting container 10 can also be provided.
- control unit switches the first refrigerating system 2 into the normal operation mode again by closing the solenoid valve 20, by starting the compressor 4, the condenser 6, and the evaporator 18 and by opening the solenoid valve 14 again.
- the nonreturn valve 26 By means of the nonreturn valve 26 a backflow of refrigerant into the liquefying set during normal operation is prevented.
- the nonreturn valve 26 is optional and can also be omitted.
- the valve 26 is formed as a nonreturn valve 26.
- the valve 26 can also be formed as a solenoid valve or any other valve having an arbitrary control or drive.
- FIG. 1 In the exemplary embodiment of figure 1 only one compressor 4, one condenser 6, and one evaporator 18 are depicted. As a matter of course, also a set of compressors, a plurality of condensers, a plurality of expansion valves and a plurality of evaporators can be provided.
- Figure 2 shows a schematic diagram of a second refrigerating system 28 comprising the main refrigerating cycle and the liquefying set according to the first refrigerating system 2 and further comprising a refrigerant branch-off line extending between a position between the collecting container 10 and the solenoid valve 14 and a position between the solenoid valve 20/suction pressure regulator and the additional compressor 22.
- a solenoid valve 30, an expansion valve 32, a heat exchanger 34 and a further solenoid valve 36 are arranged in the refrigerant branch-off line.
- the solenoid valve 36 is optional, the solenoid valve 30 is sufficient for attaining the described function.
- the heat exchanger 34 effects in operation heat exchange between the liquid refrigerant flowing between the collecting container 10 and the expansion device 16 and the branched-off, expanded and thus cooled refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant branch-off line.
- the refrigerant flowing in the main line of the refrigerating cycle between the collecting container 10 and the expansion valve 16 is refrigerated against the branched-off. expanded and thus cooled refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant branch-off line, which on the other hand is heated and evaporated.
- the control unit (not shown) of the second refrigerating system 28 controls the compressor 4, the additional compressor 22, the solenoid valves 14, 20, 30 and 36 and preferably also the fans of the condenser 6, the additional condenser 24 and the evaporator 18.
- the main refrigerating cycle is running, i.e. the compressor 4, the condenser 6 and the evaporator 18 are running, the solenoid valve 14 is open and the solenoid valve 20 is closed, and the refrigerant branch-off line with the expansion valve 32 and the heat exchanger 34 and the additional compressor 22 as well as the additional condenser 24 of the liquefying set are operated as sub-cooling unit.
- the branched-off, expanded and thus cooled refrigerant evaporates against the refrigerant flowing in the main line of the refrigerant cycle between the collecting container 10 and the expansion valve 16, and is sucked in by the additional compressor 22, liquefied in the additional condenser 24 and fed again to the collecting container 10.
- the solenoid valves 30 and 36 are opened.
- control unit switches the second refrigerating system 28 into the refrigerant collecting operation as follows.
- the solenoid valve 30 is closed at first and the refrigerant remaining in the refrigerant branch-off line including the expansion valve 32 and the heat exchanger 34 is sucked off by the additional compressor 22, liquefied by the additional condenser and collected in the collecting contain- er 10. Subsequently the solenoid valve 36 and the solenoid valve 14 are closed and the refrigerant remaining in the portion of the refrigerating cycle between the solenoid valve 14 and the compressor 4 is sucked off by the compressor 4.
- the order of the closing action of solenoid valves 30 and 14 is arbitrary, they could also close at the same time.
- the solenoid valve 36 is optional.
- the solenoid valve 20 is closed, then the solenoid valve 14 is opened and the compressor 4 is started again. Subsequently, the solenoid valves 30 and 36 are opened again.
- the switching operation of the valves can be carried out in a different order or also at the same time.
- the second refrigerating system 28 allows for the same precise measurement of the amount of refrigerant contained in the refrigerating system 28 as it is possible with the first refrigerating 2 depicted in figure 1.
- the second refrigerating system 28 does not need to stop the additional compressor 22, and particularly also the additional condenser 24 from running, but rather uses the additional compressor 22 and the additional condenser 24 in combination with the expansion valve 32 and the heat exchanger 34 as sub-cooling unit in the normal operation, thereby further improving the refrigerating performance and the efficiency of the refri- gerating system 28.
- the costly additional elements 22 and 24 are also utilized in the normal operation but not only in the refrigerant collecting operation.
- Figure 3 shows a schematic diagram of a third refrigerating system 38 mainly corresponding to the second refrigerating system 28 of figure 2 but further comprising an additional heat exchanger 40.
- the additional heat exchanger 40 effects heat exchange between the branched- off refrigerant entering the refrigerant branch-off line and the branched-off refrigerant having been evaporated by the heat exchanger 34.
- this additional heat exchanger 40 the refrigerating performance and the efficiency of the third refrigerating system 38 is further improved.
- the normal operation, the refrigerant collecting operation and the switching therebetween correspond to those already described with respect to figure 2.
- an additional valve can be arranged before the additional compressor 22.
- a suction pressure regulation can be attained, and a too high suction pressure (liquefying pressure of the refrigerating operation) at the additional compressor 22 at the beginning of the suction operation can be avoided.
- the suction operation is carried out in a first step by the compressor 4 and in a second step by the additional compressor 22 until a defined suction pressure is reached.
- the density of the gas and thus the amount of refrigerant remaining in the gaseous phase can be determined by the temperature.
- Figure 4 shows a schematic diagram of a fourth refrigerating system 42.
- the fourth refrigerating system 42 comprises the elements of the main refrigerating cycle as already described with respect to figure 1 which are designated with the same reference numerals.
- an additional element namely the solenoid valve 44 in the pressure line between the compressor 4 and the condenser 6.
- the liquefying set branches off before this solenoid valve 44, it comprises an optional solenoid valve 20, an additional condenser 24 and a solenoid valve 26, and it discharges into the refrigerant conduit at a position between the nonre- turn valve 8 and the collecting container 10.
- a connection line branches off to the suction line of the compressor 4, and a solenoid valve 46 is provided in this connection line.
- the solenoid valves 44 and 46 can also be formed as a combined three way valve.
- the compressor 4, the condenser 6, the additional condenser 24, the evaporat- or 18 and the solenoid valves 14, 20, 44 and 46 are controlled by a control unit (not shown).
- the control unit switches the fourth refrigerating system 42 from the normal operation into the refrigerant collection operation as follows.
- the solenoid valve 14 is closed and the compressor 4 sucks off the remaining refrigerant from the portion between the solenoid valve 14 and the compressor 4, especially from the expansion valve 16 the evaporator 18 and the refrigerant conduits extending therebetween.
- the condenser 6 is connected to the suction line of the compressor 4 by closing the solenoid valve 44 and opening the solenoid valve 46, and the pressure line of the compressor 4 is switched to the additional condenser 24, which is started, by opening the solenoid valve 20.
- the solenoid valve 44 acts for disconnecting the condenser 6 from the pressure line of the compressor 4 and in combination with the solenoid valve 46 for connecting the condenser 6 to the suction line of the compressor 4.
- the control unit switches it back to normal operation as follows.
- the additional condenser 24 is switched off and disconnected by closing the solen- oid valve 20, the condenser 6 is reconnected to the pressure line of the compressor 4 by closing the solenoid valve 46 and opening the solenoid valve 44, and the solenoid valve 14 is opened again.
- the fourth refrigerating system 42 By the fourth refrigerating system 42, a precise and reliable measurement of the refrigerant contained can be effected without having to provide an additional compressor.
- two more solenoid valves 44 and 46 and one additional connection line connecting the condenser 6 to the suction line of the compressor 4 have to be provided, as compared with the first regrigerating system 2.
- the existing main compressor 4 is switched such that in normal op- eration its pressure line is connected to the condenser 6 and in refrigerant collecting operation its suction line is connected thereto. During refrigerant collecting operation, the performance of the compressor 4 can be temporarily reduced.
- Figure 5 shows a schematic diagram of a fifth refrigerating system 48.
- the fifth refrigerating system 48 comprises the elements of the main refrigerating cycle as already described with respect to figure 1 which are designated with the same reference numerals.
- the main refrigerating cycle there are ar- ranged two additional elements, namely the solenoid valve 44 in the pressure line between the compressor 4 and the condenser 6 and an additional condenser 50 between the collecting container 10 and the solenoid valve 14.
- a connecting line branches off before this solenoid valve 44 and connects to a position between the additional condenser 50 and the solenoid valve 14.
- a connection line branches off to the suction line of the compressor 4, and a solenoid valve 46 is provided in this connection line.
- solenoid valves 14 and 44 are open, solenoid valves 46 and 20 are closed, and the additional condenser 50 works as a subcooling unit in the liquid refrigerant line between the collecting container 10 and the solenoid valve 14.
- the additional condenser 50 cools the liquid refrigerant against ambient air.
- the solenoid valves 46 and 20 are open and the solenoid valves 14 and 44 are closed.
- the condenser is connected to the suction line of the compressor 4, and the additional condenser 50 is connected to the pressure line of the compressor 4, and the refrigerant flows through the additional condenser 50 in a reverse direction such that it works as a liquefier.
- the additional condenser 50 is always filled with liquid refrigerant and does nor effect the preciseness of the measur- ing method.
- the collecting container 10 can be made considerably smaller, since it does not have to contain the complete liquid refrigerant for the measurement. Instead, part of the liquid refrigerant is contained in the additional condenser 50.
- the condenser 6 can particularly be stopped. Alternatively it can be operated further or its performance can be reduced.
- Exemplary embodiment of the invention allow for a pre- cise measurement of the refrigerant actually contained in the refrigerating system by connecting the condenser to the suction line of the existing or an additional compressor.
- the refrigerating system according to embodiments of the invention, as described above are suitable for use with any refrigerant, especially with fluorocarbon or chlorofluorocarbon refrigerants.
- the automated monitoring can be effected easily and reliably by the refrigerating system according to the embodiments of the invention, as described above, the efforts needed for such monitoring are substantially reduced, and leakages in the refrigerating cycle can be detected at an early stage.
- the switching between normal operation and refrigerant collecting operation and the actual measurement can be effected very fast.
- the elements of the refrigerating system may be positioned in an arbitrary environment, in one embodiment of the invention, the collecting container can be positioned near the condenser, especially outdoor.
- the control unit can be any kind of control or computer being capable of controlling the above mentioned elements.
- the collecting container is provided with a refrigerant fill level measuring unit, which can be formed as ca- pacitive measuring unit measuring a floater swimming at the surface of the liquid refrigerant collecting in the collecting container.
- a refrigerant fill level measuring unit which can be formed as ca- pacitive measuring unit measuring a floater swimming at the surface of the liquid refrigerant collecting in the collecting container.
- Other refrigerant fill level measuring units can be employed as well.
- the remaining refrigerant is sucked off by the existing compressor of the refrigerating cycle.
- the condenser can be connected to the suction line of the compressor during refrigerant collecting operation such that the remaining refrigerant is sucked off.
- the existing compressor can be used for the re- frigerant collecting operation, and no additional compressor needs to be provided.
- shut off valves For switching between normal operation and refrigerant collecting operation at least one shut off valve, especially a solenoid valve can be provided.
- Such shut off valves can be solenoid valves or any other valves having an arbitrary control or drive.
- One shut off valve can be arranged in flowing direction before the expansion device.
- At least one shut off valve can be provided for connecting the condenser between the pressure line of the compressor for normal operation and the suction line of the compressor for refrigerant collecting operation.
- At least one shut off valve can be provided for connecting the pressure line of the compressor to the additional condenser.
- the switching operation of at least one shut off valve is controlled by the control unit. Particularly such control unit controls all existing shut off valves.
- the shut off valves can be solenoid valves or any other kind of valves being capable of interrupting and reassuming refrigerant flow within a refrigerant conduit.
- the liquefying set comprises an additional compressor and an additional condenser, said ele- ments connected in parallel to the existing condenser, and during refrigerant collecting operation the remaining refrigerant is sucked off from the condenser by the additional compressor.
- At least one shut off valve can be provided for allowing switching between normal operation and refrigerant collecting operation.
- One shut off valve can be arranged in flowing direction before the expansion device.
- One shut off valve can be arranged in the connection line between the condenser and the additional compressor.
- a nonreturn valve is arranged between the additional condenser preventing backflow of the refrigerant into the condenser.
- a suction pressure regulating valve is arranged before the additional compressor for avoiding a too high suction pressure at the additional compressor at the beginning of the suction operation.
- a refrigerant branch-off line extends between the position behind the collecting container and the position before the additional compressor of the liquefying set.
- an additional expansion device and a heat exchanger are arranged, wherein said heat exchanger effects in operation heat exchange between the liquid refrigerant flowing between the collecting container and the expansion device and the branched-off, expanded refrigerant flowing in the refrigerant branch-off line.
- At least one shut off valve is provided for al- lowing refrigerant flow through the refrigerant branch-off line and interrupting said refrigerant flow.
- a first shut off valve can be arranged before the additional expansion device and a second shut off valve can be arranged behind the heat ex- changer.
- Such shut off valves can be solenoid valves or any other valves having an arbitrary control or drive.
- a further heat exchanger can be provided in the refrigerant branch-off line said further heat exchanger ef- fecting in operation heat exchange between the branched-off refrigerant entering the refrigerant branch-off line and the branched-off refrigerant having passed the heat exchanger.
- At least one of the condenser, the additional condenser and the evaporator can be provided with a fan, thereby attaining particularly efficient heat exchange therein.
- Exemplary embodiments of the method for operating a refrigerant system in a refrigerant collecting operation using the existing compressor and comprising an additional condenser a reliable collection of nearly the whole amount of refrigerant in the collecting container and a precise measurement can be attained with a quite simple construction without having to install an additional compressor.
- Exemplary embodiments of the method for operating a refrigerating system in a refrigerant collecting operation using a liquefying set comprising an additional compressor and an additional condenser, a particularly complete collection of the refrigerant in the collecting container and a particularly precise measure- ment of the amount of refrigerant contained in the refrigerating system can be effected.
- a shut off valve positioned in flowing direction before the expansion device is closed and the refri- gerant remaining between the shut off valve and the compressor is sucked off by the compressor. By doing so, the preciseness can be improved even further.
- the compressor Before connecting the liquefying set in parallel to the condenser, the compressor can either be switched off, its performance can be reduced or the connection between the compressor and the condenser can be interrupted.
- Exemplary embodiments of the method for operating a refrigerating system, as described above, in the normal operation by operating the liquefying set as a sub-cooling unit enhance on the one hand the refrigerating performance and the efficiency of the operation and allow on the other hand for a complete collection of the refrigerant contained in the refrigerating system within the collecting container and for a highly precise measurement of the amount of such refrigerant.
- the heat exchange is effected in a further heat exchanger between the branched-off refrigerant entering the refrigerant branch-off line and the branched-off refrigerant having passed the heat exchanger.
- the refrigerating system and the method for its operation according to embodiments of the invention, as described above, are suitable in combination with any compression cycle effecting refrigeration of the evaporator/cold consumers at temperatures of above 0 degrees Celsius and freezing temperatures of below 0 degrees Celsius.
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