KR101109730B1 - Chiller apparatus for semiconductor process and Method for controlling temperature in the same - Google Patents
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A refrigerant path through which the refrigerant circulates in the chiller device and the process chamber, and a condenser and an expansion valve are sequentially installed on the refrigerant path, connecting a rear end of the compressor and a rear end of the expansion valve. A branch path is installed, and the branch path is branched into a first sub path for low temperature operation and a second sub path for high temperature operation such that a low temperature hot gas bypass valve is installed in the first sub path and the first sub path is provided. A high temperature solenoid valve and a high temperature hot gas bypass valve are respectively installed in the path, and the opening degree of the low temperature and high temperature hot gas bypass valve is adjusted based on the temperature detected by the main temperature sensor installed in the process chamber. A chiller apparatus for a semiconductor process is disclosed.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a chiller apparatus for a semiconductor process, and more particularly to a technique for controlling temperature by directly exchanging a refrigerant without using a cooling fluid.
In the process of manufacturing a semiconductor, the semiconductor processing equipment must maintain a constant temperature inside the chamber at all times, and the equipment that serves to maintain the temperature is a semiconductor chiller.
1 shows a cooling system diagram of a chiller apparatus for a conventional semiconductor process.
As shown, a
In order to supply a cooling fluid of a predetermined temperature to the chamber of the
This will be described in detail as follows.
The
The cooling fluid introduced from the
The cooling fluid cooled below the set temperature is heat-exchanged with the
At this time, in order to keep the cooling fluid temperature constant within the deviation range of the set temperature, the
The above process was a process for maintaining a constant temperature of the cooling fluid, and when raising the set temperature of the cooling fluid to a high temperature outside the existing set temperature deviation range, only the
However, the conventional chiller apparatus has the following problems.
The use of the cooling fluid has a fundamental problem that the pipe is corroded or the cooling fluid itself is acidified.
In addition, in some cases, since a cooling fluid heater for heating the cooling fluid is used, power consumption is large.
In particular, the circulating pump is used to circulate the cooling fluid, and the circulating pump has frequently failed due to the increase of the low temperature and the circulating pressure, and there is a problem that the power consumption is large due to the operation of the circulating pump.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a chiller apparatus for a semiconductor process that can solve problems such as pipe corrosion and acidification of the cooling fluid by not using a cooling fluid.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a chiller apparatus for a semiconductor process that can reliably reduce power consumption.
The above object includes a refrigerant path through which a refrigerant circulates through a chiller device and a process chamber, and a condenser and an expansion valve are sequentially installed on the refrigerant path, starting from a compressor, and being at the rear end of the compressor and the rear end of the expansion valve. One branch path is connected to each other, and the branch path is branched into a first sub path for low temperature operation and a second sub path for high temperature operation, and the low temperature hot gas bypass valve is installed in the first sub path. And a high temperature solenoid valve and a high temperature hot gas bypass valve are respectively installed in the first sub path, and the low temperature and high temperature hot gas bypass is based on a temperature detected by a main temperature sensor installed in the process chamber. It is achieved by a chiller apparatus for semiconductor processing in which the opening degree of the valve is controlled.
Preferably, another branch path is formed to connect the rear end of the condenser and the front end of the compressor, and an expansion valve for controlling the suction temperature for controlling the suction temperature of the refrigerant sucked into the compressor may be installed in the other branch path. .
In addition, the front end of the compressor is provided with a refrigerant suction temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the refrigerant sucked into the compressor, the opening degree of the expansion valve for controlling the suction temperature is adjusted based on the temperature detected by the refrigerant suction temperature sensor. .
Preferably, the expansion valve may be an electronic expansion valve.
The above object includes a refrigerant path through which a refrigerant circulates in a chiller device and a process chamber, wherein the refrigerant evaporates in the process chamber, and on the refrigerant path, a condenser and an expansion valve are sequentially installed starting from a compressor. A temperature control method applied to a chiller device, wherein in a low temperature operation, a high temperature refrigerant flowing along a path connecting the expansion valve at the rear end of the compressor and a refrigerant passing through the expansion valve are mixed and temperature controlled. Is achieved by a temperature control method of a chiller device for a semiconductor process in which a high temperature refrigerant flowing along a different path and a refrigerant passing through the expansion valve are mixed with temperature in addition to the high temperature refrigerant flowing through one path. .
Preferably, the suction temperature of the refrigerant sucked into the compressor may be controlled by adjusting the opening degree of the expansion valve installed in another path connecting the rear end of the condenser and the front end of the compressor.
In addition, the opening degree adjustment may be made based on the temperature detected from the refrigerant suction temperature sensor installed in the front of the compressor.
Preferably, the amount of the high temperature refrigerant flowing through the one path and the other path may be controlled by hot gas bypass valves installed in the respective paths.
According to the above structure, since the heat exchanger is removed and the refrigerant which is the primary cooling fluid is directly evaporated in the process chamber without using the secondary cooling fluid, the temperature response force is improved and the efficiency is improved.
In addition, since the low-temperature and high-temperature hot gas bypass valves are used and the high-temperature refrigerant discharged from the compressor is used as the heat source, the heater can be removed, thereby reducing the power consumption. In addition, precise control is possible by using an electronic expansion valve.
In addition, since the secondary cooling fluid is not used, problems such as corrosion of the pipe and acidification of the cooling fluid can be eliminated.
In addition, since the circulation pump is not used, there is no problem for failure and the power consumption can be reduced to increase the energy saving effect.
1 shows a cooling system diagram of a chiller apparatus for a conventional semiconductor process.
2 shows a cooling system diagram of a chiller apparatus for a semiconductor process of the present invention.
3 shows a refrigerant circulation path during low temperature operation.
4 shows a refrigerant circulation path during high temperature operation.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
2 shows a cooling system diagram of a chiller apparatus for a semiconductor process of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 2, the
In addition, based on the flow of the refrigerant is a
In addition, the
Meanwhile, a
Therefore, in the present invention, the heat exchanger applied to the conventional chiller apparatus is removed and the
The refrigerant applied in this embodiment is, for example, R-404A refrigerant, and is directly heat exchanged with the
Therefore, the circulation path of the refrigerant circulates in two ways according to the low temperature operation and the high temperature operation.
Refrigerant circulation path at low temperature operation
3 shows a refrigerant circulation path during low temperature operation.
The refrigerant that maintains the temperature of the
In addition, some of the high temperature refrigerant from the
The mixed refrigerant passes through the
Refrigerant circulation path at high temperature
4 shows a refrigerant circulation path during high temperature operation.
The refrigerant circulation path in the high temperature operation is circulated from the
Meanwhile, as the high
Hereinafter, the operation and the temperature control method of the chiller apparatus of the present invention at low and high temperatures will be described.
Temperature control method at low temperature
Temperature control at low temperature is performed by the operation of the
The
The
Meanwhile, the temperature of the
Temperature control method at high temperature
In order to control the temperature at high temperature, the
In order to perform the temperature control at a high temperature, since a large amount of heat source is required to increase the temperature, the opening degree of the valve is largely set by using the hot
On the other hand, when the temperature of the
As described in the above embodiments, since the heat exchanger is removed and the refrigerant which is the primary cooling fluid is directly evaporated in the process chamber without using the secondary cooling fluid, the temperature response force is improved and the efficiency is improved.
In addition, since the low-temperature and high-temperature hot gas bypass valves are used and the high-temperature refrigerant discharged from the compressor is used as the heat source, the heater can be removed, thereby reducing the power consumption. In addition, precise control is possible by using an electronic expansion valve.
In addition, since the secondary cooling fluid is not used, problems such as corrosion of the pipe and acidification of the cooling fluid can be eliminated.
In addition, since the circulation pump is not used, there is no problem for failure and the power consumption can be reduced to increase the energy saving effect.
In the above description, the embodiment of the present invention has been described, but various changes and modifications can be made at the level of those skilled in the art. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the above embodiments but should be interpreted by the claims described below.
100: chiller device
101: compressor
102: condenser
103: receiver
104: electronic expansion valve
105: high temperature hot gas bypass valve
106: low temperature hot gas bypass valve
107: high temperature solenoid valve
108: electronic expansion valve for suction temperature control
109: refrigerant suction temperature sensor
110: liquid separator
200: process chamber
201: main temperature sensor
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One branch path connecting the rear end of the compressor and the rear end of the expansion valve is installed, and the branch path is branched into a first sub path for low temperature operation and a second sub path for high temperature operation, thereby providing the first sub path. A low temperature hot gas bypass valve is installed in the first sub-path, and a high temperature solenoid valve and a high temperature hot gas bypass valve are respectively installed in the first sub path.
And the opening degree of the low temperature and high temperature hot gas bypass valves is adjusted based on the temperature sensed by the main temperature sensor installed in the process chamber.
Another branch path is formed between the rear end of the condenser and the front end of the compressor, and the expansion valve for controlling the suction temperature for controlling the suction temperature of the refrigerant sucked into the compressor is provided in the other branch path. Process chiller device.
In front of the compressor is provided a refrigerant suction temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the refrigerant sucked into the compressor,
And the opening degree of the expansion valve for controlling the suction temperature is adjusted based on the temperature sensed by the refrigerant suction temperature sensor.
In the low temperature operation, a high temperature refrigerant flowing along one path connecting the expansion valve at the rear end of the compressor and the refrigerant passing through the expansion valve are mixed and temperature controlled.
In the high temperature operation, in addition to the high temperature refrigerant flowing through the one path, the high temperature refrigerant flowing along the other path and the refrigerant passing through the expansion valve are mixed and temperature controlled.
The amount of the high temperature refrigerant flowing through the one path and the other path is controlled by controlling the opening degree of the hot gas bypass valve installed in each path based on the temperature sensed by the main temperature sensor installed in the process chamber. The temperature control method of the chiller apparatus for semiconductor processes.
The temperature control method of the chiller device for a semiconductor process characterized in that for controlling the suction temperature of the refrigerant sucked into the compressor by adjusting the opening degree of the expansion valve installed in another path connecting the rear end of the condenser and the front end of the compressor.
The opening degree control is a temperature control method of a chiller device for a semiconductor process, characterized in that made on the basis of the temperature detected from the refrigerant suction temperature sensor installed in the front of the compressor.
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