Abstract
The present disclosure relates to air conditioning systems and methods. An aspect of the present disclosure is a device that includes a housing having an external surface and defining an interior volume, a heat exchanger positioned within the interior volume, a fluid line partially positioned within the interior volume, a sleeve extending from the external surface and terminating at a distal end of the sleeve, and a fluid connector. The sleeve has an outside wall spanning a length of the sleeve and defining an internal cavity, the fluid connector is positioned at or near the distal end, a portion of the fluid line is positioned within the internal cavity, and the fluid line provides a fluid connection between the heat exchanger and the fluid connector.
Original language | American English |
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Patent number | 10,156,369 B2 |
Filing date | 18/12/18 |
State | Published - 2018 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/PT-5500-73002
Keywords
- air conditioning
- connector
- exchanger
- internal cavity
- outside wall
- sleeve
- systems