Energy saving effect of ejector technology

Climate, cooling & heating Engineering Division 2

Masahiro Takatsu

Protecting lives, Preserving the planet, and Preparing a bright future for generations to come
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Outline of Ejector technology

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DENSOs products with refrigerant cycle

DENSO

Issue of traditional refrigerant cycle

Car air conditioner

DENSOs original tech.

Isentropic line

For Car air conditioner

in evaporator
Condenser
EcoCute

Gas cooler

Expansion
valve

Compressor

Refrigerator track

Evaporator

Cool box

Loosing energy during

expansion as vortex

For CO2 refrigerant

EcoCute
Vending machine

For refrigerator track

R404A

For cool box

Adapting DENSOs original ejector technology to various product

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Ejector cycle
Ejector
Drive nozzle

Mixing section

Ph

Gn
Pd

PS

PL

Ge

Refrigerant Cycle

Diffuser

Suction
nozzle

Traditional

Drive flow

Condenser

Expansion
valve

Compressor

Evaporator

Ge
Pressure
Ph

Gn
Pd
P
PS

GnGe

Ge

Pressure
rise

Ejector cycle

GnGe

EJECS

Gn

EJECS

Velocity
Gn

Ejector
Accumulator

Ge

Gn
Ge

Upwind evaporator
Downwind evaporator

Ejector Fluid pump which suck and rise refrigerant flow by unused energy
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DENSOs ejector products development

03

04

06

07

08

10

11

12

EJECS
2 temperature evaporator

World first
CO2 Ejector
EcoCute

EJECS
2 temperature evaporator
EcoCute

Cool box

Car air
conditioner
R134a)

09

World first Ejector

Refrigerator
truck
R404A)

Stationary
products
CO2)

05

EJECS
(Car air conditioner)

13

14

15

Vending
machine
Collaborated with
Fuji electric

EJECS
STEP2

Ejector

Ejector are
Integrated in evaporator.

Space
saving

World first mass production type ejector was released in 2003

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CO2 heat pump water heater

-EcoCute-

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CO2 refrigerant cycle & Ejector for EcoCute

EJECSI (since 2003)
Internal HEX

Gas cooler

Electric drive
Ejector

Coil

Compressor
Drive flow
Magnet valve

Evaporator

Ejector
Accumulator

EJECSII (since 2008)

Suction flow

Drive
flow

Electric drive
Expansion valve

Suction
flow

Adjustable
needle

Nozzle

Electric drive
Ejector

Mixing
section
Diffuser

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Purpose of adapting EJECS cycle

EJECSI

EJECS

Refrigerant cycle
Frost on evaporator

Frost

Air flow
Concentrated
upwind side

Low temp.
Refrigerant

High temp.

Partition
frost to
downwind
side

Low temp.
Fin

Tube

Longer defrost
interval

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Experimental result under frost condition

1,4
1,2
1,0
0,8
EJECSI EJECS

1,6
1,4
1,2
1,0
0,8

1,8
Defrost interval ratio

1,6

1,8
Total frost amount Ratio

1,8
Frost ratio on downwind

Frost ratio on upwind side

1,8

1,6
1,4
1,2
1,0
0,8

EJECSI EJECS

1,6
1,4
1,2
1,0
0,8

EJECSI EJECS

EJECSI EJECS

Experimental condition
JIS C9220 A2 high hot water condition

Larger frost amount on downwind side & longer defrost interval was confirmed
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Annual power consumption

Compared with EJECS I cycle

Performance improvement

1.05

7.7% energy saving

1.00

0.95
0.90
0.85

0.80
EJECS II

EJECSI

Measuring condition
JIS C9220

Thanks to better COP in A2 condition, APF was improved by 7.7%

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CO2 refrigerant vending machine

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CO2 refrigerant cycle for vending machine

Joint development with Fuji electric

Conventional system
Thermistor
Gas cooler

Inside HEX
Internal
HEX

Inverter
Compressor

Evaporator

Developed system

Gas cooler
Ejector

Inverter

Compressor

Accumulator

Inside HEX

Evaporator

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New control scheme

Conventional

Developed
Vending machine

EcoCute

Gas cooler
Compressor
Ejector
M

Gas cooler

Evaporator 1

Compressor
Ejector
M

Accumulator
Evaporator

Issue
Each evaporator
outlet temperature
are different

Accumulator

Evaporator 2

Poor response
Evaporator 3

Control high
pressure for heating

Control low pressure by monitoring ejector outlet temp.

Stable refrigerant cycle control and COP improved was achieved

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Annual power consumption

Compared with traditional cycle

Energy saving effect

25% energy saving

Developed model
(with ejector)

Conventional model
(without ejector)

Measuring condition
JIS B 8561 : 2007

25% energy saving was achieved by ejector

Top class energy saving including HFO machine !
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Expanding ejector technology to other field

Ejector technology
New generation refrigerant cycle

EcoCute
Refrigerator truck

Cool BOX

2003

2003

2007

Commercial
refrigerator

Car air conditioner

2009
2013

STEP1
STEP2

Vending machine
2015

Stationary A/C

Vehicle

Stationary

Contribute energy saving by expanding ejector to other refrigerant cycle.

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Thank you for your attention!

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