Refrigerant charge management with subcooling control

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11137156
APP PUB NO 20200378640A1
SERIAL NO

16428297

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Embodiments relate generally to subcooling control of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. An HVAC system may include a first electronic expansion valve (EEV) fluidly coupled to an indoor coil, wherein the first EEV is adjacent to the indoor coil. The HVAC system may also include a second EEV fluidly coupled to an outdoor coil, wherein the second EEV is adjacent to the outdoor coil. A system controller may be configured to control the first and second EEVs to control a flow of refrigerant to control subcooling (SC) produced by the HVAC system. The second EEV remains open during a cooling mode, and the first EEV modulates during the cooling mode. The second EEV modulates during a heating mode, and the first EEV remains open during the heating mode.

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TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC800-E BEATY STREET DAVIDSON NC 28036

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Rite, Raymond Walter Tyler, US 18 70

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