HIGH-FREQUENCY SELF-DEFROSTING EVAPORATOR COIL

A method and system for defrosting a refrigerant coil using at least one of resistive and electromagnetic heating. The method and system involves providing a refrigerant tube formed from an electrically conductive material, an upstream refrigerant conduit for supplying a refrigerant to the refrigera...

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Hauptverfasser: Petrenko Victor F, Ahmed Kazi Kased L, Saad Sameh M.I
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method and system for defrosting a refrigerant coil using at least one of resistive and electromagnetic heating. The method and system involves providing a refrigerant tube formed from an electrically conductive material, an upstream refrigerant conduit for supplying a refrigerant to the refrigerant tube, and a downstream refrigerant conduit for receiving the refrigerant from the refrigerant tube; determining at least one of a desired resistive heating and electromagnetic heating for defrosting the refrigerant tube; providing an electrical coupler, connectable between a standard line voltage from an external power source, the standard line voltage having an externally determined voltage value and an externally determined standard line frequency and the refrigerant tube; determining at least one parameter of the refrigerant tube; based on the at least one parameter of the refrigerant tube, determining a target frequency of a high-frequency alternating current to apply to the refrigerant tube to provide the at least one of the desired resistive heating and electromagnetic heating when the high-frequency alternating current is applied to the refrigerant tube, the target frequency being higher than the externally determined standard line frequency.