MODULAR COOLING SYSTEM FOR BEVERAGE DISPENSER AND RELATED METHODS

摘要

A cold beverage dispensing system includes a beverage dispenser having an ice maker and at least one nozzle for dispensing a beverage formed by multiple components including water. A method of operating the system involves: mounting at least one condensing unit on a frame; interconnecting the condensing unit with a heat exchanger such that coolant exiting the at least one condensing unit follows a flow path through the heat exchanger and back to the at least one condensing unit; connecting a water supply of the beverage dispenser to feed into the heat exchanger for being cooled; and connecting a cooled water outlet of the heat exchanger to a water supply input of the beverage dispenser such that cooled water from the cooled water outlet is used by the beverage dispenser as a component of the beverage dispensed by the nozzle.

主权项

1. A method of operating a cold beverage dispensing system that includes a beverage dispenser having an ice maker and at least one nozzle for dispensing a beverage formed by multiple components including water, the method comprising:
identifying a dispensing load of the beverage dispenser; based upon the identified dispensing load, selecting a number of condensing units to be used for chilling incoming water to the beverage dispenser, wherein the number corresponds to the dispensing load; mounting the condensing units on a common frame; interconnecting each of the condensing units with a heat exchanger such that (i) coolant exiting the condensing units in parallel is combined and follows a common flow path through the heat exchanger and (ii) coolant exiting the heat exchanger is as single flow is split into parallel paths to feed the condensing units; connecting a potable water supply for the beverage dispenser to feed from the heat exchanger having been cooled by the heat exchanger; connecting a cooled water outlet of the heat exchanger to a water supply input of the beverage dispenser such that cooled water from the cooled water outlet is used by the beverage dispenser as a component of the beverage dispensed by the nozzle.