TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure relates to the technical field of air-conditioning equipment,
and in particular, to an air-conditioning system and an air conditioner having the
same.
BACKGROUND
[0002] As the requirements of scientific research and production for low temperature are
becoming higher, the lowest evaporating temperature obtained by the double-stage compression
refrigeration device employing medium-temperature refrigerant is also limited by a
series of problems caused by too low evaporation pressure. For example, when the pressure
difference between the evaporator pressure and the outside pressure increases, the
possibility that the air infiltrates into the system increases, which will affect
the normal operation of the system. The suction specific volume is large, and the
gas actually sucked into the cylinder is reduced, which causes an increase of the
size of the cylinder. Therefore, when a low evaporation temperature is required, a
low-temperature refrigerant should be used. However, the condensation temperature
of the low-temperature refrigerant is required to be lower, and the refrigerant cannot
be condensed into liquid by ordinary water cooling and air cooling. A kind of artificial
cold source is required to condense the low-temperature refrigerant, accordingly,
a cascaded refrigeration cycle adopting two kinds of refrigerants occurs. However,
multiple compressors are employed to realize the cascaded refrigeration cycle in the
existing technology, which causes a problem of an increase of the cost of implementing
a cascade refrigeration cycle in the existing technology.
SUMMARY
[0003] The main objective of the present disclosure is to provide an air-conditioning system
and an air conditioner having the same, so as to solve a problem of a high cost of
manufacturing the air-conditioning system in the prior art.
[0004] In order to achieve the above objective, according to one aspect of the present disclosure,
an air-conditioning system is provided, including a compressor; a first pipeline,
a second pipeline, an evaporative condenser, a first liquid separator, and a second
liquid separator; the first pipeline is in communication with the compressor; the
second pipeline is in communication with multiple compressors, and the first pipeline
and the second pipeline are arranged independently; the evaporative condenser is provided
in the first pipeline and the second pipeline, and refrigerant in the first pipeline
and refrigerant in the second pipeline perform heat exchange with the evaporative
condenser respectively; the first liquid separator is arranged in the first pipeline,
and an outlet of the first liquid separator is in communication with the compressor;
the second liquid separator is arranged in the second pipeline, and an outlet of the
second liquid separator is in communication with the compressor; and the first liquid
separator is disposed adjacent to the second liquid separator.
[0005] Further, the compressor includes multiple cylinders, and the multiple cylinders are
configured to work independently.
[0006] Further, the multiple cylinders include a first cylinder; the outlet of the first
liquid separator is in communication with a suction port of the first cylinder; a
first end of the first pipeline is in communication with a discharge port of the first
cylinder; and a second end of the first pipeline is in communication with an inlet
of the first liquid separator.
[0007] Further, the air-conditioning system further includes a condenser; the condenser
is arranged in the first pipeline; an inlet of the condenser is in communication with
the discharge port of the first cylinder; an outlet of the condenser is in communication
with a first inlet of the evaporative condenser; and a first outlet of the evaporative
condenser is in communication with the inlet of the first liquid separator.
[0008] Further, the air-conditioning system further includes a first throttle valve; the
first throttle valve is arranged in the first pipeline and located between the evaporative
condenser and the condenser.
[0009] Further, the multiple cylinders further include a second cylinder; the outlet of
the second liquid separator is in communication with a suction port of the second
cylinder; a first end of the second pipeline is in communication with a discharge
port of the second cylinder; and a second end of the second pipeline is in communication
with an inlet of the second liquid separator.
[0010] Further, the air-conditioning system further includes an evaporator; the evaporator
is arranged in the second pipeline; an inlet of the evaporator is in communication
with a second outlet of the evaporative condenser; and an outlet of the evaporator
is in communication with the inlet of the second liquid separator.
[0011] Further, the air-conditioning system further includes a second throttle valve; the
second throttle valve is arranged in the second pipeline and is located between the
evaporative condenser and the evaporator.
[0012] Further, a volume ratio of the second cylinder to the first cylinder is T1, wherein
0.15≤T1≤ 0.4.
[0013] Further, a diameter ratio of the suction port of the second cylinder and the suction
port of the first cylinder is T2, wherein 0.7≤T2≤0.9.
[0014] Further, a height ratio of the second cylinder to the first cylinder is T3, wherein
0.75≤T3≤ 0.95.
[0015] Further, an effective volume ratio of the first liquid separator to the second liquid
separator is T4, wherein 2.5≤T4≤6.
[0016] According to another aspect of the present disclosure, the present disclosure provides
an air conditioner including the air-conditioning system above.
[0017] In the technical solution of the air-conditioning system of the present disclosure,
the first pipeline and the second pipeline are provided independently; the first pipeline
and the second pipeline are respectively in communication with the same one compressor;
and a first liquid separator and a second liquid separator are arranged in the first
pipeline respectively. The air-conditioning system can realize a cascade refrigeration
cycle. Since only one compressor is employed in the system, the cost of manufacturing
the air-conditioning system is effectively saved.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0018] The accompanying drawings attached to the specification form a part of the disclosure
and are intended to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure. The
illustrative embodiments of the present disclosure and the description thereof are
used for explanations of the present disclosure, but not intended to limit the present
disclosure improperly. In the accompanying drawings:
FIG. 1 is a structural schematic diagram illustrating an air-conditioning system according
to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
FIG. 2 is a structural schematic diagram of a compressor according to a first embodiment
of the present disclosure;
FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a compressor according to a second embodiment
of the present disclosure.
[0019] Wherein, the drawings include following reference signs:
1. low-temperature discharge pipe; 2. high-temperature discharge pipe;
10. compressor; 11. first cylinder; 12. second cylinder;
20. first pipeline; 30. second pipeline; 40. evaporative condenser; 51. first liquid
separator; 52. second liquid separator; 61. condenser; 62. first throttle valve; 63.
evaporator; 64. second throttle valve.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF DISCLOSED EMBODIMENTS
[0020] It should be noted that the embodiments in the present disclosure and the features
in the embodiments can be combined with each other if no conflicts occur. The disclosure
will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings in combination
with the embodiments.
[0021] It should be noted that terms used herein are only for the purpose of describing
specific embodiments and not intended to limit the exemplary embodiments of the disclosure.
The singular of a term used herein is intended to include the plural of the term unless
the context otherwise specifies. In addition, it should also be appreciated that when
terms "include" and/or "comprise" are used in the description, they indicate the presence
of features, steps, operations, devices, components and/or their combination.
[0022] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", and the like in the description,
claims and drawings of the present disclosure are used to distinguish similar objects,
and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence. It should be
appreciated that such terms can be interchangeable if appropriate, so that the embodiments
of the disclosure described herein can be implemented, for example, in an order other
than those illustrated or described herein. In addition, the terms "comprise", "have"
and any variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, for example,
a process, a method, a system, a product, or a device that includes a series of steps
or units, which is not necessarily limited to those steps or units explicitly listed,
but can include other steps or units that are not explicitly listed or inherent to
such a process, a method, a product or a device.
[0023] For convenience of description, spatially relative terms such as "above", "over",
"on a surface of', "upper", etc., may be used herein to describe the spatial position
relationships between one device or feature and other devices or features as shown
in the drawings. It should be appreciated that the spatially relative term is intended
to include different directions during using or operating the device other than the
directions described in the drawings. For example, if the device in the drawings is
inverted, the device is described as the device "above other devices or structures"
or "on other devices or structures" will be positioned "below other devices or structures"
or "under other devices or structures". Thus, the exemplary term "above" can include
both "above" and "under". The device can also be positioned in other different ways
(rotating 90 degrees or at other orientations), and the corresponding description
of the space used herein is interpreted accordingly.
[0024] Now, the exemplary embodiments of the disclosure will be further described in detail
with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, these exemplary embodiments
can be implemented in many different forms and should not be construed as only limited
to the embodiments described herein. It should be appreciated that the embodiments
are provided to make the present disclosure disclosed thoroughly and completely, and
to fully convey the concepts of the exemplary embodiments to those skilled in the
art. In the accompanying drawings, for the sake of clarity, the thicknesses of layers
and regions may be enlarged, and a same reference sign is used to indicate a same
device, thus the description thereof will be omitted.
[0025] With reference to FIGS. 1-3, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure,
an air-conditioning system is provided.
[0026] As shown in Fig.1, the air-conditioning system includes a compressor 10, a first
pipeline 20, a second pipeline 30, an evaporative condenser 40, a first liquid separator
51 and a second liquid separator 52. The first pipeline 20 is in communication with
the compressor 10, and the second pipeline 30 is in communication with multiple compressors
10. The first pipeline 20 and the second pipeline 30 are arranged independently, and
the evaporative condenser 40 is provided in the first pipeline 20 and the second pipeline
30. The refrigerant in the first pipeline 20 and the refrigerant in the second pipeline
30 can perform heat exchange with the evaporative condenser 40 respectively. The first
liquid separator 51 is arranged in the first pipeline 20, and an outlet of the first
liquid separator 51 is in communication with the compressor 10. The second liquid
separator 52 is arranged in the second pipeline 30, and an outlet of the second liquid
separator 52 is in communication with the compressor 10. The first liquid separator
51 is disposed adjacent to the second liquid separator 52.
[0027] In this embodiment of the air-conditioning system, the first pipeline and the second
pipeline are provided independently; the first pipeline and the second pipeline are
respectively in communication with the same one compressor; and the first liquid separator
and the second liquid separator are arranged in the first pipeline respectively. The
air-conditioning system can realize a cascade refrigeration cycle. Since only one
compressor is employed in the system, the cost of manufacturing the air-conditioning
system is effectively saved.
[0028] The compressor 10 includes multiple cylinders, and the multiple cylinders work independently.
Such an arrangement enables the air-conditioning system to be adaptive for compressing
different refrigerants, thereby improving practicability and reliability of the compressor.
[0029] Specifically, the multiple cylinders include a first cylinder 11. An outlet of the
first liquid separator 51 is in communication with a suction port of the first cylinder
11. The first end of the first pipeline 20 is in communication with the discharge
port of the first cylinder 11, and the second end of the first pipeline 20 is in communication
with the inlet of the first liquid separator 51. Such an arrangement enables the first
pipeline 20, the first cylinder 11 and the first liquid separator 51 to form a complete
circulation loop, thereby effectively improving the reliability and the stability
of the pipeline system.
[0030] The air-conditioning system further includes a condenser 61 and a first throttle
valve 62. The condenser 61 is arranged in the first pipeline 20. The inlet of the
condenser 61 is in communication with the discharge port of the first cylinder 11.
The outlet of the condenser 61 is in communication with the first inlet of the evaporative
condenser 40, and the first outlet of the evaporative condenser 40 is in communication
with the inlet of the first liquid separator 51. The first throttle valve 62 is arranged
in the first pipeline 20 and located between the evaporative condenser 40 and the
condenser 61. Such an arrangement can effectively improve the reliability of the air-conditioning
system.
[0031] Further, the multiple cylinders further include a second cylinder 12. The outlet
of the second liquid separator 52 is in communication with the suction port of the
second cylinder 12, the first end of the second pipeline 30 is in communication with
the discharge port of the second cylinder 12; and the second end of the second pipeline
30 is in communication with the inlet of the second liquid separator 52. Such an arrangement
enables the second pipeline 30, the second cylinder 12 and the second liquid separator
52 to form an enclosed circulation loop, and makes the circulation loop formed by
the second pipeline 30 and the circulation loop formed by the first pipeline 20 independent
of each other, thereby improving the practicality and the reliability of the air-conditioning
system.
[0032] Further, the air-conditioning system further includes an evaporator 63 and a second
throttle valve 64. The evaporator 63 is arranged in the second pipeline 30. The inlet
of the evaporator 63 is in communication with the second outlet of the evaporative
condenser 40. The outlet of the evaporator 63 is in communication with the inlet of
the second liquid separator 52. The second throttle valve 64 is arranged in the second
pipeline 30 and is located between the evaporative condenser 40 and the evaporator
63. Preferably, the volume ratio of the second cylinder 12 to the first cylinder 11
is T1, where 0.15 ≤ T1 ≤ 0.4. The diameter ratio of the suction port of the second
cylinder 12 and the suction port of the first cylinder 11 is T2, where 0.7 ≤ T2 ≤
0.9. The height ratio of the second cylinder 12 to the first cylinder 11 is T3, where
0.75 ≤ T3 ≤ 0.95. The effective volume ratio of the first liquid separator 51 to the
second liquid separator 52 is T4, where 2.5 ≤ T4 ≤ 6. Such an arrangement can effectively
improve the performance the air-conditioning system.
[0033] The air-conditioning system of the above embodiment can also be applied in the field
of air conditioner technology, that is, an air conditioner is provided. The air conditioner
includes an air-conditioning system, and the air-conditioning system is one of the
air-conditioning systems disclosed in the foregoing embodiments. The air-conditioning
system includes a compressor 10, a first pipeline 20, a second pipeline 30, an evaporative
condenser 40, a first liquid separator 51 and a second liquid separator 52. The first
pipeline 20 is in communication with compressor 10, and the second pipeline 30 is
in communication with multiple compressors 10. The first pipeline 20 and the second
pipeline 30 are arranged independently, and the evaporative condenser 40 is provided
in the first pipeline 20 and in the second pipeline 30. The refrigerant in the first
pipeline 20 and the refrigerant in the second pipeline 30 can perform heat exchange
with the evaporative condenser 40 respectively. The first liquid separator 51 is arranged
in the first pipeline 20, and the outlet of the first liquid separator 51 is in communication
with the compressor 10. The second liquid separator 52 is disposed in the second pipeline
30, and the outlet of the second liquid separator 52 is in communication with the
compressor 10. The first liquid separator 51 is disposed adjacent to the second liquid
separator 52.
[0034] According to this embodiment, in the air-conditioning system, the first pipeline
and the second pipeline are provided independently; the first pipeline and the second
pipeline are respectively in communication with the same one compressor; and the first
liquid separator and the second liquid separator are arranged in the first pipeline
respectively. The air-conditioning system can realize a cascade refrigeration cycle.
Since only one compressor is employed in the system, the cost of manufacturing the
air-conditioning system is effectively saved.
[0035] Specifically, the cascaded refrigeration cycle generally includes two or three independent
refrigeration circulations, which are referred to as a high temperature portion and
a low temperature portion respectively. Each of these independent refrigeration circulations
is a complete single-stage or two-stage compression refrigeration system, and the
two portions are related by the same one evaporative condenser. Conventionally the
independent systems of the two portions respectively use two compressors, which results
in a complicated structure of the whole system. In this disclosure, a compressor with
one unit and double refrigerants is provided. The upper cylinder and the lower cylinder
of the compressor can participate in two refrigeration circulations respectively,
and function as two compressors. In this embodiment, the second cylinder is disposed
above the first cylinder.
[0036] The upper first cylinders of the twin cylinder compressor independently complete
the compression processes of the two refrigeration circulations respectively, and
the compressor with one unit and double refrigerants simplifies the cascaded circulation
system. In order to prevent the sucked gas from carrying liquid, the two cylinders
need to be connected to the liquid separator component separately. The first cylinder
is a high-temperature refrigerant cylinder. After flowing through the first liquid
separator and entering the first cylinder, the high-temperature refrigerant is compressed,
and then discharged into an intermediate cavity of the upper flange, and finally discharged
out of the high-temperature refrigerant discharge pipe 2. The second cylinder is a
low-temperature refrigerant cylinder. After flowing through the first liquid separator
and entering the second cylinder, the low-temperature refrigerant is compressed, and
then discharged into the housing of the compressor directly through the lower flange,
and finally discharged out of the low-temperature refrigerant discharge pipe 1. The
discharge temperature of the low-temperature refrigerant is lower, which takes an
effect on lowering the temperature of the motor.
[0037] The volume ratio of the second cylinder to the first cylinder ranges from 0.15 to
0.4. In order to prevent the volumetric efficiency being affected by too large suction
ports, the high ratio of the second cylinder to the first cylinder ranges from 0.75
to 0.95. It can be further determined that the diameter ratio of the suction port
of the second cylinder to the suction port of the first cylinder ranges from 0.7 to
0.9. Such an arrangement can further improve the reliability of the sealing inside
the pump body.
[0038] When operating in the system with double refrigerants, the evaporative condenser
acts as an evaporator of the high-temperature refrigerant; after flowing through the
first liquid separator and entering the high-temperature refrigerant cylinder, the
high-temperature refrigerant at a low-temperature and low-pressure state is compressed
and discharged into the inner cavity of the lower flange, then is discharged from
the high-temperature discharge pipe into the condenser and then the throttle valve,
and finally flows back to the evaporative condenser, thereby completing a circulation
cycle of the high-temperature refrigerant. After the high-temperature refrigerant
circulates for a period of time, the low-temperature refrigerant begins to circulate.
After the low-temperature refrigerant from the evaporator flows through the second
liquid separator and enters the low-temperature refrigerant cylinder, the refrigerant
is compressed and discharged from the discharge port of the upper flange into the
inner cavity of the compressor. The effective volume ratio of the first liquid separator
to the second liquid separator ranges from 2.5 to 6.0. The discharge temperature of
the low-temperature refrigerant is lower, which takes an effect on lowering the temperature
of the compressor motor. The low-temperature refrigerant flows through the low-temperature
refrigerant discharge pipe and enters the evaporative condenser, then enter the throttle
valve, and finally flows back to the evaporator, thereby completing a circulation
cycle of the low-temperature refrigerant.
[0039] A second liquid separator is provided independently at the suction inlet of the low-temperature
refrigerant cylinder. The inner cavity of the lower flange is used as a high-temperature
refrigerant discharge cavity. A high-temperature refrigerant discharge port is independently
disposed in the lower flange and is in communication with the high-temperature refrigerant
discharge pipe. The sealing distances between the parts inside the pump body are ensured
to be sufficient, and the first cylinder and the second cylinder can be independently
compressed. FIG.3 is a top view of the compressor with one unit and double refrigerants.
As far as the appearance is concerned, the compressor is provided with two liquid
separators with different specifications corresponding to the high-temperature refrigerant
discharge pipe and the low-temperature refrigerant discharge pipe. The low-temperature
refrigerant is discharged into the housing of the compressor first, which takes an
effect on lowering the temperature of the compressor motor.
[0040] FIG.1 is a principle diagram of the system using the compressor with one unit and
double refrigerants. Compared with the traditional cascaded refrigeration system,
two independent refrigeration circulations are related through the evaporative condenser,
and also through the compressor with double refrigerants; the evaporative condenser
acts as an evaporator of the high-temperature refrigerant; after flowing through the
first liquid separator and entering the high-temperature refrigerant cylinder, the
high-temperature refrigerant at the low-temperature and low-pressure state is compressed
and discharged into the inner cavity of the lower flange, then is discharged from
the high-temperature discharge pipe into the condenser and the throttle valve, and
finally flows back to the evaporative condenser, thereby completing a circulation
cycle of the high-temperature refrigerant. After the high-temperature refrigerant
circulates for a period of time, the low-temperature refrigerant begins to circulate.
After the low-temperature refrigerant from the evaporator flows through the second
liquid separator and enters the low-temperature refrigerant cylinder, the refrigerant
is compressed, and discharged from the discharge port of the upper flange into the
inner cavity of the compressor. The discharge temperature of the low-temperature refrigerant
is lower, which takes an effect on lowering the temperature of the compressor motor.
The low-temperature refrigerant flows through the low-temperature refrigerant discharge
pipe, and enters the evaporative condenser and the throttle valve, and finally flows
back to the evaporator, thereby completing a circulation cycle of the low-temperature
refrigerant.
[0041] In addition to the above description, it also should be noted that "one embodiment",
"another embodiment", "an embodiment" and the like in the description refer to that
a specific feature, a structure or a characteristic described in combination with
the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment generally described in the present
disclosure. The same expression in various locations in the specification does not
necessarily refer to the same embodiment. Furthermore, when a specific feature, a
structure, or a characteristic is described in combination with any embodiments, what
is claimed is that other embodiments which are combined to implement such a feature,
a structure, or a characteristic are also included in the scope of the present disclosure.
[0042] In the above embodiments, the descriptions of the various embodiments have different
emphases, and any portions that are not detailed in a certain embodiment can be seen
in the related descriptions of other embodiments.
[0043] The above descriptions are merely the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure,
and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. For those skilled in the art,
various modifications and changes can be made for the present disclosure. Any modifications,
equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirits and the principles
of the present disclosure are within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
1. An air-conditioning system,
characterized by comprising:
a compressor (10); a first pipeline (20), a second pipeline (30), an evaporative condenser
(40), a first liquid separator (51), and a second liquid separator (52); wherein,
the first pipeline (20) is in communication with the compressor (10);
the second pipeline (30) is in communication with multiple compressors (10), and the
first pipeline (20) and the second pipeline (30) are arranged independently;
the evaporative condenser (40) is provided in the first pipeline (20) and the second
pipeline (30), and refrigerant in the first pipeline (20) and refrigerant in the second
pipeline (30) perform heat exchange with the evaporative condenser (40) respectively;
the first liquid separator (51) is arranged in the first pipeline (20), and an outlet
of the first liquid separator (51) is in communication with the compressor (10);
the second liquid separator (52) is arranged in the second pipeline (30), and an outlet
of the second liquid separator (52) is in communication with the compressor (10);
and the first liquid separator (51) is disposed adjacent to the second liquid separator
(52).
2. The air-conditioning system according to claim 1, characterized in that, the compressor (10) comprises multiple cylinders, and the multiple cylinders are
configured to work independently.
3. The air-conditioning system according to claim 2, characterized in that, the multiple cylinders comprise a first cylinder (11); the outlet of the first liquid
separator (51) is in communication with a suction port of the first cylinder (11);
a first end of the first pipeline (20) is in communication with a discharge port of
the first cylinder (11); and a second end of the first pipeline (20) is in communication
with an inlet of the first liquid separator (51).
4. The air-conditioning system according to claim 3, characterized by further comprising a condenser (61);
wherein the condenser (61) is arranged in the first pipeline (20); an inlet of the
condenser (61) is in communication with the discharge port of the first cylinder (11);
an outlet of the condenser (61) is in communication with a first inlet of the evaporative
condenser (40); and a first outlet of the evaporative condenser (40) is in communication
with the inlet of the first liquid separator (51).
5. The air-conditioning system according to claim 4, characterized by further comprising a first throttle valve (62),
wherein the first throttle valve (62) is arranged in the first pipeline (20) and located
between the evaporative condenser (40) and the condenser (61).
6. The air-conditioning system according to claim 3, characterized in that, the multiple cylinders further comprise a second cylinder (12); wherein the outlet
of the second liquid separator (52) is in communication with a suction port of the
second cylinder (12); a first end of the second pipeline (30) is in communication
with a discharge port of the second cylinder (12); and a second end of the second
pipeline (30) is in communication with an inlet of the second liquid separator (52).
7. The air-conditioning system according to claim 6, characterized by further comprising an evaporator (63),
wherein the evaporator (63) is arranged in the second pipeline (30); an inlet of the
evaporator (63) is in communication with a second outlet of the evaporative condenser
(40); and an outlet of the evaporator (63) is in communication with the inlet of the
second liquid separator (52).
8. The air-conditioning system according to claim 7, characterized by further comprising a second throttle valve (64),
wherein the second throttle valve (64) is arranged in the second pipeline (30) and
is located between the evaporative condenser (40) and the evaporator (63).
9. The air-conditioning system according to claim 6, characterized in that, a volume ratio of the second cylinder (12) to the first cylinder (11) is T1, wherein
0.15≤T1≤0.4.
10. The air-conditioning system according to claim 6, characterized in that, a diameter ratio of the suction port of the second cylinder (12) and the suction
port of the first cylinder (11) is T2, wherein 0.7≤T2≤0.9.
11. The air-conditioning system according to claim 6, characterized in that, a height ratio of the second cylinder (12) to the first cylinder (11) is T3, wherein
0.75≤T3≤0.95.
12. The air-conditioning system according to claim 1, characterized in that, an effective volume ratio of the first liquid separator (51) to the second liquid
separator (52) is T4, wherein 2.5≤T4≤6.
13. An air conditioner, characterized by comprising the air-conditioning system of any one of claims 1-12.