A residential HVAC system includes a heat pump (14) having a compressor (24) arranged to heat a domestic hot water vessel (S2) and to heat or cool a storage vessel (S1) which is connected to a heat exchanger (HX-1) within the residence. Temperature sensors (A, B, C, D, F, G, H) are provided at critical locations throughout the system and voltage sensors are coupled to the power lines feeding the residence. A microprocessor (45) controls the operation of the compressor (24) and other components of the heat pump system in response to measured temperatures, in response to the level of energy supplied to the residence and in response to the existence of on- or off-peak time intervals to operate the compressor (24) and/or resistive heating elements (40, 42) to condition the hot water and storage vessels (S1, S2) for subsequent use and to control an interior fan (34) to condition the space. Operation of the compressor (64) is controlled during on-peak intervals as a function of the resident's life style as reflected in power usage and requested comfort level.

Residential heating, cooling and energy management system.

This paper reviews the major research on refrigerant injection techniques in detail. Liquid and vapor refrigerant injection techniques are discussed and compared. The current research on refrigerant injection techniques falls into two categories: system level research and component level research. The system level research is focused on low ambient temperature heating, heat pump water heating, high ambient temperature cooling, cycle comparison, and control strategy development. Internal heat exchanger and flash tank cycles are the two typical cycles for refrigerant injection. These two cycles are discussed and compared in detail. The component level research is focused on employing different types of compressors, variable speed compressors, the injection process, and the flash tank. Different types of compressors employing refrigerant injection are presented. Based on the literature study, the potential future research directions are presented and discussed. The flash tank cycle control strategy and refrigerant charge management strategy are worth further research efforts. Compressor design can be improved in order to optimize the performance with refrigerant injection. The appropriate design of flash tanks plays a vital role in achieving appropriate two-phase flow patterns in the flash tank. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling can be a useful tool to facilitate the design of the flash tank.

Refrigerant injection for heat pumping/air conditioning systems: Literature review and challenges discussions

Air conditioning apparatus

A sealable module, cooled electronic system and method are described relating to cooling a heat generating electronic device. The sealable module is adapted to be filled with a first cooling liquid and a heat transfer device having a conduction surface defines a channel for receiving a second cooling liquid. In one embodiment, at least a portion of the conduction surface or housing is shaped in conformity with the shape of the electronic component. Control of the second cooling liquid is also described. Transferring heat between the second cooling liquid and a third cooling liquid features in embodiments. A method of filling a container with a cooling liquid is further detailed.

Cooled electronic system

In a heat exchanger for exchanging heat between a fluid, such as a refrigerant, and air, an object is to increase the surface areas of the fins while suppressing an increase in draft resistance, so as to attain the improvement of performance. To this end, corrugated sheet fins (70) are used as the fins of a heat exchanger (60). The fins (70) are shaped in corrugated form, and the direction of their edge lines is orthogonal to the leading edge and trailing edge. In the heat exchanger (60), a plurality of corrugated sheet fins (70) are disposed at a fixed pitch axially of heat transmission pipes (61).

Heat exchanger, and air conditioner

A fin-tube type heat exchanger has parallel heat transfer tubes and a stack of a plurality of plate fins mounted on the tubes. Heat exchange is conducted between a first fluid flowing through the tubes and a second fluid flowing through the stack across each of the fins. Each fin has flat tube-mounting portions spaced in the longitudinal direction of the fin and formed with tube-mounting holes and a louver section disposed between each adjacent pair of tube-mounting portions. The louver section has elongated slats extending longitudinally of the fin and having side edges each spaced from an adjacent side edge of an adjacent slat. The slats are classified into two groups in respect of the cross-sectional shape. The slats of one group have generally flat cross-sections to reduce the resistance of the fin to the flow of the second fluid through the stack and are disposed in planes offset from the plane of the tube-mounting portions. The slats of the other group have V-shaped or inverted V-shaped cross-sections to increase stiffness of the fin in the longitudinal direction thereof.

Fin-tube type heat exchanger

A heat-pump device indicates a weight of inappropriate amount of refrigerant in a heat-pump cycle by comparing an actual amount of refrigerant in the heat-pump cycle with an appropriate amount thereof, operates in accordance with a refrigerant amount judging operational mode when the actual amount of refrigerant is measured, and includes a judging device for judging the amount of refrigerant in the heat-pump cycle on the basis of a temperature of refrigerant at a condensor side and at least one information showing an operational condition of the heat-pump cycle.

Refrigerator and method for indicating refrigerant amount

An LSI temperature controlling system has closed LSI cooling water circuit, and a refrigeration circuit including a motor-driven refrigerant compressor, a first heat exchanger for exchanging the heat of the LSI cooling water and the refrigerant and a second heat exchanger for exchanging the heats of the refrigerant and another fluid. The motor speed is controlled by an inverter the operation of which is controlled based on the temperature of the LSI cooling water measured by a temperature detector. A heater is used to suppress dew formation on LSI substrates.

LSI temperature control system

An air conditioner mounted on a vertical wall and an method, with the air conditioner including air intake ports and air exhaust ports provided on each side of and air conditioner body which contains heat exchangers, fans and motors. The air is drawn in from the sides of the air conditioner where it is heat-exchanged and then discharged from sides thereof.

Air conditioner and air conditioning method

A method of producing a heat exchanger in which a fin block of porous metal and fin plates connected to the fin block are unitarily secured to a serpentine heat-transmitting pipe. A plurality of fin molds produced with the use of plastic patterns formed therein with continuous, three-dimensional cavities are assembled with the heat-transmitting pipe shaped beforehand into a serpentine form in such a manner that the fin molds enclose the heat-transmitting pipe with suitable spacing intervals defined between the fin molds themselves and between the fin molds and the heat-transmitting pipe. Molten metal of high thermal conductivity is cast into continuous cavities in the fin molds and into the spacing intervals, and the material of the fin molds is removed after the molten metal has solidified.

Takao Senshu

Papers

Fin-tube type heat exchanger

Refrigerator and method for indicating refrigerant amount

LSI temperature control system

Air conditioner and air conditioning method

Method for the production of heat exchangers