Refrigeration inventions 09/06

20060207264 - Method and substance for refrigerated natural gas transport: This invention relates to the storage under pressure in a container and subsequent transport of the filled pressurized container of particular natural gas or natural gas-like mixtures that contain methane or natural gas plus an additive, and which mixtures have been refrigerated to less than ambient temperature. (This invention also...

20060207265 - Recondensing service neck for cryostat: The present invention provides a recondensing service neck for a cryostat. A service neck tube (22) provides access to the interior (10) of the cryostat. A recondensing surface is provided (44) for recondensing liquid cryogen boiled off from a liquid cryogen (12) within a cryostat; and a recondensing refrigerator (30)...

20060207266 - Assembly providing a tubular electrical conductor in thermal contact but electrical isolation with a thermal link: The present invention provides an improved joint between a thermal link and a tubular electrical conductor within a turret used in a cryostat. The joint is thermally conductive yet electrically isolating, cheap and simple to produce, and offers superior electrical isolation....

20060207267 - Uv light mounting bracket: A bracket assembly for mounting a UV light is disclosed. The bracket assembly includes first and second spaced apart posts, each post including a height. The bracket assembly also includes a crossbracket extending therebetween and mounted to the posts, the crossbracket including a UV light mounted thereon, the crossbracket being...

20060207268 - System and method for increasing the efficiency of a thermal management profile: A system and method for increasing the efficiency of a thermal management profile includes a central repository. The central repository is for receiving data for power consumption and location from equipment, combining the data with a current temperature near the equipment, and adjusting the current temperature based on the combined...

20060207269 - Multi-air conditioner peak power control system and control method thereof: Disclosed herein are a multi-air conditioner peak power control system and a control method thereof. The peak power control system comprises a central control unit for controlling a multi-air conditioner system including a plurality of multi-air conditioners each having an outdoor unit and a plurality of indoor units in an...

20060207270 - Mechanism for dispensing shaved ice from a refrigeration appliance: A mechanism for dispensing ice in each of three selected forms, namely, cubed, crushed and shaved. This mechanism includes a reservoir arranged to hold a supply of ice cubes, a dispensing zone, a delivery mechanism arranged for dispensing ice cubes from said reservoir to said dispensing zone, an ice crushing...

20060207271 - Combined ice and beverage dispenser and icemaker: An ice/beverage dispenser is characterized by an ice/beverage dispensing machine having an integral ice making capacity. An icemaker of the dispenser and the ice and beverage dispensing portion share an evaporator that that is utilized both for chilling beverage water for dispensing and for making ice. The evaporator is efficiently...

20060207272 - Control apparatus using time proportioning control: A control apparatus used in a control system in which the cycle time of a time proportioning signal is long, for example, a temperature control system using a cooler. Even if a manipulation value MV with respect to the cooler is drastically changed along with change of a control target...

20060207273 - Method of controlling over-load cooling operation of air conditioner: A method of controlling an over-load cooling operation of an air conditioner includes over-load operation mode in which, when an outdoor pipe temperature and an outdoor temperature exceeds reference temperatures, respectively, the operation capacity is changed to a low-level operation capacity, which is lower than the current operation capacity, the...

20060207275 - Cab for a vehicle, vehicle with such cab and method and device for controlling a closed heat transport system: A cab (2) for a vehicle (1) including a roof (23) supported by a wall shell (22). The cab (2) bears a heat-evacuating device (3) having a fan and a condenser, the latter of which has a flat basic shape defined in general terms by two opposing large faces, and...

20060207274 - Fuel cell-driven auxiliary system, and method therefor: According to one form of the invention, an auxiliary system is provided for supplying air conditioning to the cabin of a truck. The system includes an air conditioning compressor having a jackshaft mounted on a hub of the compressor. The system further includes an electric motor connected to the jackshaft...

20060207277 - Modular refrigeration cassette: The interior space within a refrigeration unit cassette (50) associated with a refrigerated merchandiser (10) is divided by a division wall (68) into a first section in air flow communication with the interior product display space of the cabinet (20), and a second section isolated from said first section and...

20060207278 - Modular refrigeration cassette with condensate evaporative tray: The interior space within a refrigeration unit cassette associated with a refrigerated merchandiser is divided by a division wall (68) into a first section in air flow communication with interior product display space, and a second section isolated from said first section and in fluid flow communication with the environment...

20060207276 - Sealing system for refrigeration cassette: A refrigerated merchandiser (10) includes a cabinet (20) having a top wall (22), a lower wall (24), a rear wall (34), and side walls (36, 38) defining an interior product display space (100) housing a product (110) in a refrigerated environment for consumer selection. A refrigeration unit (50) is disposed...

20060207280 - Bottom deck assembly for refrigerated merchandiser: A refrigerated merchandiser (10) includes a cabinet (20) defining an interior product display space (100) and a refrigeration unit (50) is disposed in operative association with the interior product display space in a compartment (55) beneath the lower deck (24). An opening in the lower deck provides an air return...

20060207279 - Refrigerated merchandiser: A refrigerated merchandiser has a cabinet defining an interior product display space. A generally vertically extending air supply duct at the rear of the cabinet has an inlet for receiving the refrigerated air and an outlet at its upper end for passing the refrigerated air from the air supply duct...

20060207281 - Showcase: A showcase designed to retain stable cooling performance in the case where the states of temperature as well as moisture of the air outside a commodity storage section entering the commodity storage section from respective openings are different has a showcase body having openings in at least two of its...

20060207282 - Water spillage management for in the door ice maker: An automatic ice maker for f a refrigerator freezer door having an elongated mold including a first edge, a second edge and a fill trough extending along the second edge above the mold. The fill trough has at least one opening for water to flow into the mold from the...

20060207284 - Air recirculation system for stationary store rooms and for cargo spaces of refrigeration ships with high-bay racks: In order to flush with cooling air the goods stacked or palletized in a high-bay rack placed in a stationary store room or in the cargo space of a refrigeration ship by maintaining a constant cooling temperature in all the layers, an air recirculation system is proposed for which two...

20060207283 - Refrigerator and refrigerator container moving system: A refrigerator and a container moving system for a refrigerator are provided. The refrigerator includes a main body including at least one chamber; a container disposed in the chamber, the container being movable along a first direction and along a second direction; a door located on the main body, the...

20060207285 - Ejector cycle device: An ejector cycle device includes a compressor, a refrigerant radiator disposed to radiate heat of refrigerant discharged from the compressor, an ejector having a nozzle, a first evaporator for evaporating refrigerant from the ejector, a branch passage, which is branched from a refrigerant downstream side of the refrigerant radiator and...

20060201161 - Cooling device for electronic component using thermo-electric conversion material: A cooling device for a heat-generating electronic component such as a semiconductor integrated circuit element is provided. In particular, a cooling device using a thermoelectric conversion material is provided. A cooling device for an electronic component includes a thermoelectric conversion material disposed between two electrodes that function as a cathode...

20060201162 - Dehumidifying device: A dehumidifying device has a hollow body. An air inlet and an air outlet are respectively defined in two opposed sides of the body. A heat exchanger and a blower are provided in an airflow passage which is formed between the air inlet and the air outlet. A water passage...

20060201163 - Heat-storing medium: Normally granulates of rare earth compounds are used as a heat-storing medium for a low-temperature range below 15 Kelvin. The material costs for rare earths are high. Further, rare earths are magnetic and thus not suitable for all applications. The present heat-storing medium for a very low temperature range is...

20060201164 - System and method for vaporizing a cryogenically stored fuel: A system and method for vaporizing a cryogenically stored fuel, particularly hydrogen, liquefied by cooling below the ambient temperature is provided. A system for vaporizing a cryogenically stored fuel uses heat arising in the area of a fuel consumer, and includes: a withdrawing line device for drawing fuel out of...

20060201165 - Portable bottle with refrigeration/heater system: An inexpensive portable bottle capable of keeping fluid (such as beverage) cold or hot for several hours. The portable bottle comprises a cap, and two containers: an upper fluid container designed to keep fluid (such as beverage) inside it; and a lower sealed container completely sealed and filled with a...

20060201167 - Control system for refrigeration-based compressed-gas dryers: Improved control system for refrigeration-based compressed-gas dryers comprising a refrigerating circuit with a compressor (10), a condenser (12), a throttling member (14) and an evaporator (16), and further comprising a heat exchanger (22), a condensate separator (18) and a condensate drain (20), in which the compressor (10) is by-passed by...

20060201166 - Method for heat energy transmission: The invention relates to a method for heat energy transmission between a gaseous, warmer medium on one hand and a liquid, colder medium on the other hand. In order to provide an improved method for heat energy transmission, the invention suggests a method in which the liquid and the gaseous...

20060201168 - Method and apparatus for monitoring a calibrated condenser unit in a refrigerant-cycle system: A real-time monitoring system that monitors various aspects of the operation of a refrigerant-cycle system is described. In one embodiment, the system includes a processor that measures power provided to the refrigerant-cycle system and that gathers data from one or more sensors and uses the sensor data to calculate a...

20060201169 - Process for the making of ice cups: A process for the manufacture of the ice cups in which a condensation plate able to receive water spray for the formation of the ice elements is cooled for a predetermined period of time such as to cause freezing of the water and the subsequent formation of ice elements. When...

20060201170 - System and method for controlling ice tray fill in an ice maker: A water control system for an ice maker includes a capacitive sensor located within a compartment of an ice tray in an ice maker. The capacitive sensor generates a water fill signal corresponding to dielectric changes in the sensor as water fills the compartment of the ice tray. A controller...

20060201171 - Dual mode compressor with automatic compression ratio adjustment for adapting to multiple operating conditions: An apparatus and method for compressing gas refrigerant using two different compressors operated alternatively in a series or parallel mode for obtaining two different compression ratios and thereby provide efficient operation for both a relatively lower suction pressure and a relatively higher suction pressure. This system avoids an unbalanced mass...

20060201172 - Temperature control system and substrate processing apparatus: A temperature control system and a substrate processing apparatus are provided. The temperature control system for controlling temperatures of one or more members of a substrate processing apparatus includes a circulation system for circulating a first coolant to pass through the inside of each of the members, a heat exchanger...

20060201173 - Aircraft ground support cart with component life optimization control: A ground-based system and method of supplying electrical power and temperature-controlled air to an aircraft environmental control system during ground support operations uses a throttle valve to control the flow of compressed air flowing through a heat exchanger. An air conditioner module mounted on a wheeled cart removes heat from...

20060201174 - Rotating vane blend door: The present invention relates to air distribution for vehicle heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems having a preferably semi-lateral HVAC architecture configuration. The semi-lateral HVAC system provides for a bend or turn in the housing between the evaporator and heating means of the HVAC unit wherein a rotational device with...

20060201175 - Strategic modular refrigeration system with linear compressors: A modular commercial refrigeration unit constructed and arranged for placement in strategic proximity to a plurality of associated product cooling zones within a shopping area includes a refrigeration rack proximate to a shopping area and configured to accommodate maximum refrigeration loads of the associated product cooling zones. The refrigeration rack...

20060201176 - Refrigerated merchandiser: A refrigerated merchandiser is based on a frame that defines a refrigeration chamber that houses a unit cooler, which is in communication with a cooled air plenum that, in turn, is in communication with a display chamber. The unit cooler supplies cooled air to the plenum. The cooled air that...

20060201177 - Air blanketed food preparation table: A method and apparatus is provided to cool and/or protect chilled food in a food pan from warmer ambient air by passing low velocity chilled air from air vents proximate the food pan into and/or over the food pan to form a relatively stable mass of cooled air within the...

20060201178 - Cooling garment: Disclosed are self-cooling garments comprising a porous matrix as an element of the garment body to effect the cooling of the garment by pervaporation of a liquid contained within the garment body. The garment thereby provides cooling for the wearer....

20060201179 - Optimized ground loop systems for heat pumps: An axial-flow heat exchanging structure having a proximal end and a distal end for exchanging heat between a source of fluid at a first temperature and the environment (e.g. ground, water, slurry) at a second temperature. The axial-flow heat exchanging structure comprises a thermally-conductive flowguide tube having a hollow conduit...

20060201180 - System for exchanging heat within an environment using an axial-flow heat exchanging structure with spiral-finned tubing: An axial-flow heat exchanging structure having a proximal end and a distal end for exchanging heat between a source of fluid at a first temperature and the environment (e.g. ground, water, slurry) at a second temperature. The axial-flow heat exchanging structure comprises a thermally-conductive flowguide tube having a hollow conduit...

20060201181 - Refrigerating appliance comprising an internal oled lighting system: A refrigerating appliance, especially a refrigerating or freezing appliance, including an inside area and an internal lighting system. The appliance internal lighting system includes at least one organic light-emitting diode (OLED) for substantially uniformly illuminating the inside area of the appliance....

20060201183 - Air conditioner: An object is to provide an air conditioner in which a desiccant air conditioner is combined with a refrigerating device to cool an indoor by a refrigeration cycle including a compressor and the like and in which a drop of energy efficiency is suppressed. An air conditioner 200 includes a...

20060201182 - Humidifier: A humidifier is disclosed which includes a desiccant wheel, and a heat exchanger adapted to heat-exchange air dehumidified in an absorption chamber with air introduced into a regeneration chamber. The heat of the air dehumidified in the absorption chamber can be used to increase the temperature of ambient air introduced...

20060201184 - Indoor unit of air conditioner and method of manufacturing the indoor unit: The indoor unit of an air conditioner includes a main body, a front panel and a design panel. The front panel is opaque and is integrally molded with a mounting portion. The design panel is transparent and is attached to the front panel. In addition, the design panel is provided...

20060201185 - Thermally insulated housing and manufacturing method thereof: A back surface of an outer case is formed by mutually overlapping left and right back panels. The overlapping edges on the front side and backside of the panels may be bent toward the opposite side at a blunt angle. A joint between the back panels is established in which...

20060201187 - Cooling jacket for containers: Disclosed are cooling jackets for containers for beverages and other liquids. Such a jacket comprises a porous matrix as an element of the jacket body to effect the cooling of the jacket by pervaporation of a liquid contained within the jacket body. The jacket therefore cools a liquid within a...

20060201186 - Cooling tubes and straws for liquids: Disclosed are cooling tubes or straws for beverages and other liquids. The tubes or straws comprise a porous matrix to effect the cooling a liquid contained within by pervaporation....

20060201188 - Hvac system with powered subcooler: An HVAC system having a main circuit and a subcooler circuit. The main circuit includes a main circuit evaporator, a main circuit expansion device, a main circuit condenser and a main circuit compressor connected in a closed refrigerant loop. The subcooler circuit includes a subcooler evaporator, a subcooler expansion device,...

20060201189 - Ice maker and dispenser for a bottom mount refrigerator: A bottom mount household refrigerator is provided with an ice dispenser in the fresh food door to dispense ice from a sealed ice making compartment within the fresh food compartment. A conveyor carries ice from a storage bin in the ice compartment to the dispenser....

20060201190 - Refrigerator with a water and ice dispenser having a lighted dispenser target ring: The present invention is a refrigerator having an ice and water dispenser with a lighted dispenser target ring. The dispenser has a lighted target ring to facilitate positioning of a container for receipt of ice and water. An additional benefit is that the lighted target ring reduces ice and water...

20060201193 - Refrigerator with a water and ice dispenser having a motorized chute extension door: A refrigerator having an ice and water dispenser. The dispenser includes an ice chute door actuated by an electric motor for reducing energy consumption over traditional solenoid activated doors....

20060201191 - Refrigerator with a water and ice dispenser having a sloped dispensing cavity: A refrigerator having an ice and water dispenser with a sloped dispensing cavity that extends upward and rearward from the refrigerator door. The dispenser design allows for more efficient use of storage space on the door behind the dispenser....

20060201194 - Refrigerator with a water and ice dispenser having an improved ice chute air seal: A refrigerator having an ice and water dispenser has a seal to sealingly engage the ice compartment when the refrigerator door is closed. The seal is flexible to accommodate manufacturing tolerance. The seal may be impregnated with a friction reducing agent to increase life of the seal....

20060201192 - Refrigerator with diagonal ice chute dispenser: A refrigerator having a dispenser in a front panel of the door. The door has an outer door pan with an outer door cavity and an inner liner having an inner liner cavity. An angled ice chute may be placed through both the inner liner cavity and the outer door...

20060201195 - Ice making appartus: An ice making apparatus is provided in which a refrigeration cycle is used to produce ice inside an evaporator that is generally horizontally disposed, with a hollow auger being provided with a helical flight thereon, for scraping ice from the inner wall of the evaporator and pushing the ice toward...

20060201196 - Modular refrigeration unit and refrigerator: A modular refrigeration unit for use in a refrigeration cabinet has a condenser assembly, an evaporator assembly, and a bulkhead assembly positioned between the condenser assembly and the evaporator assembly. The refrigeration cabinet includes a condenser chamber and an insulated main chamber and mating surfaces defining an opening there between....

20060201197 - Refrigerant distributing device for multi-type air conditioner: Disclosed herein is a refrigerant distributing device for a multi-type air conditioner, which can discharge an evenly mixed refrigerant to a plurality of indoor units. The refrigerant distributing device comprises an inlet pipe to supply a refrigerant, a distributor, and a plurality of outlet pipes. The distributor comprises an inlet...

20060201198 - Heat exchanger: A heat exchanger is provided with a header tank having therein a circulation portion in which fluid flows, and multiple tubes which are stacked in a longitudinal direction of the header tank. The circulation portion is communicated with interiors of the tubes, and partitioned into an inlet side passage and...

20060196193 - Multi-purpose containment apparatus for controlled rate freezing and long term cryogenic storage, and method of use: A containment apparatus (10) having a floor wall (12) with four side walls (16) extending therefrom and an opening (13) at the top. Each of the side walls (16) and the floor wall (12) include apertures (20) defined within to allow air to flow freely throughout the containment apparatus. A...

20060196194 - Method and system for treating rind formation/cooling/deep freezing-products: Methods and apparatus for freezing a product. The product is frozen in a treatment container which contains a vibrating support. The vibrating support is capable of receiving a film of a cryogenic liquid. A heated temperature probe, located just before the outlet of the treatment container, measures the temperature at...

20060196195 - Humidity control device: Provided is a refrigerant circuit (1) which includes a first heat exchanger (3) and a second heat exchanger (5). The refrigerant circuit (1), through which a refrigerant circulates, performs a vapor compression refrigeration cycle. An adsorbent material is supported on a surface of the first heat exchanger (3) as well...

20060196197 - Intelligent thermostat system for load monitoring a refrigerant-cycle apparatus: A real-time monitoring system that monitors various aspects of the operation of a refrigerant-cycle system is described. In one embodiment, the system includes a processor that measures power provided to the refrigerant-cycle system and that gathers data from one or more sensors and uses the sensor data to calculate a...

20060196196 - Method and apparatus for airflow monitoring refrigerant-cycle systems: A real-time monitoring system that monitors various aspects of the operation of a refrigerant-cycle system is described. In one embodiment, the system includes a processor that measures power provided to the refrigerant-cycle system and that gathers data from one or more sensors and uses the sensor data to calculate a...

20060196198 - Refrigerator, refrigerator control apparatus and method: A control apparatus for a refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a door and a container connected to the door. The container is movable along a first direction by moving the door along the first direction. The control apparatus includes: a door holding unit for holding the door at a...

20060196199 - Energy saving environmental chamber temperature control system: A method and apparatus for controlling the temperature of an environmental chamber by controlling the flow of refrigerant, the number of compressors and fans as necessary to produce and preserve precise temperature conditions within the chamber which uses less energy than available systems....

20060196200 - Method and apparatus to sense and establish operation mode for an hvac control: A method for configuring a controller for an HVAC system. The method comprises providing a closed loop refrigerant system and a control system to control the closed loop refrigerant system. The control system comprises a controller, an input device, and a processor including a signal sensing circuit. The input device...

20060196201 - Expansion valve: To provide an expansion valve capable of enhancing manufacturing efficiency of a body and yield from material, thereby reducing manufacturing costs thereof. According to the expansion valve of the present invention, a body is formed by die casting an aluminum alloy, and hence even when the body has a complicated...

20060196202 - Method and apparatus to sense and control compressor operation in an hvac system: An HVAC system and method for configuring a controller to control a compressor including a detection system provided to determine a type of compressor. The detection system includes a processor; and a load sensing circuit connected between the processor and a controller. The controller has a plurality of output connections...

20060196203 - System for precharging a dc link in a variable speed drive: A variable speed drive with a converter that is controllable to precharge a DC link is provided. The variable speed drive also includes an inverter. The converter converts a fixed line frequency, fixed line voltage AC power from an AC power source into DC power. The DC link filters the...

20060196204 - Fluid pump and fluid machine: A fluid pump includes a driving part, a movable part that is movable by power transmitted from the driving part via a transmission part, a fixed part disposed on a side of the movable part, opposite to the transmission part, to form an operating chamber having an outlet from which...

20060196205 - Air conditioning unit: The invention relates to a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, particularly a flat, modular air conditioning unit for a motor vehicle, including an essentially box-shaped casing with a length y, a height z and a width x, and several air guiding and air distribution devices placed between an...

20060196206 - Refrigeration unit condensation prevention: Apparatus, systems and methods are disclosed for efficient elimination of door and frame condensation at widely utilized commercial freezer/refrigeration display cases. The apparatus includes a local controller unit connected with an array of case sensors including an internal case temperature sensor, an external case frame temperature sensor and a dew...

20060196207 - Cooling device for multiple heat-generating components: A cooling device for multiple heat generating components is disclosed, which includes an evaporator (1), a condenser (3), a vapor conduit (6), a liquid conduit (5) and a diffluent member (19). The evaporator includes at least two cooling members (15) for thermally contacting the multiple heat-generating components, respectively. Each of...

20060196208 - Modular refrigeration unit: A modular refrigeration unit (12) for use in an accessible compartment (37) of a cooler. The modular refrigeration unit (12) includes a wire-frame support (50), a dividing wall (42) mounted to the wire-frame support (50), a condenser assembly (48) mounted to the wireframe support (50) on one side of the...

20060196209 - Declogging device and declogging method: This invention relates to a declogging device (9) and declogging method used to declog and clean the precipitation of metal dusts, compressor oil and the foreign matters in the refrigeration cycle (1) in a refrigerator....

20060196210 - Mobile refrigeration system and control: A mobile refrigeration system that includes an engine that is operable at a first speed greater than zero and a second speed greater than zero. A compressor is operable in response to the engine at a first speed and a second speed. The system also includes an evaporator, a first...

20060196211 - Mobile refrigeration system and control: A mobile refrigeration system that includes an engine that is operable at a first speed greater than zero and a second speed greater than zero. A compressor is operable in response to the engine at a first speed and a second speed. The system also includes an evaporator, a first...

20060196212 - Water delivery system with water flow sensor for a refrigerator: A water delivery system for delivering water to a water dispenser or an icemaker of a refrigerator includes a water inlet adapted to be connected to a fresh water supply, a water outlet connected to at least one of a water dispenser and an icemaker, and a flow sensor in...

20060196214 - Refrigerator: A refrigerator has a freezing chamber at the bottom, and a refrigerating chamber over the freezing chamber. The refrigerator includes an ice making unit and an ice dispenser mounted in a refrigerating chamber door that allows ice to be dispensed without opening the door. A sub-PCB is mounted in the...

20060196213 - Refrigerator freezer door ice maker: An ice maker and ice bin are provided on the inside of a freezer door of a refrigerator. The ice maker is compact, and the bin is removably mounted to the door. Ice is made by the ice maker on the door, and discharged into the ice bin, which then...

20060196215 - Environmentally adaptable transport device: A temperature regulating device capable for environmentally adaptable transport of transporting temperature sensitive products is provided including an insulated casing having an interior portion and a temperature regulating device for maintaining the interior portion at a temperature range lower than ambient temperature exterior to the interior portion, wherein the temperature...

20060196216 - Dual mode condensing cycle: An air conditioning system is provided that includes first and second turbines and a compressor. The second turbine is in fluid communication with a pack outlet. A passage fluidly connects the first turbine and the pack outlet. A valve is associated with the passages and is movable between open and...

20060196217 - Arrangement for the forced air circulation in refrigerators and freezers: An arrangement for the forced air circulation in refrigerators and freezers, whose cabinet (10) defines at least one compartment (20, 30), a respective door (21, 31), and an air-cooling chamber (11) lodging an evaporator (12) and from which the compartment is supplied with a forced cooling air-flow. The arrangement comprises:...

20060196218 - Insulated container and cushion assembly: A soft-sided container assembly may include a thermally insulated container assembly and a second wall structure. The second wall structure may be detachable, and may be used as a cushion. The cushion may contain cushioning material. The cushioning material may be extracted from the cushion and unfolded to act as...

20060196219 - Accumulator with full-flow filtering: An accumulator for an air conditioning system is adapted to ensure that any fluid exiting the accumulator has been filtered. Fluid comprising gaseous refrigerant, liquid refrigerant and oil enters the accumulator. Ideally, only gaseous refrigerant and oil will exit the accumulator. According to one embodiment, gaseous refrigerant is substantially separated...

20060196221 - Multiple outlet vertical oil separator: An oil separator for separating oil from a refrigerant gas and oil mixture on the high side of a refrigeration/chiller system comprising, a housing having an upper chamber with an inlet for the refrigerant gas and oil mixture, and having a refrigerant gas outlet therefrom, the outlet conduit being connected...

20060196220 - Vertical oil separator: A vertical oil separator for separating oil from a refrigerant gas and oil mixture on the high side of a refrigeration/chiller system comprising, a vertical housing having an upper chamber with a cylindrical sidewall and tangentially oriented inlet for the refrigerant gas and oil mixture, said upper chamber having a...

20060196222 - Absorption chiller: The present invention provides a high-efficiency absorption refrigerating machine which can recover heat from a heat source and can efficiently recover heat from an internal cycle. The absorption refrigerating machine includes an evaporator, an absorber (A), a condenser (C), a high-temperature regenerator (GH), a low-temperature regenerator (GL), a low-temperature solution...

20060196223 - Accumulator with oil vanes/indentations: An accumulator for an air conditioning system has a passage for oil to travel from an orifice to an outlet. To improve the percentage of oil flowing from the orifice to the outlet and/or the rate of flow, one or more oil vanes extend from or near the orifice to...

20060196224 - Refrigerant tracking/leak detection system and method: A refrigeration system includes a heat exchanger that is operable to cool a flow of compressed refrigerant and a first sensor coupled to the heat exchanger and operable to generate a first signal indicative of a heat exchanger liquid level. A reservoir is in fluid communication with the heat exchanger...

20060196225 - System of energy efficiency for refrigeration cycle: The improvement system of energy efficiency for the refrigeration cycle is comprised of: an auxiliary heat exchanger unit for heat-exchanging between refrigerant liquid having high pressure and refrigerant vapor having low pressure; and a cabinet which houses a pressure support value placed at an inlet of an inner pipe of...

20060196226 - Method and system for condensation of unprocessed well stream from offshore gas or gas condensate field: In a method of condensing an unprocessed well stream from an offshore gas or gas condensate field the well stream taken from one or more wellheads is cooled and directly expended, isentropically, or near isentropically, to a state in which the pressure is close to that of a storage tank....

20060196193 - Multi-purpose containment apparatus for controlled rate freezing and long term cryogenic storage, and method of use: A containment apparatus (10) having a floor wall (12) with four side walls (16) extending therefrom and an opening (13) at the top. Each of the side walls (16) and the floor wall (12) include apertures (20) defined within to allow air to flow freely throughout the containment apparatus. A...

20060196194 - Method and system for treating rind formation/cooling/deep freezing-products: Methods and apparatus for freezing a product. The product is frozen in a treatment container which contains a vibrating support. The vibrating support is capable of receiving a film of a cryogenic liquid. A heated temperature probe, located just before the outlet of the treatment container, measures the temperature at...

20060196195 - Humidity control device: Provided is a refrigerant circuit (1) which includes a first heat exchanger (3) and a second heat exchanger (5). The refrigerant circuit (1), through which a refrigerant circulates, performs a vapor compression refrigeration cycle. An adsorbent material is supported on a surface of the first heat exchanger (3) as well...

20060196197 - Intelligent thermostat system for load monitoring a refrigerant-cycle apparatus: A real-time monitoring system that monitors various aspects of the operation of a refrigerant-cycle system is described. In one embodiment, the system includes a processor that measures power provided to the refrigerant-cycle system and that gathers data from one or more sensors and uses the sensor data to calculate a...

20060196196 - Method and apparatus for airflow monitoring refrigerant-cycle systems: A real-time monitoring system that monitors various aspects of the operation of a refrigerant-cycle system is described. In one embodiment, the system includes a processor that measures power provided to the refrigerant-cycle system and that gathers data from one or more sensors and uses the sensor data to calculate a...

20060196198 - Refrigerator, refrigerator control apparatus and method: A control apparatus for a refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a door and a container connected to the door. The container is movable along a first direction by moving the door along the first direction. The control apparatus includes: a door holding unit for holding the door at a...

20060196199 - Energy saving environmental chamber temperature control system: A method and apparatus for controlling the temperature of an environmental chamber by controlling the flow of refrigerant, the number of compressors and fans as necessary to produce and preserve precise temperature conditions within the chamber which uses less energy than available systems....

20060196200 - Method and apparatus to sense and establish operation mode for an hvac control: A method for configuring a controller for an HVAC system. The method comprises providing a closed loop refrigerant system and a control system to control the closed loop refrigerant system. The control system comprises a controller, an input device, and a processor including a signal sensing circuit. The input device...

20060196201 - Expansion valve: To provide an expansion valve capable of enhancing manufacturing efficiency of a body and yield from material, thereby reducing manufacturing costs thereof. According to the expansion valve of the present invention, a body is formed by die casting an aluminum alloy, and hence even when the body has a complicated...

20060196202 - Method and apparatus to sense and control compressor operation in an hvac system: An HVAC system and method for configuring a controller to control a compressor including a detection system provided to determine a type of compressor. The detection system includes a processor; and a load sensing circuit connected between the processor and a controller. The controller has a plurality of output connections...

20060196203 - System for precharging a dc link in a variable speed drive: A variable speed drive with a converter that is controllable to precharge a DC link is provided. The variable speed drive also includes an inverter. The converter converts a fixed line frequency, fixed line voltage AC power from an AC power source into DC power. The DC link filters the...

20060196204 - Fluid pump and fluid machine: A fluid pump includes a driving part, a movable part that is movable by power transmitted from the driving part via a transmission part, a fixed part disposed on a side of the movable part, opposite to the transmission part, to form an operating chamber having an outlet from which...

20060196205 - Air conditioning unit: The invention relates to a heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system, particularly a flat, modular air conditioning unit for a motor vehicle, including an essentially box-shaped casing with a length y, a height z and a width x, and several air guiding and air distribution devices placed between an...

20060196206 - Refrigeration unit condensation prevention: Apparatus, systems and methods are disclosed for efficient elimination of door and frame condensation at widely utilized commercial freezer/refrigeration display cases. The apparatus includes a local controller unit connected with an array of case sensors including an internal case temperature sensor, an external case frame temperature sensor and a dew...

20060196207 - Cooling device for multiple heat-generating components: A cooling device for multiple heat generating components is disclosed, which includes an evaporator (1), a condenser (3), a vapor conduit (6), a liquid conduit (5) and a diffluent member (19). The evaporator includes at least two cooling members (15) for thermally contacting the multiple heat-generating components, respectively. Each of...

20060196208 - Modular refrigeration unit: A modular refrigeration unit (12) for use in an accessible compartment (37) of a cooler. The modular refrigeration unit (12) includes a wire-frame support (50), a dividing wall (42) mounted to the wire-frame support (50), a condenser assembly (48) mounted to the wireframe support (50) on one side of the...

20060196209 - Declogging device and declogging method: This invention relates to a declogging device (9) and declogging method used to declog and clean the precipitation of metal dusts, compressor oil and the foreign matters in the refrigeration cycle (1) in a refrigerator....

20060196210 - Mobile refrigeration system and control: A mobile refrigeration system that includes an engine that is operable at a first speed greater than zero and a second speed greater than zero. A compressor is operable in response to the engine at a first speed and a second speed. The system also includes an evaporator, a first...

20060196211 - Mobile refrigeration system and control: A mobile refrigeration system that includes an engine that is operable at a first speed greater than zero and a second speed greater than zero. A compressor is operable in response to the engine at a first speed and a second speed. The system also includes an evaporator, a first...

20060196212 - Water delivery system with water flow sensor for a refrigerator: A water delivery system for delivering water to a water dispenser or an icemaker of a refrigerator includes a water inlet adapted to be connected to a fresh water supply, a water outlet connected to at least one of a water dispenser and an icemaker, and a flow sensor in...

20060196214 - Refrigerator: A refrigerator has a freezing chamber at the bottom, and a refrigerating chamber over the freezing chamber. The refrigerator includes an ice making unit and an ice dispenser mounted in a refrigerating chamber door that allows ice to be dispensed without opening the door. A sub-PCB is mounted in the...

20060196213 - Refrigerator freezer door ice maker: An ice maker and ice bin are provided on the inside of a freezer door of a refrigerator. The ice maker is compact, and the bin is removably mounted to the door. Ice is made by the ice maker on the door, and discharged into the ice bin, which then...

20060196215 - Environmentally adaptable transport device: A temperature regulating device capable for environmentally adaptable transport of transporting temperature sensitive products is provided including an insulated casing having an interior portion and a temperature regulating device for maintaining the interior portion at a temperature range lower than ambient temperature exterior to the interior portion, wherein the temperature...

20060196216 - Dual mode condensing cycle: An air conditioning system is provided that includes first and second turbines and a compressor. The second turbine is in fluid communication with a pack outlet. A passage fluidly connects the first turbine and the pack outlet. A valve is associated with the passages and is movable between open and...

20060196217 - Arrangement for the forced air circulation in refrigerators and freezers: An arrangement for the forced air circulation in refrigerators and freezers, whose cabinet (10) defines at least one compartment (20, 30), a respective door (21, 31), and an air-cooling chamber (11) lodging an evaporator (12) and from which the compartment is supplied with a forced cooling air-flow. The arrangement comprises:...

20060196218 - Insulated container and cushion assembly: A soft-sided container assembly may include a thermally insulated container assembly and a second wall structure. The second wall structure may be detachable, and may be used as a cushion. The cushion may contain cushioning material. The cushioning material may be extracted from the cushion and unfolded to act as...

20060196219 - Accumulator with full-flow filtering: An accumulator for an air conditioning system is adapted to ensure that any fluid exiting the accumulator has been filtered. Fluid comprising gaseous refrigerant, liquid refrigerant and oil enters the accumulator. Ideally, only gaseous refrigerant and oil will exit the accumulator. According to one embodiment, gaseous refrigerant is substantially separated...

20060196221 - Multiple outlet vertical oil separator: An oil separator for separating oil from a refrigerant gas and oil mixture on the high side of a refrigeration/chiller system comprising, a housing having an upper chamber with an inlet for the refrigerant gas and oil mixture, and having a refrigerant gas outlet therefrom, the outlet conduit being connected...

20060196220 - Vertical oil separator: A vertical oil separator for separating oil from a refrigerant gas and oil mixture on the high side of a refrigeration/chiller system comprising, a vertical housing having an upper chamber with a cylindrical sidewall and tangentially oriented inlet for the refrigerant gas and oil mixture, said upper chamber having a...

20060196222 - Absorption chiller: The present invention provides a high-efficiency absorption refrigerating machine which can recover heat from a heat source and can efficiently recover heat from an internal cycle. The absorption refrigerating machine includes an evaporator, an absorber (A), a condenser (C), a high-temperature regenerator (GH), a low-temperature regenerator (GL), a low-temperature solution...

20060196223 - Accumulator with oil vanes/indentations: An accumulator for an air conditioning system has a passage for oil to travel from an orifice to an outlet. To improve the percentage of oil flowing from the orifice to the outlet and/or the rate of flow, one or more oil vanes extend from or near the orifice to...

20060196224 - Refrigerant tracking/leak detection system and method: A refrigeration system includes a heat exchanger that is operable to cool a flow of compressed refrigerant and a first sensor coupled to the heat exchanger and operable to generate a first signal indicative of a heat exchanger liquid level. A reservoir is in fluid communication with the heat exchanger...

20060196225 - System of energy efficiency for refrigeration cycle: The improvement system of energy efficiency for the refrigeration cycle is comprised of: an auxiliary heat exchanger unit for heat-exchanging between refrigerant liquid having high pressure and refrigerant vapor having low pressure; and a cabinet which houses a pressure support value placed at an inlet of an inner pipe of...

20060196226 - Method and system for condensation of unprocessed well stream from offshore gas or gas condensate field: In a method of condensing an unprocessed well stream from an offshore gas or gas condensate field the well stream taken from one or more wellheads is cooled and directly expended, isentropically, or near isentropically, to a state in which the pressure is close to that of a storage tank....