- Patent Title: Retrofitting R410A HVAC products to handle flammable refrigerants
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Application No.: US17453127Application Date: 2021-11-01
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Publication No.: US11703240B2Publication Date: 2023-07-18
- Inventor: William G. Hansen , Stephen A. Kujak
- Applicant: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
- Applicant Address: US NC Davidson
- Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
- Current Assignee: TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Davidson
- Agency: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson, P.C.
- Main IPC: F24F11/36
- IPC: F24F11/36 ; F24F1/32 ; F24F7/013 ; F25B45/00 ; F24F11/526 ; F24F110/76

Abstract:
A system and method of retrofitting a heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration system (HVACR) including one or more brazed, soldered, or mechanical connections between refrigerant lines is disclosed. The method includes removing a refrigerant from the HVACR system. The refrigerant that is removed is a non-flammable refrigerant. An enclosure is installed over the one or more brazed, soldered, or mechanical connections between refrigerant lines. A refrigerant is added to the HVACR system. The refrigerant being added has a global warming potential (GWP) that is relatively lower than the refrigerant removed from the HVACR system. The refrigerant being added has a relatively higher flammability than the refrigerant removed from the HVACR system.
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