Global Patent Index - EP 3353476 A1

EP 3353476 A1 20180801 - SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN OIL FLOW WITHIN A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM

Title (en)

SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING AN OIL FLOW WITHIN A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM

Title (de)

SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR STEUERUNG EINES ÖLFLUSSES IN EINEM KÜHLSYSTEM

Title (fr)

SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE RÉGULATION D'ÉCOULEMENT D'HUILE À L'INTÉRIEUR D'UN SYSTÈME FRIGORIFIQUE

Publication

EP 3353476 A1 20180801 (EN)

Application

EP 16784608 A 20160922

Priority

  • US 201562232274 P 20150924
  • US 2016053157 W 20160922

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2017053596A1] A system and method of controlling an oil flow within a refrigeration system, the system including a compressor, an expansion device in flow communication with the compressor, and an electronic controller in communication with the expansion device and the compressor, wherein the electronic controller is configured to operate in an oil return mode based at least in part on an operational speed and a continuous operational run time of the compressor.

IPC 8 full level

F25B 31/00 (2006.01); F25B 49/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F25B 31/002 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 49/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 49/022 (2013.01 - US); F25B 2500/16 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 2600/01 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 2600/0253 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 2600/2513 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 2700/1933 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 2700/21151 (2013.01 - EP US); Y02B 30/70 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2017053596A1

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)

WO 2017053596 A1 20170330; CN 108351131 A 20180731; EP 3353476 A1 20180801; US 2018283753 A1 20181004

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2016053157 W 20160922; CN 201680055456 A 20160922; EP 16784608 A 20160922; US 201615762870 A 20160922