Inventors:
- Madison WI, US
Daniel James Dettmers - McFarland WI, US
Alan David Stahl - Oregon WI, US
Walt Bernhard Waetjen - Sun Prairie WI, US
Clifford William Calvert - Madison WI, US
International Classification:
F25B 41/385
F25B 5/04
F25B 6/04
F25B 41/22
F25B 49/02
Abstract:
A Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) system that is configured to receive a refrigerant from a condenser at a fixed expansion device and a variable expansion device. The system is further configured to output a first portion of the refrigerant to a first downstream HVAC component at a fixed flow rate using the fixed expansion device. The system is further configured to sense a temperature of an evaporator using a sensing bulb and to apply a first force to a pin of the variable expansion device based on the sensed temperature. The system is further configured to apply a second force to a valve of the variable expansion device via the force applied to the pin and to output a second portion of the refrigerant to a second downstream HVAC component at a variable flow rate based on the second force using the valve of the variable expansion device.