This disclosure relates to a vehicle configured to prevent oil entrapment within a refrigerant system of the vehicle. This disclosure also relates to a corresponding method. An example vehicle includes a refrigerant system configured to circulate fluid including a mixture of refrigerant and oil relative to an evaporator, a controller, and an electronic expansion valve upstream of the evaporator. The electronic expansion valve is responsive to instructions from the controller, and the controller is configured to instruct the electronic expansion valve to open to prevent entrapment of oil within the evaporator or refrigerant lines.
Vehicle configured to prevent oil entrapment within refrigerant system and corresponding method
2021-03-02
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | H05K PRINTED CIRCUITS , Gedruckte Schaltungen / B60H ARRANGEMENTS OR ADAPTATIONS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING, OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES , Anordnung oder Einbau der Heizung, Kühlung, Lüftung oder anderer Luftbehandlungsvorrichtungen für die Fahrzeugräume für Reisende oder Fracht / F16K VALVES , Ventile |
VEHICLE CONFIGURED TO PREVENT OIL ENTRAPMENT WITHIN REFRIGERANT SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING METHOD
European Patent Office | 2020
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