Refrigeration system with combined superheat and subcooling control

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11732938
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17552180

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A controller for a refrigeration system includes a processing circuit having one or more processors and memory. The processing circuit is configured to calculate a superheat of a gas refrigerant exiting a first side of a subcooler based on a measured temperature and a measured pressure of the gas refrigerant and compare the calculated superheat to a superheat threshold. In response to a determination that the calculated superheat is less than the superheat threshold, the processing circuit closes an expansion valve to restrict a flow of the gas refrigerant through a second side of the subcooler. In response to a determination that the calculated superheat is equal to or greater than the superheat threshold, the processing circuit operates the expansion valve to drive a temperature of a subcooled liquid refrigerant exiting the second side of the subcooler to a subcooled liquid temperature setpoint.

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HILL PHOENIX INC2016 GEES MILL ROAD CONYERS GA 30013

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Hill, Michael Conyers, US 89 1439
Khaled, Nassim Decatur, US 44 247

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