Refrigeration inventions 12/05

20050284151 - Solar water cooler: The present invention discloses a solar water cooler, which includes a water tank, a condensing panel, and an auxiliary refrigerating devices, wherein the water tank has an insulating panel transversely embedded into the water tank for separating the water tank into an upper cooling chamber and a lower chilling chamber,...

20050284152 - Temperature controlled input device for computer: A temperature controlled computer input device includes a housing having at least one manual mechanism for generating data signals, a thermoelectric assembly, and a source of energy. The thermoelectric assembly includes two heat sinks and a Peltier effect device for creating warming and cooling configurations. The Peltier effect device includes...

20050284153 - Method and system for cooling: According to one embodiment of the invention a method for cooling a structure includes flowing a saturated refrigerant through one or more passageways in the structure while maintaining the refrigerant at a substantially constant pressure. The method also includes evaporating at least a portion of the refrigerant at a substantially...

20050284154 - System and method for storing hydrogen at cryogenic temperature: A system and method for processing hydrogen is disclosed. The system may include at least one compressor adapted to compress hydrogen from the source to a storage pressure in the range of 2,000 pounds per square inch (PSI) to 10,000 pounds per square inch (PSI), and a cooling mechanism coupled...

20050284155 - Zero-clearance ultra-high-pressure gas compressor: Gas compression system comprising a compression cylinder having a gas inlet, a compressed gas outlet, and one or more liquid transfer ports; a pump having a suction and a discharge; and a compressor liquid. The system also includes any of the following: a pressure intensifier having an inlet in flow...

20050284156 - Lubricant return schemes for use in refrigerant cycle: A control algorithm is developed which takes corrective action in the event that system conditions indicate there may be an inadequate flow of lubricant in the system. In particular, if a discharge pressure is below a predetermined amount or if the suction modulation valve is throttled, there is a possibility...

20050284157 - Precooler/chiller/reheater heat exchanger system for providing warm dried air: A precooler/chiller/reheater (PCR) system comprising a precooler/reheater counterflow heat exchanger and a chiller counterflow heat exchanger separated by a moisture removal section. Refrigerant is flashed through a perforated distribution manifold along the plates of the chiller. Warm, moist air is precooled in the precooler/reheater heat exchanger. A manifold conveys the...

20050284158 - Air conditioning system and method for controlling the same: Air conditioning system and method for controlling the same are disclosed, the air conditioning system including user input means, display means for providing an environmental factor parameter setting up menu, a memory unit for storing the environmental factors, and parameters for the environmental factors, a ventilating fan, an air cleaning...

20050284159 - Refrigerator: A refrigerator including a main body forming a refrigerating compartment; a door being rotated selectively in a first direction or in a second direction opposite to the first direction to open the refrigerating compartment; a wire assembly connecting the door with the main body; and a door cap coupled to...

20050284160 - Method of and apparatus for evaluating the performance of a control system: A method of and apparatus for evaluating the performance of a control system are disclosed. The method of evaluating the performance of a control system includes calculating a ratio of a first area associated with the signal and a second area associated with the signal. The method also includes comparing...

20050284161 - Air conditioning system and method for controlling the same: Air conditioning system including at least one room cooling/heating unit for cooling/heating a room selectively, at least one ventilating unit for ventilating a room selectively, at least one air purifying unit for purifying contaminated room air selectively, and a controller provided so as to be able to communicate with the...

20050284162 - Free cooling activation optimized controls: A method for optimizing free cooling activation comprising the steps of operating an air conditioning unit in a chiller mode, determining a building load, determining a free cooler maximum available capacity (FreeCapM), and activating a free cooling mode of the air conditioning unit when the free cooler maximum available capacity...

20050284163 - Cooling cycle apparatus and method of controlling linear expansion valve of the same: Disclosed herein is a method of controlling a linear expansion valve of a cooling cycle apparatus. The method comprises a first step of calculating a target opening level value according to suction overheat level of compressors to control a linear expansion valve based on the calculated target opening level value,...

20050284164 - Supercritical heat pump cycle system: A supercritical heat pump cycle system includes a low-pressure determining unit for determining a pressure of a low-pressure refrigerant after being decompressed in a decompression unit, a target temperature setting unit for setting a target temperature of the fluid, and a target pressure determining unit for determining a heating target...

20050284165 - Method to control high condenser pressure: A method for controlling load capacity in an air conditioning unit comprising the steps of initializing a saturated condensing temperature upper bound (SCT_UP), comparing a saturated condensing temperature (SCT) to a maximum condensing temperature threshold (MCT_TH), unloading a single load capacity step, allowing the air conditioning unit to stabilize, and...

20050284166 - Apparatus to use vapor compression refrigeration in a mobile computing device: An apparatus to use a compressor in a mobile computing device to increase a temperature of a working fluid used to absorb heat generated by a heat generating unit of the mobile computer. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a working fluid loop with the fluid of the loop being...

20050284167 - Combination dehydrator, dry return air and condensed water generator/dispenser: A portable, combination dehydrator, dry return air and condensed water generator/dispenser configured to alternately provide water from a reservoir of condensed water or from an alternative source of water. In one embodiment, the alternative source comprises a five-gallon bottle of water and the mounting for the bottle includes a removable...

20050284168 - Indoor device of separable air conditioner: Disclosed is an air conditioner enabling to perform an air purifying function in an optimum state according to a pollution level of room air, the air conditioner including a cabinet having a first air inlet for drawing in the air, and an air outlet for discharging purified air, a fan...

20050284169 - Thermo siphon chiller refrigerator for use in cold district: In order to provide a thermo-siphon chiller refrigerator for use in cold districts which performs natural refrigerant-circulation refrigerating cycle and also can perform a forced refrigerant-circulation refrigerating cycle when outside air temperature is high by using an indoor heat exchanger, an outdoor heat exchanger, and a compressor, and combining them...

20050284170 - Air conditioner: An indoor unit of an air conditioner capable of enhancing heat exchange efficiency and reducing noise/vibration is provided The indoor unit includes a main chassis, a front panel, a cross-flow fan, a fan motor, a heat exchanger, and a discharge port. The main chassis has a backside fixed on a...

20050284171 - Container: A container is disclosed which can include a container base having a cavity therein, a thermal source disposable in the cavity of the base, an insert being insertable within the cavity of the base such that the insert is in close proximity to the thermal source, and a cover. The...

20050284172 - Method and apparatus for controlling heat transfer for a fluid immersed vessel: A temperature control system for maintaining a food product at an acceptable temperature having a pan with a thermally conductive wall, a first member surrounding the thermally conductive wall, and a channel being formed between the first member and the thermally conductive wall. The temperature control system has a fluid...

20050284173 - System and method for cooling a compressor motor: Apparatus and methods are provided for cooling motors used to drive gas and air compressors. In particular, the cooling of hermetic and semi-hermetic motors is accomplished by a gas sweep using a gas source located in the low-pressure side of a gas compression circuit. The gas sweep is provided by...

20050284174 - Cooling cycle apparatus and method of operating the same: A cooling cycle apparatus and a method of operating the same that is capable of preventing frost or ice formation at the lower part of an outdoor heat exchanger without damage to hot line function and improving heating capacity. A refrigerant pipe is connected between an indoor expansion valve and...

20050284175 - Evaporator arrangement for an air conditioning system of an aircraft: The present invention relates to an evaporator arrangement for an air conditioning system of an aircraft, wherein a bypass conduit is provided which can be connected such that if required at least part of the airflow bypasses an evaporator. Advantageously this makes it possible in the case of malfunction of...

20050284176 - Lng system employing refluxed heavies removal column with overhead condensing: A process and apparatus for the liquefaction of natural gas including an improved heavy hydrocarbon removal column with overhead condensing and refluxing. Particularly, a methane-rich stream exiting a propane refrigerant cycle is delivered to a heavies removal column, and the heavies depleted vapor from the column is at least partially...

20050279104 - Thermoelectric module: A thermoelectric module having areas of highly thermally conductive material integrated into a substrate layer. For one embodiment copper pads are integrated into the external surface of the substrate of the hot side of the thermoelectric module. The copper pads allow direct connection of a heat removal device to the...

20050279105 - Integrated thermoelectric module: The integrated thermoelectric module is formed of a set of thermoelectric elements, consisting of N type and P type conductor and/or semiconductor elements electrically connected in series and/or in parallel and thermally connected in parallel and assembled on flexible supports (11) of polymeric material, capable of electrically isolating said circuit,...

20050279106 - Self-heating/cooling arrangement for beverage and/or food: An arrangement for heating or cooling a pre-sealed container for beverage and/or food includes a reaction vessel with a reaction volume in which first and second reactants intermix when desired to change the temperature in the reaction volume. A pre-sealed beverage and/or food container thermally contacts the reaction volume, and...

20050279107 - Submersion tank for on-board fish freezing: A submersion tank for on-board brine freezing of whole or nearly whole fish, and a method for freezing fish employing such tank. One or more pivotable screen baskets are provided in tank containing refrigerated brine. The pivotable screen baskets are provided in a normal, fish receiving position immersed in refrigerated...

20050279108 - Mist generation, freezing, and delivery system: The present invention provides a system that generates particles of mist, freezes the mist particles, and delivers a mixture of a gas and the solid mist particles to an external application....

20050279109 - Electro-active fluid cooling system: Embodiments of the invention provide one or more valves in which an electroactive material acts to open or close the valves to increase efficiency of a pump, which may be a pump that uses an electroactive diaphragm to pump fluid. The valves and pump may pump fluid to cool a...

20050279110 - Automotive hvac system and method of operating same utilizing enthalpy-based control: The present invention concerns a method for controlling the operation of an automotive HVAC system. The HVAC system includes at least a refrigerant compressor and a refrigerant evaporator. The method includes the steps of calculating an ambient air enthalpy value; comparing the calculated ambient air enthalpy value to at least...

20050279111 - Air conditioner and method for performing oil equalizing operation in the air conditioner: An air conditioner including an outdoor unit including a first compressor and a second compressor connected in parallel to the first compressor, an outdoor unit connected in parallel to the outdoor unit, the outdoor unit including a first compressor and a second compressor connected in parallel to the first compressor,...

20050279112 - Electronically-frequency-controlled voltage adjustment device and method for retaining freshness of foods by using the same: An electronically-frequency-controlled voltage adjustment device comprises a power supply for providing voltages to an object; a temperature sensor for sensing temperatures of the object; a temperature control unit receiving temperature signals from the temperature sensor and outputting temperature variation signals; a voltage adjustment unit for adjusting output voltages of the...

20050279113 - Heat exchange apparatus and hybrid vehicle including heat exchange apparatus: A heat exchange portion is configured by arranging a condenser for air conditioning, an EV radiator, and a FC radiator in one plane substantially perpendicular to a direction in which a fuel cell vehicle moves, at a front portion of the fuel cell vehicle, in order of an operating temperature,...

20050279114 - Method and systems to provide pre-engineered components and custom designed components to satisfy the requirements of an engineered air conditioning system: A method to manufacture an engineered air-conditioning system that satisfies desired air-conditioning specifications, the engineered air-conditioning system including a refrigeration component coupled to at least one of an energy recovery system and an indirect evaporative cooling system, the method comprising: pre-determining a plurality of pre-engineered refrigerated air conditioning units as...

20050279115 - Method and apparatus for evaporative cooling of a cooling fluid: A method and an apparatus of evaporative cooling for reducing the volume of an evaporative cooler by considerably lowering the temperature of a cooling fluid are disclosed. A first cooling fluid, which comprises most part of the cooling fluid evaporatively cooled by an outside air while passing through an evaporative...

20050279116 - Air conditioner: An indoor unit of an air conditioner is provided. The indoor unit includes a main chassis, a front frame, a heat exchanger and a fan, a front panel, a filter, and a filter frame. The main chassis constitutes a rear appearance. The front frame is formed on the front of...

20050279117 - Heat pump type air conditioner having an improved defrosting structure and defrosting method for the same: A heat pump type air conditioner having an improved defrosting structure and a defrosting method for the same. When frost is not excessively accumulated on piping of an outdoor heat exchanger, a solenoid valve is controlled such that warm refrigerant from a compressor intermittently passes through a second pipe line,...

20050279118 - Air conditioner: An indoor unit of an air conditioner includes: a main chassis forming a rear appearance; a front frame disposed at a front of the main chassis to form a front appearance; a heat exchanger and a fan disposed at a front of the main chassis; a discharge grill disposed at...

20050279120 - Air conditioner: An indoor unit for an air conditioner capable of performing cooling and heating, as well as ventilation functions as a single unit is provided. The indoor unit includes a main chassis, a ventilation port, a cross-flow fan, a side fan, and a ventilation duct. The main chassis is installed on...

20050279121 - Air conditioner: There is provided an indoor unit of an air conditioner, in which a front part of the indoor unit can be easily assembled and disassembled. The indoor unit includes: a main chassis forming a rear appearance; a front frame disposed at a front of the main chassis to form a...

20050279119 - Refrigerator, and method for controlling operation of the same: The present invention discloses a refrigerator which can individually cool a freezing chamber and a refrigerating chamber by dividing a heat exchange region of an evaporator into a freezing chamber side region and a refrigerating chamber side region, forming individual circulation passages for supplying cool air from each region to...

20050279122 - Combination refrigerator: A dual side-by-side refrigerator having a courtesy section and a paid-vend section both cooled by a single cooling unit. A frontal door or double-hung doors are mounted at the front of the cabinet to cover both courtesy and paid-vend sections. An array of sensors including product-removal sensors in the paid-vend...

20050279124 - Collapsible folding cooler: An insulated cooler that can be collapsed is disclosed. The cooler has a securing mechanism that allows a user to maintain the cooler in collapsed state indefinitely as well as reversibly convert the cooler from a collapsed state for storage to an expanded state for use. The securing mechanism may...

20050279123 - Hardside cooler with soft cover: An insulated container, such as a cooler or ice chest, with a hardside interior and a softside exterior is disclosed that has the benefits of softside coolers, such as the ability to include pockets and pouches, as well as the benefits of hardside coolers (e.g. protection to the contents inside...

20050279125 - Integrated condenser/receiver and insert for use therein: An integrated condenser/receiver unit including a filter insert. The filter insert extends just beyond a refrigerant inlet of the receiver and is formed from a unitary plastic body having a flow-deflection portion and a filter portion. The flow-deflection portion is located opposite the refrigerant inlet of the receiver housing to...

20050279126 - Refrigerating machine: A refrigerating machine equipped with a compressor has an intermediate-pressure portion in which refrigerant having intermediate pressure higher than the pressure of the refrigerant at the suction side of the compressor and lower than the pressure of the refrigerant at the discharge side of the compressor is allowed to be...

20050279127 - Integrated heat exchanger for use in a refrigeration system: A refrigeration system includes a multiple stage compressor 10 having at least two stages 12,14 for sequentially compressing the refrigerant together with a gas cooler 21 connected to the compressor 10 for receiving compressed refrigerant from the last stage 14 of the compressor to cool the same. An evaporator 18...

20050279128 - Refrigerating machine and intermediate-pressure receiver: A refrigerating machine equipped with a compressor 2 having an intermediate-pressure portion 2M in which refrigerant having intermediate pressure higher than the pressure of the refrigerant at the suction side thereof and lower than the pressure of the refrigerant at the discharge side thereof can be introduced, and an intermediate-pressure...

20050279129 - Apparatus and method for seperating tritiated and heavy water from light water: A process and method to separate heavy water from regular water by lowering the temperature of the mixture to the melting point of the heavy water....

20050279130 - 18o[o2] oxygen refilling technique for the production of 18[f2] fluorine: The present invention is a controlled high-purity apparatus and method for transporting a well defined gas volume from a larger gas volume with high pressure into a smaller volume by cryogenic cooling. Particularly, a refilling apparatus includes a first fluid container, a second fluid container, and an interface for coupling...

20050279131 - Noninvasive measurement and control system for use in hydrocarbon processing: Raman spectrometers are employed in a hydrocarbon processing plant for online measurement of at least one compositional property of a hydrocarbon stream. The Raman spectrometers can be used to control separations equipment, determine energy content, and/or determine flow rate. The Raman spectrometers are especially advantageous when employed in a liquefied...

20050279132 - Lng system with enhanced turboexpander configuration: Natural gas liquefaction system employing a turboexpander to convert excess pressure within a predominantly methane stream into work useable in another location within the liquefaction system. Primarily, the turboexpander is used to compress a refrigerant used in at least one of the refrigeration cycles within the liquefaction system....

20050279133 - Semi-closed loop lng process: A semi-closed loop system for producing liquefied natural gas (LNG) that combines certain advantages of closed-loop systems with certain advantages of open-loop systems to provide a more efficient and effective hybrid system. In the semi-closed loop system, the final methane refrigeration cycle provides significant cooling of the natural gas stream...

20050274118 - Apparatus and method for inducing emergency hypothermia: A thermoelectric cooler for maintaining intravenous (IV) solution within a temperature range of 1° C. to 4° C. for inducing rapid, emergency, point-of-injury, mild-to-moderate hypothermia. The thermoelectric cooler includes a substantially rectangular insulated container with a door extending in a vertical plane on the forward facing container wall and pivoting...

20050274121 - Thermoelectric food product dispenser: An apparatus for dispensing and storing a food product at a predetermined temperature is provided. This apparatus includes a container for the food product having dispensing means for the dispensing of the food product, a sheath in contact with the container as well as in contact with a thermoelectric chip,...

20050274120 - Heat pipe connection system and method: A stackable heat transfer system incorporating a plurality of flow controlled endcaps facilitating select flow of heat transfer fluid through low profile extrusions. The low profile extrusions are mounted in a sandwiched configuration with thermal electric cooling arrays for providing heat dissipation from the cooler arrays and the heat transfer...

20050274119 - Thermoelectric chiller/warmer of contained substance: In one form of the invention, a thermoelectric chiller and warmer is provided which can decrease or increase the temperature of a contained liquid or solid and liquid combination such as a bottled or canned liquid and/or solid. In one embodiment, the thermoelectric chiller/warmer is equipped with one or more...

20050274122 - Spinning cold plasma apparatus and methods relating thereto: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for generating a spinning cold plasma. A preferred embodiment of the spinning cold plasma apparatus is portable and includes a vortex tube having an inner wall to form a vortex reaction chamber. The vortex tube preferably has a cold gas outlet formed at a first...

20050274124 - Multi-stage pulse tube cryocooler: A three-stage pulse-tube cryocooler, in which the third stage pulse tube is arranged below the second stage pulse tube, with a gas flow conduit between the second stage pulse tube heat exchanger and the cold end of the second stage regenerator. The design of the invention is much simpler than...

20050274123 - Thermoacoustic device: A thermocoustic device includes a housing with a thermal core supported in the housing and having a first and a second surface. The thermal core includes a first heat exchanger defining the first surface of the thermal core and a second heat exchanger defining the second surface of the thermal...

20050274125 - Methods of dissolving ozone in a cryogen: ozone is dissolved ozone in a liquid cryogen. A container containing a liquified cryogen is provided. A gaseous stream of ozone is allowed to flow into at least one adsorption unit containing an adsorbent material, thereby adsorbing ozone thereupon. The cryogen is allowed to flow from the container to the...

20050274126 - Apparatus and methods for converting a cryogenic fluid into gas: Method and apparatus for vaporizing cryogenic fluids in which an intermediate heat transfer fluid is first heated across a heat transfer surface with ambient air, and then the heat transfer surface provides heat to vaporize the cryogenic fluid....

20050274127 - Cryogenic fluid dispensing system: A mobile system for dispensing cryogenic liquid to a use point includes a low pressure bulk tank containing a supply of cryogenic liquid and a high pressure sump in communication with the bulk tank so as to receive cryogenic liquid therefrom. A check valve is in circuit between the bulk...

20050274129 - Cryogenic adsorption pump for the collection of airborne gases, particles, organic molecules and micro-organisms: A cryogenic adsorption pump, system and method including adsorbent material contained in a first container, wherein the first container is cooled inside of a second container. The second container is filled with a cryogenic liquid to effectuate the cooling of the first container, creating a vacuum in the first container....

20050274128 - Cryopump with enhanced hydrogen pumping: This invention is a cryopump for enhanced removal of hydrogen from a vacuum environment. This is achieved through the use of a second stage made readily available to the gases being removed from the vacuum chamber. A plate that is part of the second stage is positioned with opening slots...

20050274130 - Atomized liquid jet refrigeration system: A system for controlling temperature includes an atomizer that forms micron-sized hydrogen-bonded refrigerant droplets within a chamber. A vacuum pump is coupled to the chamber to lower its interior pressure. Under these conditions, the refrigerant droplets evaporate while lowering the temperature of its immediate surrounding. In one embodiment, the atomizer...

20050274131 - Air conditioner: An air conditioner is disclosed. The present invention includes an input part to which a control signal for an operation of the air conditioner is inputted, a display part having at least one sub-display part displaying an operational state of the air conditioner, and a microcomputer controlling the air conditioner...

20050274132 - Pressure control valve and vapor-compression refrigerant cycle system using the same: A pressure control valve includes a valve portion disposed in a passage from a refrigerant radiator to a suction port of a refrigerant compressor in a vapor-compression refrigerant cycle system. The valve portion controls a refrigerant pressure at an outlet of the refrigerant radiator in accordance with a refrigerant temperature...

20050274133 - Refrigeration plant: A refrigeration plant comprising a compressor having an inlet and an outlet, a condenser connected to the outlet of the compressor, an evaporator connected to the condenser and to the inlet of the compressor, and a regulation valve provided between the condenser and the evaporator. According to a peculiar feature...

20050274134 - Air conditioner: An air conditioner is disclosed. The air conditioner includes a frame having air suction holes formed at upper and opposite lateral surfaces thereof and an air discharge hole formed at a front surface thereof, a heat exchanger having upper, left and right heat exchanger portions located along the air suction...

20050274135 - Air conditioner: Air conditioner including a cabinet having room air inlets in at least one of side surfaces and a top surface, and a room air outlet in a front surface, and a front panel in front of the cabinet, thereby cooling/heating a room quickly, and improving thermal efficiency by preventing discharged...

20050274136 - Opening and shutting apparatus for flow control: An opening and shutting apparatus for a flow control to adjust a fluid flow inside a duct, especially, in which a kinematical structure is used, and so the sum of the moment acting on the knob on closing-up the inside of the duct is forced to come to zero, so...

20050274137 - Beverage-cooling vessel: An apparatus and method for cooling a beverage, through the special design of a vessel for dispensing a beverage, is disclosed. The beverage is cooled while it is inside an upper portion of the vessel, through contact with a consumable substance with a lower temperature than the beverage. The consumable...

20050274138 - Metal hydride air conditioner: A system for flowing gaseous fluid comprising: a collection container; compression machinery disposed within the collection container, and including an inlet, a fluid compression space, and an outlet, wherein the inlet is fluidly coupled to the outlet through the fluid compression space, and wherein the inlet is fluidly coupled to...

20050274140 - Refrigeration cycle: It is an object of the invention to provide a refrigeration cycle which uses HFC-152a as refrigerant, and can be operated stably without hunting of the superheat degree. A charge amount of refrigerant is increased, and refrigerant at an inlet of an expansion device is placed in a state where...

20050274139 - Sub-ambient refrigerating cycle: According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for cooling heat-generating structure disposed in an environment having an ambient pressure includes providing a fluid refrigerant and reducing a pressure of the refrigerant to a first sub-ambient pressure at which the refrigerant has a boiling temperature less than a temperature...

20050274141 - Ejector: A nozzle (41) is made of a sintered metal, and a pressure increasing portion (a mixing portion (42) and a diffuser (43)) is manufactured by plastic-forming a metal pipe. Accordingly, the nozzle (41) can be manufactured in a short time while high accuracy in machining is maintained. Thus, the cost...

20050274142 - Cryogenically producing oxygen-enriched liquid and/or gaseous oxygen from atmospheric air: A system and method are disclosed for the production of oxygen-enriched liquid and purified gaseous oxygen from local atmospheric air. In one embodiment, the system includes an air mover for generating a local atmospheric air stream; a cryocooler including a cooling element thermally coupled to a condensing separator; a heat...

20050268620 - Method and apparatus for enhancing heat pump and refrigeration equipment: A vapor compression apparatus and a method for operating a vapor compression system are provided. A working fluid is conveyed through a vapor compression system having a fluid line. A charging element is connected to the fluid line to direct an electric charge into working fluid. The electric charge is...

20050268621 - Thermally conditioned vehicle seat: A thermoelectric device is disposed in series with the HVAC module for heating and cooling air Ta from the HVAC module for delivery to seat passages of a seat assembly. The thermoelectric device includes a thermoelectric module, a heat exchanger having cold and hot sides, ductwork, a divider that sends...

20050268622 - Expandable cooler: An expandable cooler is provided. The cooler includes an insulating portion defining a storage cavity and an expandable portion defining a second storage cavity. The expandable portion is adapted to move between an open and a closed position. The expandable portion may be fixedly attached to the insulated portion. In...

20050268623 - Refrigerator: A casing unit (8) with built-in ionizer (7) and blower (21) is integrated with a control panel (6) so as to emit plus ions and minus ions into an outside-refrigerator living space around the front side of the refrigerator, and an ionized air discharge port (11) is disposed in the...

20050268624 - Measured fill water dispenser for refrigerator freezer: A water dispenser for a refrigerator freezer having a water dispensing control including a measured fill mode of operation in which the water dispenser dispenses a predetermined amount of water and a manual fill mode of operation. The water dispensing control allows user selection of the units of measure, the...

20050268625 - Method of controlling a carbon dioxide heat pump water heating system: A method of detecting and diagnosing operating conditions for a heat pump water heating system includes the steps of monitoring system operating conditions and comparing actual operating conditions to predicted operating conditions. The predicted operating conditions are based on expected pressures and temperatures given current system inputs. A difference between...

20050268627 - Anti-condensation control system: An anti-condensation control apparatus for a refrigeration device generally includes a sensor module and a control module. The control module receives an input from the sensor module and compares the input to a set point. The control module generates an output indicative of a difference between the input and the...

20050268626 - Method and apparatus for controlling freezing nucleation and propagation: An apparatus and method of controlling freezing in a liquid system is disclosed. The apparatus includes a heat exchanger having a initial zone characterized by a surface area to volume ratio. The apparatus also includes means for initiating freezing of a fluid from the initial zone to facilitate volume expansion...

20050268628 - System and method of increasing efficiency of heat pumps: The system and method for increasing efficiency of heat pumps employs temperature sensors to measure the indoor refrigerant coil (indoor heat exchanger) and supply duct air temperature in a heat pump system to vary the indoor air flow rate based on the amount of heat being supplied by the heat...

20050268629 - Method and apparatus for controlling building component characteristics: A building component system includes a building component that is controllable between a first state and a second state in response to a sensed condition. The system may include a sensor on a first side of the building component and a sensor on the second side of the building component....

20050268630 - Refrigeration device, arrangement, and use of controller thereof: A refrigeration device has a body having an interior, a first cooling device adapted to cool the interior of the body, a second cooling device adapted to cool the interior of the body using a cooling source, and a temperature controller adapted to participate in activating the first cooling device...

20050268631 - Apparatus for driving a compressor and a refrigerating air conditioner: An apparatus for driving a compressor comprises a compressor having a compression mechanism part for sucking a fluid to compress the same, and an electric motor for driving the compression mechanism part, and an inverter device for driving the electric motor at variable speeds. The electric motor comprises a self-starting...

20050268632 - Air conditioning device for vehicle: An air conditioning device for a vehicle having a regenerative section improves efficiency of regeneration. The air conditioning device comprises a compressor (6) connected to an output shaft (1a) of an engine (1) via an electromagnetic clutch (5), a motor-generator (2) for electrically recovering kinetic energy of the vehicle (100)...

20050268633 - Sorption cooling systems, their use in automotive cooling applications and methods relating to the same: A sorption cooling system for providing cooled air to the cabin of a vehicle. The sorption cooling system includes an evaporator, a condenser adapted to fluidly communication with the evaporator, and a plurality of adsorbent beds adapted for fluid communication with the condenser and the evaporator. Each adsorbent bed includes...

20050268634 - Humidity adjusting apparatus using desiccant: A humidity adjusting apparatus includes a fan for forcedly generating airflow, a heater for heating introduced air to a predetermined temperature, a driving unit for generating driving force; and a desiccant unit having a rotational shaft driven by the driving unit and a plurality of desiccant plates supported on the...

20050268635 - Hvac desiccant wheel system and method: An HVAC system includes a desiccant wheel, wherein the wheel's speed varies with airflow, the wheel is energized for at least a set period at startup, and/or a heat recovery system (e.g., an air-to-air heat exchanger) upstream of the wheel enhances the system's ability to dehumidify air....

20050268636 - Whole building evaporative cooler: A method and apparatus for supplementing the air quality in a dwelling with an evaporative cooling system configured to couple to an existing central air conditioning system in the dwelling. The evaporative cooling system includes an evaporative cooling unit supported at ground level adjacent to the dwelling with a portion...

20050268637 - Reversible air-water absorption heat pump: A cooling or heating device in an absorption heat pump of GAX type, including a generator, a GAX heat exchanger, an absorber, a condenser, an evaporator, a pump connected to the absorber and generator, and a first circuit for refrigerant solution circulating through the device and connecting together at least...

20050268639 - Variable flow water dispenser for refrigerator freezers: A variable flow rate water dispenser mounted on a refrigerator door is provided that can dispense water at user selected flow rates. The water dispenser includes a nozzle for dispensing water from a dispenser housing on a refrigerator door and a user adjustable flow control. The user adjustable flow control...

20050268638 - Water dispenser for refrigerator freezers: A water dispenser mounted on a door of a refrigerator freezer that is provided with a spigot that is movable between inner and outer dispensing positions. The dispenser includes a dispenser housing having a dispensing cavity and the spigot is movably mounted in the top of the dispensing cavity. When...

20050268640 - jr ice cool fan: The present invention consists of a system directly related to air blowing fans, but JR Ice Cool Fan is designed to create water vapor in the blowout air. The complete assembly includes a rear small funnel (Zone 1), center connecting tube (Zone 2), where the water release port is situated,...

20050268642 - Composition and methods for injection of sealants into air conditioning and refrigeration systems: The use of sealants based on organosilanes for refrigeration and air conditioning systems is made possible by control of the rate of introduction and viscosity of the sealant mixture within certain ranges. An appropriate choice of organosilane sealant is made to allow effective sealing of small pinhole size leaks in...

20050268641 - Cryorefrigerator contaminant removal: Disclosed is a method of removing contaminants from a GM type cryogenic refrigerator that incorporates an oil lubricated compressor where such contaminants are introduced during servicing the refrigerator where at least some of the oil is replaced with clean oil....

20050268643 - Manifold for cooling agent, heat exchanger, cooling agent closed circuit and method for producing a manifold: The invention relates to a manifold for a cooling agent of an air conditioning plant which comprises a separation form-closed element fixed inside a manifold housing, a heat exchanger provided with said manifold, the closed cooling agent circuit of the air conditioning plant with the manifold and a method for...

20050268644 - Vapor compression cycle having ejector: A first evaporator is arranged on a downstream side of an ejector, and a second evaporator is connected to a refrigerant suction inlet of the ejector. A refrigerant evaporation temperature of the second evaporator is lower than that of the first evaporator. The first and second evaporators are used to...

20050268645 - Condenser for an air conditioning system: A condenser for an air conditioning system includes a core assembly having a header tank and a receiver/dehydrator member operably connected to the core assembly for condensing a refrigerant flowing internally. The receiver/dehydrator or receiver member includes two openings to receive male couplers extending from a tubular member connected to...

20050268646 - Novel biological treating agent: Methods for treating, and/or cooling of a target item to reduce or eliminate biological microorganisms in or on a target item. The treating agent of the invention is particularly useful for treating food products, food storage, and food transportation devices as well as treating water, or other target objects. A...

20050268647 - Storage container associated with a thermal energy management system: A container for storing hydrogen comprises an outer shell having an inlet for inputting hydrogen gas and an outlet for outputting hydrogen gas. A thermally conductive liner lines an interior of the outer shell. An inner hydride core is in communication with the inlet and the outlet for storing the...

20050268648 - Enhanced operation of lng facility equipped with refluxed heavies removal column: Improved methodology for starting up a LNG facility employing a refluxed heavies removal column. The improved methodology involves varying the temperature of the feed to the heavies removal column between start-up and normal operation. This allows a larger amount of the stream produced from the top of the heavies removal...

20050268649 - Natural gas liquefaction: A process for liquefying natural gas in conjunction with producing a liquid stream containing predominantly hydrocarbons heavier than methane is disclosed. In the process, the natural gas stream to be liquefied is partially cooled, expanded to an intermediate pressure, and supplied to a distillation column. The bottom product from this...

20050262851 - Magnetic field generating assembly: A magnetic field generating assembly comprises a superconducting magnet located in a cryostat defining a bore accessible from outside the cryostat, and a mechanical refrigerator having at least two cooling stages for at least partly cooling the cryostat. A coolant path extends from the refrigerator into the magnet bore. The...

20050262852 - Integration of automated cryopump safety purge: A system and method is provided to control a purge valve during an unsafe condition associated with a cryopump. An electronic controller may be used to control the opening and closing of one or more purge valves during the unsafe condition. The purge valve can be a cryo-purge valve or...

20050262853 - Automotive hvac system and method of operating same utilizing evaporator freezing: The present invention concerns a method for cooling a passenger compartment in a hybrid vehicle that operates an engine intermittently during vehicle operation, the hybrid vehicle having an HVAC system including an HVAC duct, a blower adapted to direct a flow of air through the HVAC duct, and an evaporator...

20050262854 - Multipurpose adiabatic potable water production apparatus and method: Apparatus and methods for transforming water vapor into potable water by using a vapor compression refrigeration system which includes first and second cooling elements disposed in a closed loop air passage duct that provides a continuous air circulation pattern driven by a fan or similar device. Water is introduced into...

20050262855 - Method and system for assessing a refrigerant charge level in a vehicle air conditioning system: A method and system for assessing a level of refrigerant in a vehicle air conditioning system. A refrigerant charge value is determined as a function of ambient air temperature, ambient air humidity, conditioned air temperature, and compressor cycling signals. The refrigerant charge value is compared to a threshold value to...

20050262856 - Refrigeration system and method of operating the same: A refrigeration system including a compressor, condenser, valve, and refrigeration branch, all of which is in fluid communication. The refrigeration branch includes an evaporator coil. The refrigeration system further includes a case adapted to be cooled by the evaporator coil, and a system controller operable to control one or more...

20050262857 - Apparatus and method for checking conditioning mode of a heat pump system: An apparatus for checking conditioning mode of a heat pump system includes: (a) a temperature sensing device coupled with the heat pump system at a sensing locus; (b) a comparing device coupled with the temperature sensing device and configured for comparing a first temperature sensed by the temperature sensing device...

20050262858 - Heat cycle: The waste heat recovering operation mode (a Rankine cycle) is started and operated for a predetermined period of time T1 (s) (S430 to S450). In the case where the difference (P2−P1) between the upstream pressure P1 and the downstream pressure P2 of the liquid pump is higher than the predetermined...

20050262859 - System and method for controlling an economizer circuit: A control algorithm for controlling an economizer circuit in a chiller system is provided. The control algorithm opens and closes a port valve in the economizer circuit in response to predetermined criteria to engage and disengage the economizer circuit. The predetermined criteria can include an operating parameter of a compressor...

20050262860 - Apparatus and method for controlling multiple compressors contained in airconditioner: A method for controlling multiple compressors for use in an airconditioner is disclosed. In the airconditioner having N compressors, the method sequentially and equally operates the N compressors using a two-dimensional matrix which prevents only a specific compressor from among the N compressors from being repeatedly operated, arranges rows and...

20050262861 - Method and apparatus for controlling cooling with coolant at a subambient pressure: According to one embodiment of the invention a method for controlling cooling of a heat-generating structure disposed in an environment having an ambient pressure includes providing a fluid coolant and reducing the pressure of the coolant to a subambient pressure at which the coolant has a boiling temperature less than...

20050262862 - Hvac desiccant wheel system and method: An HVAC system includes a desiccant wheel, wherein the wheel's speed varies with airflow, the wheel is energized for at least a set period at startup, and/or a heat recovery system (e.g., an air-to-air heat exchanger) upstream of the wheel enhances the system's ability to dehumidify air....

20050262863 - Cold storage: The present invention intends to provide a cold storage in which a cooling unit constituted by integrating a compressor, an evaporator and the like is mounted on a bottom part of an insulating box, whereby processing of the cooling unit on its insulating box side is made unnecessary or minimum,...

20050262864 - Indirect evaporative cooling heat exchanger: A heat exchanger including a header having a plurality of header openings with rigid tubes that may be made of plastic are inserted in the openings. The tubes are sealed to the header to prevent leakage between the header and the tubes to prevent water and air leakage between the...

20050262865 - Air-conditioning and electric energy generating system: An air-conditioning and electric energy generating system includes an engine producing a driving force; an air conditioner having at least one of cooling and heating abilities; an air conditioner-driving device for driving the air conditioner; an electrical generator for generating electrical energy; and a driving force distributing device provided between...

20050262866 - Ice supply device and refrigerator having the same: An ice supply device and a refrigerator having the same. The ice supply device includes an ice tray provided with an outlet for discharging ice cubes therethrough at one side thereof, a conveying device installed in the ice tray and rotated to convey the ice cubes toward the outlet, an...

20050262867 - Device for refrigerating and/or freezing products: A device for refrigerating and/or freezing products in which the products are conveyed by a conveyor belt through a treatment zone equipped with refrigeration equipment. The conveyor belt passes over sliding rails which are mounted on a supporting frame. To prevent excessive sticking of products on the conveyor belt, the...

20050262868 - Automatic door opening and closing apparatus and refrigerator having the same: An automatic door opening and closing apparatus and a refrigerator having the same. The refrigerator includes a cabinet and a refrigerator door hinged to an open side of the cabinet. The opening and closing apparatus comprises a first rotating shaft to rotatably connect the refrigerator door to the cabinet, a...

20050262869 - Air conditioner: An air conditioner that comprises an exhaust heat recovery unit 3 for recovering exhaust heat in a heat transfer medium, a heat transfer medium passage 5a in which the heat transfer medium outputted from the exhaust heat recovery unit 3 flows, an auxiliary heating device 7, which is provided in...

20050262870 - Refrigerant-based thermal energy storage and cooling system with enhanced heat exchange capability: Disclosed is a method and device to increase the cooling load that can be provided by a refrigerant-based thermal energy storage and cooling system with an improved arrangement of heat exchangers. This load increase is accomplished by circulating cold water surrounding a block of ice, used as the thermal energy...

20050262871 - Portable cooling system: A personal portable cooling device for facilitating relief from hot environments or conditions, such as those caused by menopausal “hot flashes”, the cooling device having a waterproof plastic pouch with a sealable access port, internal insulation layer to resist heat transfer, waterproof inner liner to resist leakage, fastening device for...

20050262872 - Two-phase refrigerant distribution system for parallel tube evaporator coils: A parallel tube heat exchanger receiving two-phase refrigerant flow from a common manifold is provided with an eductor nozzle in one end of the manifold so as to cause the flow of refrigerant to pass along one leg of the manifold and down another leg thereof so as to reenter...

20050262873 - Refrigeration cycle: To provide a refrigeration cycle capable of improving the coefficient of performance without lowering the cooling power thereof. According to a refrigeration cycle of the present invention, it is possible to adjust the flow rate of liquid refrigerant to be mixed with gaseous refrigerant in a U-shaped pipe by a...