Cooling system with oil return to accumulator

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12158292
APP PUB NO 20240068718A1
SERIAL NO

18493662

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A cooling system drains oil from low side heat exchangers to vessels and then uses compressed refrigerant to push the oil in the vessels back towards a compressor. Generally, the cooling system can operate in any number and combination of three different modes of operation: a normal mode, an oil drain mode, and an oil return mode. During the normal mode, a primary refrigerant is cycled to cool one or more secondary refrigerants. As the primary refrigerant is cycled, oil from a compressor may mix with the primary refrigerant and become stuck in a low side heat exchanger. During the oil drain mode, the oil in the low side heat exchanger is allowed to drain into a vessel. During the oil return mode, compressed refrigerant is directed to the vessel to push the oil in the vessel back towards a compressor.

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HEATCRAFT REFRIGERATION PRODUCTS LLC2175 W PARK PLACE BLVD STONE MOUNTAIN GA 30087

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Zha, Shitong Snellville, US 69 280
Zimmermann, Augusto Lilburn, US 9 17

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