EP4283218B1 - Heizungs-, lüftungs-, klima- und kältesystem (hvacr) und zugehöriges verfahren zur steuerung - Google Patents

Heizungs-, lüftungs-, klima- und kältesystem (hvacr) und zugehöriges verfahren zur steuerung

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EP4283218B1
EP4283218B1 EP23175483.9A EP23175483A EP4283218B1 EP 4283218 B1 EP4283218 B1 EP 4283218B1 EP 23175483 A EP23175483 A EP 23175483A EP 4283218 B1 EP4283218 B1 EP 4283218B1
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heat exchanger
working fluid
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Yves Jacques Raimbault
Philippe Del Marcel TISSERAND
Gabriel Mateos
Stephane David KOENIGSECKER
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Claims (7)

  1. Heizungs-, Lüftungs-, Klima- und Kälte(HVACR)-System, umfassend:
    einen Fluidkreislauf, umfassend:
    einen Verdichter (302);
    einen ersten Wärmetauscher (306);
    einen Expander (318); und
    einen zweiten Wärmetauscher (310);
    einen dynamischen Sammler (320), wobei der dynamische Sammler parallel zum Expander in Bezug auf den Fluidkreislauf angeordnet ist;
    ein Auslassventil (324), ausgelegt zur Steuerung des Flusses vom dynamischen Sammler zum Fluidkreislauf;
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das HVACR-System umfasst:
    einen ersten Drucksensor (334), ausgelegt zur Messung des Drucks am dynamischen Sammler;
    einen zweiten Drucksensor (334), ausgelegt zur Messung des Drucks zwischen dem Expander und dem zweiten Wärmetauscher; und
    eine Steuervorrichtung (332), ausgelegt zur Bestimmung einer Massendurchflussrate durch das Auslassventil und zur Steuerung des Expanders basierend auf der Durchflussrate durch das Auslassventil, wobei die Steuervorrichtung ausgelegt ist, die Massendurchflussrate durch das Auslassventil basierend auf einer Differenz zwischen einem ersten Druckmesswert vom ersten Drucksensor und einem zweiten Druckmesswert vom zweiten Drucksensor zu bestimmen.
  2. HVACR-System nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Steuervorrichtung ausgelegt ist, eine gewünschte Gesamtmassendurchflussrate zu bestimmen, und wobei die Steuerung des Expanders basierend auf dem Durchfluss durch das Auslassventil die Steuerung des Expanders derart umfasst, dass eine Summe der Massendurchflussrate durch das Auslassventil und einer Massendurchflussrate durch den Expander der gewünschten Gesamtmassendurchflussrate entspricht.
  3. HVACR-System nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, ferner umfassend ein Vierwegeventil (304).
  4. HVACR-System nach Anspruch 3, ferner umfassend einen dritten Wärmetauscher (314), wobei der erste Wärmetauscher ausgelegt ist, Wärme zwischen einem Arbeitsfluid in dem Fluidkreislauf und einem ersten Prozessfluid auszutauschen, wobei der zweite Wärmetauscher ausgelegt ist, Wärme zwischen dem Arbeitsfluid und Umgebungsluft auszutauschen, und wobei der dritte Wärmetauscher ausgelegt ist, Wärme mit einem zweiten Prozessfluid auszutauschen.
  5. Verfahren zur Steuerung eines Heizungs-, Lüftungs-, Klima- und Kälte(HVACR)-Systems, umfassend einen Kreislauf, der einen Expander (318), einen dynamischen Sammler (320) parallel zum Expander und ein Auslassventil (324), das zur Steuerung des Durchflusses vom dynamischen Sammler zu dem Kreislauf ausgelegt ist, umfasst, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Verfahren umfasst:
    Empfangen einer ersten Druckmessung von einem ersten Drucksensor (334), der zur Messung des Drucks am dynamischen Sammler ausgelegt ist, und Empfangen einer zweiten Druckmessung von einem zweiten Drucksensor (334), der zur Messung des Drucks stromabwärts des Expanders ausgelegt ist,
    Bestimmen einer Massendurchflussrate durch das Auslassventil, wobei das Bestimmen der Massendurchflussrate durch das Auslassventil auf einer Differenz zwischen dem ersten Druck und dem zweiten Druck basiert; und
    Steuern des Auslassventils basierend auf der Massendurchflussrate durch das Auslassventil.
  6. Verfahren nach Anspruch 5, ferner umfassend das Bestimmen einer gewünschten Gesamtmassendurchflussrate.
  7. Verfahren nach Anspruch 6, wobei das Steuern des Auslassventils das Steuern einer Massendurchflussrate durch den Expander umfasst, so dass eine Summe der Massendurchflussrate durch das Auslassventil und der Massendurchflussrate durch den Expander gleich der gewünschten Gesamtmassendurchflussrate ist.
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