Condenser arrangement for hvac system

Abstract

A condenser module of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a first slab having a first plurality of tubes configured to receive a refrigerant from a compressor of the HVAC system. The first plurality of tubes is arrayed along a first dimension of the first slab. The condenser module also includes a second slab that has a second plurality of tubes configured to receive the refrigerant from the compressor. The second plurality of tubes is arrayed along a second dimension of the second slab, the second slab is oriented at an acute angle relative to the first slab, and the second dimension is greater than the first dimension.

1 . A condenser module of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
 a first slab comprising a first plurality of tubes configured to receive a refrigerant from a compressor of the HVAC system, wherein the first plurality of tubes is arrayed along a first dimension of the first slab; and   a second slab comprising a second plurality of tubes configured to receive the refrigerant from the compressor, wherein the second plurality of tubes is arrayed along a second dimension of the second slab, the second slab is oriented at an acute angle relative to the first slab, and the second dimension is greater than the first dimension.   
     
     
         2 . The condenser module of  claim 1 , wherein the second dimension is greater than the first dimension by at least 5 percent, by at least 10 percent, or by at least 15 percent of the first dimension. 
     
     
         3 . The condenser module of  claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of tubes comprises a first number of tubes, the second plurality of tubes comprises a second number of tubes, and the second number of tubes is greater than the first number of tubes. 
     
     
         4 . The condenser module of  claim 1 , comprising a condenser fan housing, wherein the first slab is coupled to the condenser fan housing. 
     
     
         5 . The condenser module of  claim 4 , comprising a condenser fan supported by the condenser fan housing, wherein the condenser fan is configured to direct a first air flow across the first slab and a second air flow across the second slab during operation of the condenser fan. 
     
     
         6 . The condenser module of  claim 1 , where the first plurality of tubes, the second plurality of tubes, or both, comprise microchannel tubes. 
     
     
         7 . The condenser module of  claim 1 , wherein the first slab and the second slab are arranged in a parallel fluid flow arrangement. 
     
     
         8 . The condenser module of  claim 1 , wherein the first slab is an exterior slab of the condenser module, and the second slab is an interior slab of the condenser module. 
     
     
         9 . The condenser module of  claim 1 , wherein the first slab is oriented generally vertically. 
     
     
         10 . A condenser of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
 a first heat exchanger slab and a second heat exchanger slab, wherein the first heat exchanger slab comprises a first plurality of tubes configured to receive a first portion of a first refrigerant flow, the first plurality of tubes is arrayed along a first dimension of the first heat exchanger slab, the second heat exchanger slab comprises a second plurality of tubes configured to receive a second portion of the first refrigerant flow, the second heat exchanger slab is oriented at an acute angle relative to the first heat exchanger slab, and the second plurality of tubes is arrayed along a second dimension of the second heat exchanger slab that is greater than the first dimension of the first heat exchanger slab; and   a third heat exchanger slab and a fourth heat exchanger slab, wherein the third heat exchanger slab comprises a third plurality of tubes configured to receive a third portion of a second refrigerant flow, the third plurality of tubes is arrayed along a third dimension of the third heat exchanger slab, the fourth heat exchanger slab comprises a fourth plurality of tubes configured to receive a fourth portion of the second refrigerant flow, the fourth heat exchanger slab is oriented at an acute angle relative to the third heat exchanger slab, and the fourth plurality of tubes is arrayed along a fourth dimension of the fourth heat exchanger slab that is greater than the third dimension of the third heat exchanger slab.   
     
     
         11 . The condenser of  claim 10 , wherein the first heat exchanger slab, the second heat exchanger slab, the third heat exchanger slab, and the fourth heat exchanger slab are arranged to form an inverted M-shaped configuration. 
     
     
         12 . The condenser of  claim 10 , wherein a first arrangement of the first heat exchanger slab and the second heat exchanger slab and a second arrangement of the third heat exchanger slab and the fourth heat exchanger slab are symmetric to one another about a central axis of the condenser. 
     
     
         13 . The condenser of  claim 10 , comprising a plurality of condenser modules, wherein a first condenser module of the plurality of condenser modules comprises the first heat exchanger slab and the second heat exchanger slab, and a second condenser module of the plurality of condenser modules comprises the third heat exchanger slab and the fourth heat exchanger slab. 
     
     
         14 . The condenser of  claim 13 , wherein the plurality of condenser modules comprises six condenser modules. 
     
     
         15 . The condenser of  claim 13 , wherein each condenser module of the plurality of condenser modules comprises two condenser fans. 
     
     
         16 . A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
 a condenser comprising a first slab and a second slab, wherein the first slab comprises a first plurality of tubes extending along a first length of the first slab, the first plurality of tubes is configured to receive a refrigerant from a compressor of the HVAC system, the first slab comprises a first height transverse to the first length, the second slab comprises a second plurality of tubes extending along a second length of the second slab, the second plurality of tubes is configured to receive the refrigerant from the compressor, the second slab is oriented at an acute angle relative to the first slab, and the second slab comprises a second height that is transverse to the second length and that is greater than the first height of the first slab.   
     
     
         17 . The HVAC system of  claim 16 , comprising a condenser fan housing, a first support member, and a second support member, wherein the second support member is coupled to the condenser fan housing, a first end of the first slab is coupled to the condenser fan housing, a second end of the first slab is coupled to the first support member, a third end of the second slab is coupled to the first support member, and a fourth end of the second slab is coupled to the second support member. 
     
     
         18 . The HVAC system of  claim 17 , comprising a base, wherein the first support member is coupled to the base, such that the first slab and the second slab are elevated from the base to form an interior space within the HVAC system. 
     
     
         19 . The HVAC system of  claim 16 , wherein the acute angle is at least 35 degrees. 
     
     
         20 . The HVAC system of  claim 16 , wherein the first plurality of tubes, the second plurality of tubes, or both, have a multiple pass flow arrangement.