CHILLER SYSTEM

The present disclosure relates to a chiller system comprising: a refrigeration circuit comprising, in flow order, a compressor, a main condenser, an expansion valve and an evaporator; an auxiliary cooling branch configured to receive an auxiliary refrigerant flow from the refrigerant circuit downstr...

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1. Verfasser: GERSON, Thibaut
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Zusammenfassung:The present disclosure relates to a chiller system comprising: a refrigeration circuit comprising, in flow order, a compressor, a main condenser, an expansion valve and an evaporator; an auxiliary cooling branch configured to receive an auxiliary refrigerant flow from the refrigerant circuit downstream of the compressor, the auxiliary cooling branch bypassing the main condenser, expansion valve and evaporator, the auxiliary branch comprising an auxiliary condenser configured to discharge refrigerant to a cooling line for cooling one or more components of the chiller system; wherein the cooling line is configured to return the portion of refrigerant flow to the refrigeration circuit at or upstream of the compressor; wherein the main condenser and auxiliary condenser are co-located for heat exchange with a common flow of an external heat exchange medium.