US3807490A - Air-conditioning system for vehicles, particularly for rail cars - Google Patents

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US3807490A
US3807490A US00236077A US23607772A US3807490A US 3807490 A US3807490 A US 3807490A US 00236077 A US00236077 A US 00236077A US 23607772 A US23607772 A US 23607772A US 3807490 A US3807490 A US 3807490A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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  • An air conditioning system for vehicles includes separate cooling and heating units, and a coolant vaporizer located in the ducts upstream of the air heater.
  • Coolant circulation means circulates coolant between a cold-vapor boiler and a vaporizer means.
  • Independent hot-water circulation means circulates hot water between a heat exchanger and the air heater and, since the water-containing chamber is connected in series to the hot water circulation means, the two units can be operated both separately and simultaneously.
  • Such a system therefore permits pure cooling when the cooling unit alone is operated, permits pure heating when the heating unit alone is operated, and further permits a dehumidifying operation when both the heating and cooling units are operated.
  • the invention relates to an air-conditioning system for vehicles, particularly for rail cars, comprising an air-impinged air-conditioning assembly, the heating unit of which includes at least one air heater traversed by the heating water and connected to a water circuit heated by means of an oil burner.
  • An airconditioning system of this type makes it possible for vehicles having no external power supply means to be adequately heated. This applies for example, to sleeping cars and other rail cars requiring appropriate preparations prior to their actual use if and when the need arises from the heating system to be already in operation during this preparatory work.
  • the oil burner is used only until such time when an external power supply is available as for example, when the car is coupled to the train, when the oil burner is superseded by the conventional electric or steampowered air heater of the air-conditioning unit of the train as a means for heating the car.
  • a major drawback of conventional air-conditioning systems of the type hereabove described resides in the fact that it is impossible during the hot season for the car to becooledwhen it stands detached from the train and/or parked on a siding. In such cases where for ex-. ample, the train had for'some time been exposed to sunshine, the temperature in the interior of the car rises to the discomfort of passengers until such time when it diminishes again after a few miles travel as a result of cooling air supplied by the air-conditioning unit.
  • the cooling unit of the air-conditioning system comprises in a manner known per se, a coolant vaporizer connected to a refrigeration circuit operated by means of an electrically heated cold-vapor boiler comprising an additional heater impinged upon by heating-water from the water circuit heated by means of the oil burner.
  • the oil burner required for heating purposes anyway is thus used to advantage as a sourceof power for the cooling unit of the air-conditioning assembly so that at negligible expense both with regard to construction; space and weight, by nothing more than the extension of the existing piping, an air-conditioning assembly is obtained which is available under all operational conditions and ensures effective cooling of the car.
  • the system can also be used for' mixed air-conditioning when both the air heater and the cold-vapor boiler are impinged upon by water heated by'means of the oil burner.
  • the additional heating unit comprises a water reservoir located in the coolant chamber of the cold-vapor boiler and preferably containing also the electric heater, such as heating rods.
  • the water reservoir is connected to the sectors of the heating-water circuit located in front of and behind the oil burner.
  • the oil burner in the hot-water circuit is followed by a valve assembly comprising for example, two solenoid valves by means of which the air heater(s) and/or the cold-vapor boiler can be impinged upon by hot water.
  • a valve assembly comprising for example, two solenoid valves by means of which the air heater(s) and/or the cold-vapor boiler can be impinged upon by hot water.
  • thermal expansion in the hot-water circuit containing pressure water exclusively is compensated for by the provision of a pressure-equalizing reservoir connected with the hot-water circuit and comprising a membrane, one side of which is impinged upon by the heating water whereas the other sideis exposed to the pressure of an equalizing chamber impinged upon by compressed air.
  • a pressure-equalizing reservoir connected with the hot-water circuit and comprising a membrane, one side of which is impinged upon by the heating water whereas the other sideis exposed to the pressure of an equalizing chamber impinged upon by compressed air.
  • Reference numeral 1 designates an air-conditioning assembly impinged upon by means of a blower 2 by fresh air and/or circulating air, depending on the position of a butterfly valve 3 preceding the blower.
  • Two air-carrying ducts 4 and 5 emerge from the said airconditioning assembly, of which the first air duct 4 having a larger cross-section than the-other serves in a. manner known per se for the supply of a permanently available basic portion of tempered air to the passenger compartments which temperature is controlled centrally by means of an external thermostat not shown in the drawing, which detects external factors influencing the temperature prevailing inside the compartment and controls the air-conditioning assembly accordingly.
  • the second air duct 5 of a smaller cross-section than the first carries an additional air current which is preferably kept at a constant temperature level and can be associated with individual passenger compartments by means of controlled outlets not shown. It serves to compensate for temperature fluctuations due to the intermittently changing occupancy of the passenger compartments.
  • the individual outlets of the additional duct are controlled by means of internal thermostats.
  • the air-conditioning assembly 1 comprises a cooling unit including the coiled pipes of a coolant vaporizer 6 and extending over the entire air-carrying cross-section of the air-conditioning assembly 1. Further included is a heating unit comprising two air heaters 7 and 8 impinged upon by hot water, each of the said air heaters being located in one of the two ducts 4 and 5 respectively, and two electric air heaters 9 and 10, each of which is associated with one of the two ducts, respectively.
  • the coolant vaporizer 6 is connected to a coolant circuit of conventional design comprising a cold-vapor boiler equipped with two heaters and including a coolant chamber 20.
  • the saturated coolant vapor produced by the cold-vapor boiler is expanded by means of an expander 16 until its pressure has attained liquefaction level and is then allowed to condense in a condenser 17 cooled by means of a blower, for example.
  • a circulating pump 18 actuated by means of the expander 16 returns the condensed coolant to the boiler 15.
  • the expander 16 further actuates a compressor 11 drawing in coolant vapor from the vaporizer 6 through a pipe 12 and compressing the same until such time when its pressure has attained liquefaction level. This vapor is also delivered via a pipe 13 to the condenser 17 where it is liquefied.
  • the coolant circuit of the vaporizer 6 is completed via a connecting pipe 13 emerging from the condenser 17 enclosing a throttle valve 14.
  • the water reservoir 21 is connected to the hot-water circuit delivering hot water also to the two air heaters 7 and 8.
  • This hot-water circuit comprises a heat exchanger 23 fired by an oil burner 22 with a coiled pipe 24 heated by means of the burner flame and connected with the circulating pump 25.
  • the circulating pump 25 delivers the water heated in the heat exchanger 23 on the one hand via a solenoid valve 26 followed by two parallel additional solenoid valves 27 and 28 to the two air heaters 7 and 8, from where the water cooled in the air current is returned through a return pipe 29 to the inlet 30 of the heat exchanger 23.
  • the delivery end of the circulating pump 25 communicates via a further solenoid valve 31 and a pipe 32 with the water reservoir 21 of the coldvapor boiler 15, from which a pipe 33 also leading back to the inlet 30 of the heat exchanger 23 emerges.
  • the oil burner 22 is switched off automatically so as to prevent excessive heat from developing in certain areas of the hot-water circuit.
  • a pressure-equalizing reservoir 34 for the purpose of compensating for thermal expansion in the hot-water circuit carrying pressure water only.
  • the pressure-equalizing reservoir 34 comprises a membrane 35, one side of which is impinged by hot water via a connecting line 36, whereas its other side defines an equalizing chamber 37 wherein air pressure of approximately 85 psi is maintained.
  • a pressure gauge 39 is connected with the equalizing chamber 37 via a valve 38.
  • the operation of the air-conditioning system illustrated in and by the accompanying drawing is as follows: If an electric power connection is not available in the immediate vicinity of the car equipped with the airconditioning system, it is impossible to start either the electric air heaters 9 and 10 exclusively used during normal railroad service, or the electric heater 19 of the cold-vapor boiler 15. In order for the air-conditioning system to go into operation even in the absence of any external power supply, the oil burner 22 is fired and the circulating pump 25 switched on. If the airconditioning system is to be operated for heating purposes only, it will be sufficient to open the solenoid valve 26 while the solenoid valve 31 controlling the delivery of hot water to the cold-vapor boiler 15 stays closed.
  • the two solenoid valves 26 and 31 stay open, so that both the coolant vaporizer 6 and the two air heaters 7 and 8 are ready for operation. It is thus possible to operate the airconditioning assembly in the same manner as if the train were in normal operation.
  • an air conditioning assembly including air blower means and ducts conducting the air from said means to vehicle passenger compartments to be air conditioned, comprising in combination:
  • a heating unit comprising a heat exchanger, an oil burner for firing said heat exchanger, at least one air heater located in said ducts, hot water circulation means for circulating hot water between said heat exchanger and said air heater, a circulation pump in said circulation means; cooling unit comprising a cold-vapor boiler, a water-containing chamber located within a coolantcontaining chamber, coolant vaporizer means in said ducts adjacent said air blower means and disposed upstream of said air heater, coolant circulation means for circulating coolant between said cold-vapor boiler and said vaporizer means, a first heater means for said cold-vapor boiler comprising electric heating elements located in said watercontaining chamber, said water-containing chamber being connected in series to said hot-water circulation means thereby defining a second heater means for said cold-vapor boiler.
  • said hot-water circulation means includes air inlet conduit on said heat exchanger, 21 virst conduit interconnecting said inlet conduit and said air heater, a second conduit interconnecting said heat exchanger and said air heater, said circulation pump being located on said secprising a pressure-equalizing reservoir connected to said second conduit, said reservoir having a diaphragm therein separating said reservoir and two chambers, one of said reservoir chambers communicating with said second conduit and the other of said reservoir chambers being operatively connected to a compressed air source thereby constituting an equalizing chamber.

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US4749028A (en) * 1984-08-27 1988-06-07 Diesel Kiki Co., Ltd. Air conditioner system with combustion heater for automobiles
US5901780A (en) * 1996-06-24 1999-05-11 Rocky Research Auxiliary active heating and air conditioning system for motor vehicle applications
US20080035308A1 (en) * 2004-02-26 2008-02-14 Behr France Rouffach Sas Constructuinal Unit for a Heat Exchanging Device
CN103895470A (zh) * 2012-12-25 2014-07-02 南车青岛四方机车车辆股份有限公司 一种车辆用煤电锅炉的采暖系统的控制装置及其控制方法
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US11427230B2 (en) * 2018-11-12 2022-08-30 Alstom Transport Technologies Body structure allowing the passage of fluid or gas under pressure and associated body
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US4482009A (en) * 1981-04-10 1984-11-13 Nippondenso Co., Ltd. Automobile air conditioning system
US4749028A (en) * 1984-08-27 1988-06-07 Diesel Kiki Co., Ltd. Air conditioner system with combustion heater for automobiles
US5901780A (en) * 1996-06-24 1999-05-11 Rocky Research Auxiliary active heating and air conditioning system for motor vehicle applications
US20080035308A1 (en) * 2004-02-26 2008-02-14 Behr France Rouffach Sas Constructuinal Unit for a Heat Exchanging Device
US7823631B2 (en) * 2004-02-26 2010-11-02 Behr France Rouffach Sas Constructional unit for a heat exchanging device
CN103895470B (zh) * 2012-12-25 2016-02-10 南车青岛四方机车车辆股份有限公司 一种车辆用煤电锅炉的采暖系统的控制装置及其控制方法
CN103895470A (zh) * 2012-12-25 2014-07-02 南车青岛四方机车车辆股份有限公司 一种车辆用煤电锅炉的采暖系统的控制装置及其控制方法
US20140216684A1 (en) * 2013-02-01 2014-08-07 Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system with an exhaust gas thermal energy exchanger
US20190160909A1 (en) * 2017-11-24 2019-05-30 Hanon Systems Multi-zone air conditioning system for vehicles
US11104201B2 (en) * 2017-11-24 2021-08-31 Hanon Systems Multi-zone air conditioning system for vehicles
US11427230B2 (en) * 2018-11-12 2022-08-30 Alstom Transport Technologies Body structure allowing the passage of fluid or gas under pressure and associated body
US20240262168A1 (en) * 2021-06-30 2024-08-08 Siemens Mobility GmbH Air-conditioning arrangement for an interior of a vehicle
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