Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Refrigerant charge detection for ice machines
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Application No.: US14824826Application Date: 2015-08-12
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Publication No.: US09951985B2Publication Date: 2018-04-24
- Inventor: Vijay Bahel , Kurt James Knapke
- Applicant: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OH Sidney
- Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Sidney
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Main IPC: G01K13/00
- IPC: G01K13/00 ; F25B49/02 ; F25B49/00

Abstract:
A system includes a compressor driven by a motor. A condenser receives working fluid from the compressor. An evaporator is in fluid communication with the condenser and the compressor. A first sensor produces a first signal indicative of one of current and power drawn by the motor. A second sensor produces a second signal indicative of a discharge line temperature. A processing circuitry processes the first signal and the second signal to determine a freeze time. The processing circuitry processes the freeze time, the current signal, and the discharge line temperature signal to determine a working fluid charge level.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160047584A1 REFRIGERANT CHARGE DETECTION FOR ICE MACHINES Public/Granted day:2016-02-18
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