Patent ID: 9714780
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: F25B

Claim:
1. A refrigeration system comprising: a compressor; a condenser fluidly connected to the compressor; an evaporator fluidly connected to the condenser and the compressor, such that fluid may flow from the compressor through the condenser, through the evaporator, and again through the compressor; a fixed expansion device fluidly connected between the condenser and the evaporator; and a micro-expansion valve fluidly connected between the condenser and the evaporator; wherein the micro-expansion valve is connected between the condenser and the evaporator in parallel with the fixed expansion device; and wherein the fixed expansion device and the micro-expansion valve are connected to an inlet of the evaporator via a single fluid outlet, the single fluid outlet defining a single fluid flow path from the fixed expansion device and the micro-expansion valve upstream of the evaporator.