Condenser having a sub-cooling unit

Abstract

Condenser ( 1 ) having a sub cooling unit, comprising a gas inlet collector ( 2 ); a sub cooler collector ( 4 ) connected to the gas inlet collector ( 2 ) by at least one condensing conduit ( 12 ) having a condensing surface, said condensing surface condensing the gaseous refrigerant ( 10 a ) to liquid refrigerant ( 10 b ), said sub cooler collector ( 4 ) collecting the liquid refrigerant ( 10 b ); and a liquid refrigerant collector ( 6 ) connected to the sub cooler collector ( 4 ) by at least one cooling conduit ( 14 ) having a cooling surface, said cooling surface cooling down the liquid refrigerant ( 10 b ); the at least one condensing conduit ( 12 ) discharging into the top of the sub cooler collector ( 4 ) and the at least one cooling conduit ( 14 ) joining at the bottom of the sub cooler collector ( 4 ) so that the sub cooler collector ( 4 ) allows for compensation of the gaseous refrigerant ( 10 a ).

1 . Condenser having a sub cooling unit, comprising:
 a gas inlet collector;   a sub cooler collector connected to the gas inlet collector by at least one condensing conduit having a condensing surface, said condensing surface condensing the gaseous refrigerant to liquid refrigerant, said sub cooler collector collecting the liquid refrigerant; and   a liquid refrigerant collector connected to the sub cooler collector by at least one cooling conduit having a cooling surface, said cooling surface cooling down the liquid refrigerant;   the at least one condensing conduit discharging into the top of the sub cooler collector and the at least one cooling conduit joining at the bottom of the sub cooler collector so that the sub cooler collector allows for compensation of the gaseous refrigerant.   
     
     
         2 . Condenser of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the gas inlet collector, the sub cooler collector and the liquid collector is formed as a pipe. 
     
     
         3 . Condenser of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the condensing conduit and the cooling conduit is a core pipe. 
     
     
         4 . Condenser of  claim 1 , further comprising a cooling air flow, at least one part of said cooling air flow passing the sub cooling surface of the at least one sub cooling conduit and the condensing surface of the at least one condensing conduit. 
     
     
         5 . Condenser of  claim 4 ,
 wherein a first part of said cooling air flow passing the sub cooling surface of the at least one sub cooling conduit and the condensing surface of the at least one condensing conduit; and   wherein a second part of said cooling air flow passing only the condensing surface of the at least one condensing conduit.   
     
     
         6 . Condenser of  claim 4 , wherein the condensing surface of the at least one condensing conduit is arranged in the air flow downstream of the sub cooling surface of the at least one sub cooling conduit. 
     
     
         7 . Condenser of  claim 4 , wherein the condensing surface is arranged above of the sub cooling surface. 
     
     
         8 . Condenser of  claim 4 , wherein the condensing surface area of the condensing conduit is larger than the sub cooling surface area of the sub cooling conduit. 
     
     
         9 . Condenser of any  claim 4 , comprising at least one air flow regulation means configured to regulate the air flow passing the at least one cooling conduit. 
     
     
         10 . Condenser of  claim 4 , comprising at least one air flow regulation means configured to regulate the air flow passing the at least one condenser conduit. 
     
     
         11 . Condenser of  claim 9 , wherein the air flow regulation means comprises a throttle valve. 
     
     
         12 . Condenser of  claim 10 , wherein the air flow regulation means is arranged in the air flow between the at least one condenser conduit and the at least one sub cooling conduit. 
     
     
         13 . Condenser of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one fan for enhancing the air flow. 
     
     
         14 . Condenser of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one fan is arranged such that, in operation, it sucks the air flow passing through the at least one condensing conduit and the at least one the cooling conduit. 
     
     
         15 . Condenser of  claim 1 , wherein the gas inlet collector further comprises a gas inlet conduit feeding a gaseous refrigerant thereto. 
     
     
         16 . Condenser of  claim 1 , wherein the liquid further comprises a liquid conduit discharging the liquid refrigerant from the liquid collector. 
     
     
         17 . A vapor compression cycle apparatus comprising a condenser having a sub cooling unit, which condenser includes:
 a gas inlet collector;   a sub cooler collector connected to the gas inlet collector by at least one condensing conduit having a condensing surface, said condensing surface condensing the gaseous refrigerant to liquid refrigerant, said sub cooler collector collecting the liquid refrigerant; and   a liquid refrigerant collector connected to the sub cooler collector by at least one cooling conduit having a cooling surface, said cooling surface cooling down the liquid refrigerant;   the at least one condensing conduit discharging into the top of the sub cooler collector and the at least one cooling conduit joining at the bottom of the sub cooler collector so that the sub cooler collector allows for compensation of the gaseous refrigerant;   
     
     
         18 . The vapor compression cycle apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the apparatus is a refrigerating furniture. 
     
     
         19 . A method for regulating a condenser, comprising the steps of:
 providing a condenser having a sub cooling unit, which condenser includes:
 a gas inlet collector; 
 a sub cooler collector connected to the gas inlet collector by at least one condensing conduit having a condensing surface, said condensing surface condensing the gaseous refrigerant to liquid refrigerant, said sub cooler collector collecting the liquid refrigerant; and 
 a liquid refrigerant collector connected to the sub cooler collector by at least one cooling conduit having a cooling surface, said cooling surface cooling down the liquid refrigerant; 
 the at least one condensing conduit discharging into the top of the sub cooler collector and the at least one cooling conduit joining at the bottom of the sub cooler collector so that the sub cooler collector allows for compensation of the gaseous refrigerant; and 
   regulating the airflow passing the cooling conduit in order to adjust the temperature of the liquid refrigerant output by the condenser.