Global Patent Index - EP 3196569 A1

EP 3196569 A1 20170726 - SENSOR ARRAMGEMENT IN A HEAT PUMP SYSTEM

Title (en)

SENSOR ARRAMGEMENT IN A HEAT PUMP SYSTEM

Title (de)

SENSORANORDNUNG IN EINER WÄRMEPUMPE

Title (fr)

AGENCEMENT DE CAPTEUR DANS UN SYSTÈME DE POMPE À CHALEUR

Publication

EP 3196569 A1 20170726 (EN)

Application

EP 16152194 A 20160121

Priority

EP 16152194 A 20160121

Abstract (en)

The present invention discloses a heat pump system including a refrigerant circuit having a compressor, a first heat exchanger downstream of the compressor for operating as a condenser in a heating mode and operating as an evaporator in a cooling mode, a throttling device downstream of the first heat exchanger, and a second heat exchanger downstream of the throttling device for operating as an evaporator in the heating mode and operating as a condenser in the cooling mode. A reversing valve is disposed in the refrigerant circuit between the compressor and the first/second heat exchanger for selectively reversing the refrigerant flow therein. A sensor combination for being used to calculate a present super-heating degree, wherein the sensor combination includes a temperature sensor for detecting a temperature of the refrigerant after leaving from the second heat exchanger and before entering the reversing valve and a second sensor for being used to measure a saturated temperature of the refrigerant at a low pressure side. In this way, the heat pump system can avoid super-heating degree instabilities caused by the reversing valve, thereby improving its performance and efficiency.

IPC 8 full level

F25B 13/00 (2006.01); F25B 40/06 (2006.01); F25B 41/20 (2021.01); F25B 41/30 (2021.01); F25B 49/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP)

F25B 13/00 (2013.01 - CN EP); F25B 40/06 (2013.01 - EP); F25B 41/20 (2021.01 - CN); F25B 41/30 (2021.01 - CN); F25B 49/02 (2013.01 - CN EP); F25B 2313/02741 (2013.01 - CN); F25B 2600/21 (2013.01 - EP); F25B 2700/1933 (2013.01 - EP); F25B 2700/197 (2013.01 - EP); F25B 2700/2103 (2013.01 - CN); F25B 2700/21174 (2013.01 - EP); F25B 2700/21175 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 3196569 A1 20170726; CN 106989534 A 20170728

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 16152194 A 20160121; CN 201710017576 A 20170111