Patent ID: 6694762
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: F25B

Abstract:
In a refrigeration system having at least one compressor and condenser for supplying liquid refrigerant, and a plurality of evaporator coils, the coils disposed in a plurality of chambers for maintaining a preset temperature in each chamber, each coil receiving liquid refrigerant and returning gas refrigerant through an individual refrigerant line, the improvement comprising:a) a controller; b) a temperature sensor disposed in each chamber providing an output signal to the controller related to the temperature being provided by the coil; c) a plurality of on/off valves, one on/off valve in the returning gas refrigerant line connected to each coil, each valve operatively controlled by the controller for enabling the flow of refrigerant through the coil in a first mode of operation, and for obstructing the flow of refrigerant in a second mode of operation; and d) the controller being provided with means for presetting the operating mode of each valve based on the signal received from the temperature sensor associated with its respective coil, so that in the first mode the coil receives refrigerant flow when the sensor indicates that the temperature sensed is above a preset value, and in the second mode the coil does not receive refrigerant flow when the temperature sensed is below a preset temperature.