MX2008008445A

MX2008008445A - Distributed refrigeration system with custom storage modules.

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Publication number: MX2008008445A
Application number: MX2008008445A
Authority: MX
Inventors: Nihat O Cur; Steven John Kuehl; John Joseph Vonderhaar; Bruce C Beihoff
Original assignee: Whirlpool Co
Priority date: 2007-06-28
Filing date: 2008-06-26
Publication date: 2009-03-04
Also published as: US20080156034A1; CA2623916A1; EP2009374A2; BRPI0803728A2

Abstract

A distributed refrigeration appliance system for use in a residential kitchen and other locations in a dwelling and includes multiple separate refrigeration appliance modules, a central cooling system and a cooling circuit. The system can also include one or more satellite stations having a heat exchanger and arranged for supplying chilled air to one or more refrigeration appliance modules. One or more refrigeration appliance modules can include a thermal cascade cooling device to cool the module to lower temperatures than the cooling circuit can attain. One or more refrigeration appliance modules can be refrigeration/storage modules that can provide refrigerated, unconditioned or heated storage space. The central cooling system can be a vapor compression system having a refrigerant circuit connecting the modules. Alternately, the central cooling system can cool a secondary cooling medium circuit. The refrigeration system can also have more than one refrigeration machine providing coo ling to the secondary refrigeration loop.

Description

DISTRIBUTED COOLING SYSTEM WITH ADAPTED STORAGE MODULES DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to refrigeration appliances for use in kitchens of residences and other locations associated with a dwelling. Refrigeration appliances are known for use in kitchens of residences and other rooms in a housing unit. Modular cooling devices such as refrigerator modules, freezer, ice maker and wine cooler are known for use in residential homes. The invention relates to a system for distributed refrigeration apparatus, constructed and arranged for use in a residence kitchen and other locations associated with a home having one or more refrigerated storage spaces including an apparatus for receiving a cooling medium for cooling the air in the refrigerated storage space, a cooling unit for removing heat from the cooling medium and at least one separate cooling / storage module comprising a cabinet and an insert comprising insulated walls and an insulated door that they form an insulated insert arranged to convert a storage cabinet into an insulated cabinet. The module Refrigeration / storage can be located in relation to the refrigerated storage space to selectively provide refrigerated storage space or unconditioned storage space. An insulated air duct can connect the cooling / storage module to the chilled storage space and a flow controller can selectively allow the circulation of chilled air through the insulated air duct from the chilled storage space to the module cooling / storage and returning air from the cooling / storage module to the refrigerated storage space when at least one flow controller is arranged to allow the cooled air to flow through the insulated air duct and operate the cooling module. refrigeration / storage as a refrigerated storage space or to prevent the circulation of refrigerated air through the insulated air duct to operate the refrigeration / storage module as an unconditioned storage space. The cabinet of the cooling / storage module can be made of wood, metal or molded plastic and the insulated insert can be a device for converting an uninsulated cabinet into a cooling / storage module.

In another aspect, the invention relates to a system for distributed refrigeration apparatus, constructed and arranged for use in a residence kitchen and other locations associated with a dwelling including an independent refrigeration appliance having at least one space of refrigerated storage and a cooling unit space, at least one separate refrigeration / storage module including a cabinet having insulated walls and an insulated door forming an insulated box. The refrigeration / storage module can be located in relation to the independent refrigeration apparatus to selectively provide refrigerated storage space or unconditioned storage. An insulated air duct can connect the cooling / storage module with at least one refrigerated storage space and a flow controller can selectively allow the circulation of cooled air through the insulated air duct from the refrigerated storage space to the cooling / storage module when the flow controller is arranged to allow the cooled air to flow through at least one insulated air duct. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a schematic drawing illustrating a system for modular distributed refrigeration apparatus, of according to the invention. Figure 2 is a schematic drawing illustrating another embodiment of a system for modular distributed cooling apparatus, according to the invention. Figure 3 is a schematic drawing illustrating another embodiment of a system for modular distributed cooling apparatus, according to the invention. Figure 4 is a schematic drawing illustrating another embodiment of a system for modular distributed cooling apparatus, according to the invention. Figure 5 is a schematic drawing illustrating a module of the refrigeration apparatus that can be used in conjunction with a system for modular distributed refrigeration apparatus, according to the invention. Figure 6 is a schematic drawing illustrating another embodiment of a modular distributed cooling system incorporating satellite stations, according to the invention. Figure 7A is a partial schematic drawing illustrating another embodiment of cooling apparatus modules that can be used in conjunction with a modular distributed cooling system illustrated in Figure 6. Figure 7B is a partial schematic drawing illustrating another embodiment of the invention. cooling apparatus modules that can be used together with a system of modular distributed cooling illustrated in Figure 6. Figure 7C is an enlarged partial schematic drawing illustrating a fan for controlling the air flow between the compartments of a module of the refrigeration apparatus illustrated in Figure 7B. Figure 8A is a partial schematic drawing illustrating another embodiment of cooling apparatus modules that can be used in conjunction with a modular distributed cooling system illustrated in Figure 6. Figure 8B is a partial schematic drawing illustrating another embodiment of modules of the refrigeration apparatus that can be used in conjunction with a modular distributed refrigeration system illustrated in Figure 6. Figure 9 is a partial schematic drawing illustrating another embodiment of cooling apparatus modules that can be used in conjunction with the refrigeration system distributed modular illustrated in Figure 6. Figure 10 is a schematic drawing illustrating another embodiment of a modular distributed cooling system incorporating satellite stations, according to the invention. Figure 11 is a schematic drawing illustrating another embodiment of a system for modular distributed cooling apparatus incorporating a cascade cooling system for a module, according to the invention.

Figure 12 is a schematic drawing illustrating another embodiment of a system for modular distributed cooling apparatus that incorporates a cascade cooling system for a module, according to the invention. Figure 13 is a schematic drawing illustrating another embodiment of a system for modular distributed refrigeration apparatus incorporating a cascade cooling system for a module, according to the invention. Figure 14 is a schematic drawing illustrating another embodiment of a system for modular distributed refrigeration apparatus incorporating a cascade cooling system for a module, according to the invention. Figure 15 is a schematic drawing illustrating a system for modular distributed cooling apparatus incorporating another embodiment of a cascade cooling system for a module, according to the invention. Figure 16 is a schematic drawing illustrating another embodiment of a system for modular distributed cooling apparatus incorporating a cascade cooling system for a module, according to the invention. Figure 17A is a schematic drawing illustrating a system for modular distributed refrigeration apparatus similar to that of the embodiment illustrated in Figure 12, incorporating another embodiment of a cascade cooling, according to the invention.

Figure 17B is a schematic drawing illustrating a system for modular distributed refrigeration apparatus similar to that of the embodiment illustrated in Figure 12, incorporating another modality of cascade cooling, according to the invention. Figure 18 is a partial schematic drawing illustrating cooling / storage modules that can be used in a modular distributed cooling system, as illustrated in Figures 3 and 6. Figure 19 is a partial schematic drawing illustrating another embodiment of the cooling / storage modules that can be used in a modular distributed cooling system, as illustrated in Figures 3 and 6. Figure 20 is a partial schematic drawing illustrating another embodiment of the cooling / storage modules which can be used in a modular distributed cooling system, as illustrated in Figures 3 and 6. Figure 21 is a schematic drawing illustrating another embodiment of a modular refrigeration system, according to the invention. Figure 22 is a schematic drawing illustrating another embodiment of a modular cooling system, according to the invention.

Figure 23? is a schematic drawing illustrating another embodiment of the cooling / storage modules that can be used in a distributed refrigeration system, according to the invention. Figure 23B is a schematic drawing illustrating another embodiment of the cooling / storage modules that can be used in a distributed refrigeration system, according to the invention. Figure 24 is a schematic drawing illustrating another embodiment of a refrigeration / storage module that can be used in a distributed refrigeration system, according to the invention. Figure 25 is a schematic drawing illustrating another embodiment of a modular refrigeration system, according to the invention. Figure 26 is a schematic drawing illustrating another embodiment of a modular cooling system, according to the invention. Figures 27A-27D are illustrations of temperature sequence cycles that can be provided in the refrigeration / storage module, according to the invention. Figure 28 is a schematic drawing illustrating a distributed cooling system, according to the invention, installed in a schematic plan of a house.

Figure 28A is an enlarged schematic drawing illustrating the relationship of a module with a supply and return system. Figure 29 is a schematic drawing illustrating another embodiment of a distributed refrigeration system, according to the invention, installed in a schematic plan of a dwelling. Figure 29A is an enlarged schematic drawing illustrating the relationship of a module to a single-line system. In a modular kitchen with multiple cooling modules, the cooling system to cool the modules is a challenging problem. The simplest procedure can be to have complete, individual cooling systems for each module. In the early stages of modular training for residential kitchens, this may be the procedure taken, especially when modular product cooling choices are few and considerable savings are not available. However, since modularity becomes more predominant and kitchen designs begin to incorporate modular refrigeration products with appropriate infrastructure, it becomes convenient to have a simple central cooling system, based on cost, manufacturing and energy efficiency perspectives. . Consumers will be interested mainly in the energy efficiency, cost, flexibility and expandability offered by the system for modular refrigeration apparatus, with less concern for the central cooling technology to support the modular system. According to the invention, a system for modular refrigeration apparatus for a residence kitchen and other locations associated with a dwelling can be provided which can include a central cooling unit for some or all of the cooling modules that a consumer may wish to include in their kitchen, since either at the time of its construction or expand or change the cooling modules over time when a change is needed or desired. A modular kitchen can allow consumers to select multiple cooling modules that best suit their lifestyles with the ultimate in flexibility in their kitchens and kitchens that are fully customized with modular appliances not only for refrigeration, but also for food preparation and cleaning the kitchen. According to the invention, a central, variable capacity, simple cooling unit can be provided which is capable of matching the need for cooling with the aggregate heat load of the cooling modules. The central cooling unit can be arranged to operate continuously at control the volume of the cooling medium directed to each cooling module so that each module is cooled to a temperature selected by the user and is correctly maintained at the desired temperature. The cooling medium can be cold air, refrigerant or a cooling liquid, such as ethylene glycol and aqueous solution. The central cooling unit may be a vapor compression system, although it is not limited thereto. If a central cooling unit is a steam compression cooling system, the central cooling unit may have a variable capacity compressor capable of withstanding the cooling load of multiple products of the cooling module. The products of the refrigeration module may include upper freezer refrigerator modules, lower freezer freezer modules, refrigerator freezer modules having upper freezing and lower freezing compartments in various configurations which may include, but are not limited to, integrated, stackable, under the counter or drawer. Also, the products of the refrigeration module may include specific application modules such as ice maker units, wine cooler and bar refrigerator. In addition, conventional refrigeration products that have a complete refrigeration system can be combined with a system for modular refrigeration apparatus according to the invention. For example, one or more units of the lower freezer freezer may be combined with a modular refrigeration system apparatus arranged for a plurality of higher freezer fresh food refrigerator modules. As will be described in greater detail in the following, a hybrid process may be an energy efficiency procedure for providing cooling for modular products since the central cooling unit may operate under more favorable cooling cycle conditions since a medium may not be required. of very cold cooling, that is, below -17.77 ° C (0 ° F). Turning to Figure 1, in one embodiment of the invention, illustrated schematically, the cooling modules 20 and 22 can be connected in a system for cooling apparatus which can include a central cooling unit 10. In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 1, two cooling modules 20, 22 are illustrated. According to the invention, more than one or more than two cooling modules can be provided in the system for cooling apparatus, as desired, and although two or three cooling modules are included in the described embodiments, it should be understood that these include the possibility of one or more of two or three modules of refrigeration within the scope of the invention. In addition, the system for cooling apparatus can be arranged to allow the expansion of the system for refrigeration apparatus after its initial installation by adding additional cooling modules, since a user's needs change over time, requiring new or new cooling modules. additional In practice, the cooling modules 20, 22 may be installed in a residence kitchen and / or in adjacent or adjacent rooms, such as a large room, bar, recreation room and / or other locations associated with a dwelling. The central cooling unit 10 can be installed in a nearby location, such as a basement, utility room, garage, outdoor or if desired, in the kitchen in the vicinity of some or all of the cooling apparatus modules depending on the style of housing and if a basement or underground space is available or desired for installation of central cooling unit 10. The cooling modules 20, 22 can be independent or integrated modules and can be refrigerator or freezer modules of general application, or they can be specific application modules, such as an ice maker or a wine cooler. The cooling modules 20, 22 can take the form of a conventional refrigerator or freezer cabinet that has a door articulated, or may take the form of an appliance with refrigerator drawer, as described in the non-provisional co-pending application S.N. 11 / 102,231 filed on April 8, 2005 incorporated herein in its entirety for reference. The cooling module 20 can have an insulated cabinet 24 and an insulated door 25 that can be articulated to the insulated cabinet 24 to selectively open and close an opening 28 in the insulated cabinet 24. The cooling module 22 can have an insulating cabinet 26 and an insulated door 27 that can be articulated to the insulated cabinet 26 to selectively open and close an opening 29 in the insulated cabinet 26. Those skilled in the art will understand that the insulated doors 25 and 27 can be provided with a suitable handle, not shown, to facilitate opening and closing of the insulated doors 25 and 27. The cooling modules 20 and 22 can each have a heat exchanger 30 placed in the insulated cabinets 24 and 26, respectively. Similarly, the cooling modules 20 and 22 may have a variable speed heat exchanger fan 32 positioned to circulate air (illustrated by the air flow arrows 38) on the respective heat exchangers 30 and through the modules 20, 22 respective cooling. Those with experience in They will appreciate that a single speed fan can be used instead of a variable speed fan 32. The cooling modules 20, 22 may also have a temperature sensor 34 arranged to sense the temperature of the interior of the cooling modules 20, 22. The temperature sensor 34 may be a thermistor or other well-known electronic or mechanical temperature sensing device or device. The temperature selectors 36 can be provided for each of the cooling modules 20, 22 to allow the user to select the operating temperature for the respective cooling modules 20, 22. Although the temperature selectors 36 are illustrated schematically separated from the cooling modules 20, 22, those skilled in the art will understand that the temperature selectors 36 can be located in each of the cooling modules 20, 22, as shown in FIG. knows well in the art, or can be located in a central location if desired. Temperature selectors 36 may comprise a well-known mechanical or electronic selector mechanism to allow a user to select an operating temperature for the respective cooling modules 20, 22. The system for refrigeration apparatus illustrated schematically in Figure 1 also includes a central cooling unit 10. Unit 10 of Central cooling may include a variable speed compressor 12, a condenser 14, and an expansion device 18 connected in a refrigeration circuit with a refrigerated liquid evaporator 40. A variable speed condenser fan 16 can be provided to circulate the air over the condenser 14. The cooled liquid evaporator 40 can be an armature and tube evaporator also known as a secondary circuit evaporator. The expansion device 18 can be a feedback expansion device arranged to control the flow of refrigerant through the expansion device 18 based on the heat load in the system for refrigeration apparatus. The central cooling unit 10 can be connected to the cooling modules 20, 22 with insulated conduits 42 forming a circuit of the cooling medium for transporting the cooling liquid from the refrigerated liquid evaporator 40 to the heat exchangers 30 and from the heat exchangers 30 to the evaporator 40 of refrigerated liquid. The refrigerant liquid, not shown, contained in the refrigerated liquid evaporator 40, insulated conduits 42 and heat exchangers 30 can be circulated by a pump 44 which can be a variable speed pump. In addition, each refligation module may have a valve 46 for controlling the flow of liquid coolant to the heat exchanger 30. The valves 46 can be on / off valves to allow or prevent the flow of coolant through the heat exchanger 30 for a cooling module. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that if a single speed heat exchanger fan 32 is used in a cooling module 20, 22, an adjustable valve 46 can be used to control the amount of the cooling liquid flowing to a heat exchanger 30, although it can have a higher energy efficiency when using a variable speed heat exchanger fan 32, a variable speed pump 44 and an on / off valve 46 to control the temperature in the respective cooling modules 20, 22. The central cooling unit 10 may also have a microprocessor-based controller 50 having a first portion 52 that can be arranged to control the operation of the central cooling unit 10 and a second portion 54 arranged to control the volume of cooling liquid directed to the respective cooling modules 20, 22. A control circuit 56 can be provided for connecting the temperature sensors 34, the temperature selectors 36, the variable speed compressor 12, the variable speed condenser fan 16, the device 18 of expansion, pump 44, valves 46 and heat exchanger fans 32 with controller 50. Thus, in Figure 1 there is illustrated a system for cooling apparatus, according to the invention, as a distributed cooling system which may have a variable capacity steam compression condensing unit and secondary circuit that uses a refrigerated liquid evaporator network. An example of a cooling liquid that can be used is DYNALENE HC thermal transfer fluid, a water-based organic salt that is non-toxic, non-flammable, with low viscosity, although those skilled in the art will understand that other water-based solutions can be used. coolant liquid, such as an ethylene glycol and aqueous solution, as desired. According to the invention, the central cooling unit 10 can operate continuously, in such a way that the liquid cooled to a suitable temperature reaching the lowest selected temperature in the system for cooling apparatus is circulated continuously in insulated conduits 42 forming a circuit of the cooling medium from the refrigerated liquid evaporator 40 to the cooling modules 20, 22. The controller 50 may be arranged to adjust the capacity of the central cooling unit 10 in response to the aggregate cooling load of the plurality of cooling modules 20, 22. As seen in the above, although two cooling modules 20, 22 are illustrated in Figure 1, according to the invention one or more than two cooling modules may be connected in the system for cooling apparatus. The aggregate cooling load can be determined by the first portion 52 of controller 50 as a function of temperatures detected by temperature sensors 34, operating temperatures selected by temperature selectors 36, and feedback of expansion device 18. The controller 50 may also be arranged to control the operating temperature in each of the cooling modules 20, 22. The second portion 54 of the controller 50 can be arranged to control the valves 46 and the fans 32 of the heat exchanger to maintain the selected operating temperatures in the respective cooling modules based on the settings of the temperature selectors 36 and the temperature sensors 34 . Thus, in accordance with the invention, a central cooling unit of variable capacity can be provided which operates continuously, simply, for a plurality of cooling modules 20, 22 which can be adjusted to operate at different operating temperatures. The variable capacity central cooling unit 10 may be arranged to freeze a cooling medium. HE it may provide a circuit of the cooling medium, insulated conduits 42 connecting the central cooling unit 10 to supply a cooling medium from the central cooling unit 10 to the plurality of cooling modules 20, 22. A plurality of flow control devices of the cooling medium and valves 46 may be connected in the cooling medium circuit, insulated conduits 42, to control the flow of the cooling medium to each of the cooling modules 20, 22. A controller 50 and a control circuit 56 may be provided to adjust the capacity of the variable capacity central cooling unit 10 in order to supply sufficient cooling means to cool the plurality of cooling modules 20, 22 at temperatures. selected operating modes, and the controller 50 and control circuit 56 can be arranged to adjust the volume of the cooling medium directed to the respective cooling modules 20, 22 when controlling the flow control devices of the cooling medium, valves 46, to maintain the selected operating temperature in the respective cooling modules 20, 20, 22. The controller 50 can control the speed of the variable speed pump 44 to vary the volume of the liquid that is cooled in the circuit of the cooling medium, ducts 42 Isolated and the controller 50 can control the speed of the variable speed heat exchanger fans 32 to further control the operating temperature in the respective cooling modules 20, 22. Turning to Figure 2, in another embodiment of the invention, illustrated schematically, the cooling modules 70 and 72 can be connected in a system for cooling apparatus which can include a central cooling unit 60. As in the embodiment illustrated in Figure 1, two cooling modules 70, 72 are illustrated. In accordance with the invention, one or more than two cooling modules may be provided in the system for cooling apparatus, as desired. The cooling modules 70, 72 can be independent or integrated modules and can be a refrigerator of general application, or can be specific application modules. The cooling module 70 can have an insulated cabinet 74 and an insulated door 75 that can be articulated to the insulated cabinet 74 to selectively open and close an opening 78 in the insulated cabinet 74. The cooling module 72 can have an insulating cabinet 76 and an insulated door 77 that can be articulated to the insulated cabinet 76 to selectively open and close an opening 79 in the insulated cabinet 76. Those skilled in the art will understand that doors 75 and 77 Isolated can be provided with a suitable handle, not shown, to facilitate the opening and closing of the insulated doors 75 and 77. The cooling modules 70, 72 may have a temperature sensor 84 arranged to sense the temperature of the interior of the cooling modules 70, 72. The temperature sensor 84 may be a thermistor or other well-known electronic or mechanical temperature sensing device or device. The temperature selectors 86 can be provided for each of the cooling modules 70, 72 to allow the user to select the operating temperature for the respective cooling modules 70, 72. Although the temperature selectors 86 are shown schematically separated from the cooling modules 70, 72, a temperature selector 86 may be located in each of the cooling modules 70, 72, as is well known in the art, or may be be located in a central location if desired. Temperature selectors 86 may comprise a well-known mechanical or electronic selector mechanism to allow a user to select an operating temperature for the respective cooling modules 70, 72. The system for refrigeration apparatus illustrated schematically in Figure 2 also includes a central cooling unit 60. The central cooling unit 60 may include a compressor 62 of variable speed, a condenser 64 and an expansion device 68 connected in a cooling circuit with an evaporator 90. A variable speed condenser fan 66 can be provided to circulate the air over the condenser 64. The evaporator 90 can be a tube and fin evaporator for air cooling that can be used as the cooling medium in the embodiment of Figure 2. The expansion device 68 can be a feedback expansion device arranged to control the flow through the expansion device 68 with base on the heat load in the system for cooling apparatus including the cooling modules 70, 72. The central cooling unit 60 can be connected to the cooling modules 70, 72 with insulated conduits 92 forming a circuit of the cooling medium for transporting cooled air from the evaporator 90 to the cooling modules 70, 72. The cooled air can be circulated by an evaporator fan 94 which can be a variable speed fan. The air inlets 93 can lead from the insulated conduits 92 to the respective cooling modules 70, 72 and the air outlets 95 can lead from the respective cooling modules 70, 72 to the air conduits 92. The air inlets 93 and the air outlets 95 form the apparatus for receiving the cooling medium, refrigerated air, in the cooling modules 70, 72. The air inlets 93 and the air outlets 95 can be positioned with respect to the insulated cabinets 74, 76 to provide a desired chilled air flow pattern in the respective cooling modules 70, 72. The air flow arrows 80 schematically illustrate the flow of air in the insulated cabinets 74, 76. In addition, each cooling module 70, 72 can have a baffle 96 for controlling the flow of cooled air through the air inlets 93 in the respective cooling modules 70, 72. Baffles 96 can be on / off or variables to control the flow of the cooled air through a cooling module. The deflectors 96 can be adjusted between the open and closed positions to allow or block the flow of cooled air to the respective cooling modules 70, 72 and the fan 94 of the variable speed evaporator can vary the flow of the cooled air to the modules 70, 72 respective cooling. Baffles 96 can also move in a variable manner between the open and closed positions to allow, block and vary the flow of cooled air to the respective cooling modules 70, 72. The central cooling unit 60 may have a controller 100 based on a microprocessor having a first portion 102 that can be arranged to control the operation of the central cooling unit 60 and a second portion 104 for controlling the volume of refrigerated air directed toward the respective cooling modules 70, 72, similar to the controller 50 in the embodiment of Figure 1 A control circuit 106 can be provided for connecting the temperature sensors 84, the temperature selectors 86, the variable speed compressor 62, the variable speed condenser fan 66, the expansion device 68, the evaporator fan 94, and the deflectors 96 to the controller 100. Thus, in Figure 2 there is illustrated a system for refrigeration apparatus, according to the invention, as a distributed refrigeration system having a vapor compression condensing unit of variable capacity and a refrigerated forced air cooling distribution network. According to the invention, the central cooling unit 60 can operate continuously, so that the cooled air is circulated continuously in the insulated conduits 92 forming a circuit of the cooling medium from the evaporator 90 to the modules 70, 72 and again up to the evaporator 90. The controller 100 may be arranged to adjust the capacity of the central cooling unit 60 in response to the aggregate cooling load of the plurality of cooling modules 70, 72. As seen in the above, although two cooling modules 70, 72 are illustrated in Figure 2, according to the invention one or more than two cooling modules can be connected in the system for cooling apparatus. The aggregate cooling load can be determined by the first portion 102 of the controller 100 as a function of temperatures detected by the temperature sensors 84, operating temperatures selected with the temperature selectors 86, and feedback of the expansion device 68. The controller 100 may also be arranged to control the operating temperature in each of the cooling modules 70, 72. The second portion 104 of the controller 100 may be arranged to control the baffles 96 and the evaporator fan 94 to maintain the operating temperatures selected based on the settings of the temperature selectors 86 and the temperature sensors 84. Thus, in accordance with the invention, a central cooling unit of variable capacity can be provided which operates continuously, simply, for a plurality of cooling modules 70, 72 which can be adjusted to operate at different operating temperatures. The variable capacity central cooling unit 60 can be arranged to freeze a cooling medium. You can providing a circuit of the cooling medium, insulated conduits 92 that connect the central cooling unit 60 to supply the cooling medium from the central cooling unit 60 to the plurality of cooling modules 70, 72. A plurality of flow control devices of the cooling medium, baffles 96, can be provided to control the flow of cooling medium, cooled air, to each of the cooling modules 70, 72, through the air inlets 93. and 95 air outputs. A controller 100 and a control circuit 106 can be provided to adjust the capacity of the variable capacity central cooling unit 60 in order to provide sufficient cooling means to cool the plurality of cooling modules 70, 72 at temperatures selected operating modes, and the controller 100 and control circuit 106 can be arranged to adjust the volume of the cooling medium directed to the respective ones of the cooling modules 70, 72 when controlling the flow control devices of the cooling medium, the evaporator fan 94 and deflectors 96, to maintain the selected operating temperature in the respective cooling modules 70, 72. The controller 100 can control the speed of the variable speed fan 94 to vary the volume of the cooling medium, air cooled, in the cooling medium circuit, insulated conduits 92 to further control the operating temperature in the respective cooling modules 70, 72. The embodiment of Figure 2 is preferably used for upper freezer refrigerator modules to avoid the need to circulate cooled air in the cooling medium circuit to reach temperatures approaching -17.77 ° C (0 ° F) for Freezer modules, although freezer modules may be included in the mode of Figure 2 if desired. Turning to Figure 3, in another embodiment of the invention, illustrated schematically, the cooling modules 120, 122 and 124 can be connected in a system for cooling apparatus which can include a central cooling unit 110. According to the invention, a cooling module or more than three cooling modules can be provided in the system for cooling apparatus, as desired. The cooling modules 120, 122 and 124 can be independent or integrated modules and can be a general-purpose refrigerator, freezer or can be specific application modules. The cooling module 120 can have an insulated cabinet 126 and an insulated door 127 that can be articulated to the insulated cabinet 126 to selectively open and close an opening 135 in the insulated cabinet 126. The module 122 of The refrigeration may have an insulated cabinet 128 and an insulated door 129 that can be articulated to the insulated cabinet 128 to selectively open and close an opening 137 in the insulated cabinet 128. The cooling module 124 may have an insulated cabinet 140 and an insulated door 141 to selectively open and close an opening 139 in the insulated cabinet 140. Those skilled in the art will understand that the isolated doors 127, 129 and 141 can be provided with a suitable handle, not shown, to facilitate opening and closing of the isolated doors 127, 129 and 141. The cooling modules 120, 122 and 124 may include an evaporator 130 of the cooling module and a fan 132 of the variable speed evaporator of the cooling module arranged to circulate cooled air in the respective cooling modules. The air flow arrows 148 schematically illustrate the flow of cooled air in the respective cooling modules. The cooling modules 120, 122 and 124 may have a temperature sensor 134 arranged to sense the temperature of the interior of the cooling modules 120, 122 and 124. The temperature sensor 134 may be a thermistor or other well-known mechanical or electronic temperature sensing device or device. The temperature selectors 136 can be provided for each of the cooling modules 120, 122 and 124 for allowing the user to select the operating temperature for the respective cooling modules 120, 122 and 124. Although the temperature selectors 136 are shown schematically separated from the cooling modules 120, 122 and 124, a temperature selector 136 can be located in each of the cooling modules 120, 122 and 124, as is well known in the art. technique, or they can be located in a central location if desired. The temperature selectors 136 may comprise a well-known mechanical or electronic selector mechanism to allow a user to select an operating temperature for the respective cooling modules 120, 122 and 124. The system for refrigeration apparatus illustrated schematically in Figure 3 also includes a central cooling unit 110. The central cooling unit 110 may include a variable speed compressor 112, a capacitor 114 and a variable speed condenser fan 116. The central cooling unit 110 may also include a manifold 117 and an accumulator 118. The central cooling unit 110 may be connected to the cooling modules 120, 122 and 124 with coolant lines which may be insulated supply conduits 142 and conduits 144 isolated return that form a circuit of the cooling medium to transport refrigerant from the unit 110 central cooling through the collector 117 to the cooling modules 120, 122 and 124 and return the refrigerant from the cooling modules 120, 122 and 124 to the accumulator 118 through the isolated return ducts 144 for distribution to the variable speed compressor 112. The evaporators 130 of the cooling module form the apparatus for receiving the cooling medium, refrigerant, in the cooling modules 120, 122 and 124. In addition, each cooling module 120, 122 and 124 may have an expansion device 138 for controlling the flow of refrigerant to the evaporators 130 of the respective cooling module. The expansion devices 138 may be a feedback expansion device arranged to control the flow of refrigerant through the expansion device 138. The central cooling unit 110 may also have a controller 150 based on a microprocessor having a first portion 152 that can be arranged to control the operation of the central cooling unit 110 and a second portion 154 for controlling the volume of refrigerant directed toward the respective cooling modules 120, 122 and 124, similar to controller 50 in the embodiment of Figure 1. A control circuit 156 can be provided for connecting temperature sensors 134, temperature selectors 136, compressor 112 variable speed, the variable speed condenser fan 116, the expansion devices 138 and the fans 132 of the evaporator to the controller 150. Thus, in Figure 3 there is illustrated a system for cooling apparatus, according to the invention, as a distributed cooling system that has a variable capacity steam compression condensing unit and an evaporator network. Depending on the selected cooling modules, the modules can be all upper freezing, lower freezing cooling modules or a higher freezing and lower freezing mixture. According to the invention, the central cooling unit 110 can operate continuously, in such a way that the refrigerant is continuously circulated in refrigerant lines which can be isolated supply conduits 142 and insulated return conduits 144 forming a circuit of the cooling medium from the condenser 114 through the manifold 117 to the cooling modules 120, 122 and 124 and back to the compressor 112 through the accumulator 118. The controller 150 can be arranged to adjust the capacity of the unit 110 of central cooling in response to the aggregate cooling load of the plurality of cooling modules 120, 124 and 124. As noted in the above, although three cooling modules 120, 122 and 124 are illustrated in Figure 3, according to the invention one or more than three cooling modules can be connected in the system for cooling apparatus. The aggregate cooling load may be determined by the first portion 152 of controller 150 as a function of temperatures detected by temperature sensors 134, selected operating temperatures with temperature selectors 136, and feedback of expansion devices 138. The controller 150 may also be arranged to control the operating temperature in each of the cooling modules 120, 122 and 124. The second portion 154 of the controller 150 can be arranged to control the expansion devices 138 and the fans 132 of the evaporator of the cooling module to maintain the operating temperatures selected based on the settings of the temperature selectors 136 and temperature sensors 134. . The controller 150 can be arranged to maintain approximately the same evaporator pressure in the evaporators 130 of the cooling module and control the temperature in the respective cooling modules by varying the flow of refrigerant to the evaporators 130 of the cooling module and controlling the speed of the cooling module. the evaporator fans 132 of the respective cooling module. In this way, according to the invention, it can provide a central cooling unit of variable capacity that operates continuously, simply, for a plurality of cooling modules 120, 122 and 124 that can be adjusted to operate at different operating temperatures. The variable capacity central cooling unit 110 may be arranged to freeze a cooling medium, a refrigerant. A cooling medium circuit can be provided which includes coolant lines which can be insulated supply conduits and insulated return conduits 142, 144 which connect the central cooling unit 110 to supply the cooling medium from the central cooling unit 110 to the plurality of cooling modules 120, 122 and 124. A plurality of flow control devices of the cooling medium, expansion devices 138 can be provided to control the flow of the cooling medium, refrigerant, to each of the cooling modules 120, 122 and 124. A controller 150 and a control circuit 156 may be provided to adjust the capacity of the variable capacity central cooling unit 110 in order to provide sufficient cooling means to cool the plurality of cooling modules 120, 122 and 124 to the respective selected operating temperatures, and the controller 150 and the control circuit 156 can be arranged to adjust the volume of the cooling medium, refrigerant, directed towards the respective cooling modules 120, 122 and 124 when controlling the flow control devices of the cooling medium, the expansion devices 138 and the fans 132 of the evaporator of the cooling module. cooling, to maintain the selected operating temperature in the respective cooling modules 120, 122 and 124. The controller 150 can control the speed of the variable-speed compressor 112, the fan 116 of the variable-speed condenser and the expansion devices 138 to control the evaporation and condensation pressures of the cooling medium, refrigerant, in the medium circuit. cooling including refrigerant lines which may be insulated supply and return conduits 142, 144 to further control the operating temperature in the respective cooling modules 120, 122 and 124. Turning to Figure 4, in another embodiment of the invention, illustrated schematically, the cooling modules 120, 124 and 160 can be connected in a system for cooling apparatus which can include a central cooling unit 110. According to the invention, a cooling module or more than three cooling modules can be provided in the system for cooling apparatus, as desired. As described in modality described in Figure 3, the cooling modules, 120 and 124 can be independent or integrated modules and can be a general-purpose refrigerator, freezer or can be specific application modules. The cooling module 160 may be a refrigerator freezer having a refrigerator compartment 168 and a compartment 166 of the freezer. The refrigerator compartment 168 may have a refrigerator compartment door 174 insulated, hinged to the insulated cabinet 162 and the freezer compartment 166 may have an isolated freezer compartment door 172, hinged to the insulated cabinet 162. Those skilled in the art will understand that the isolated doors 127, 141 and 174 can be provided with a suitable handle, not shown, to facilitate opening and closing of the isolated doors 127, 141, 172 and 174. The cooling modules 120, 124 and 160 can include a cooling module evaporator 130 and a variable speed fan 132 of the cooling module evaporator arranged to circulate cooled air in the respective cooling modules, see flow arrows 148 of air. The cooling modules 120 and 124 may have a temperature sensor 134 arranged to sense the temperature of the interior of the cooling modules 120, 124. The module 160 of the refrigerator freezer can have a sensor 134 of temperature for the refrigerator compartment 168 and a temperature sensor 134 for the compartment 166 of the freezer. The temperature sensors 134 may be a thermistor or other well-known mechanical or electronic temperature sensing device or device. The temperature selectors 136 may be provided for each of the cooling modules 120 and 124 to allow the user to select the operating temperature for the respective cooling modules 120 and 124. The refrigerator freezer 160 may have two temperature selectors 136, one for refrigerator compartment 168 and one for compartment 166 of the freezer. Although the temperature selectors 136 are shown schematically separated from the cooling modules 120, 124 and 160, the temperature selector (s) 136 can be located in each of the cooling modules 120, 124 and 160, as is well known. in the art, or they can be placed, alternately, in a central location if desired. The temperature selectors 136 may comprise a well-known mechanical or electronic selector mechanism to allow a user to select an operating temperature for the respective cooling modules 120, 124 and 160. The system for cooling apparatus illustrated schematically in Figure 4, similar to that of the The embodiment illustrated in Figure 3 may include a central cooling unit 110. The central cooling unit 110 may include a variable speed compressor 112, a capacitor 114 and a variable speed condenser fan 116. The central cooling unit 110 may also include a manifold 117 and an accumulator 118. The central cooling unit 110 may be connected to the cooling modules 120, 124 and 160 with coolant lines which may be insulated supply conduits 142 and conduits 144 isolated return circuits forming a circuit of the cooling medium for transporting refrigerant from the central cooling unit 110 through the manifold 117 to the cooling modules 120, 124 and 160 and returning the refrigerant from the cooling modules 120, 124 and 160 to the accumulator 118 through the isolated return ducts 144 for distribution to the variable speed compressor 112. The evaporators 130 of the cooling module form the apparatus for receiving the cooling medium, refrigerant, in the cooling modules 120, 124 and 160. In addition, each cooling module 120, 124 and 160 may have an expansion device 138 for controlling the flow of refrigerant to the evaporators 130 of the respective cooling module. The expansion devices 138 can be an expansion device with feedback arranged to control the flow of refrigerant through the expansion device 138. The central cooling unit 110 may also have a controller 150 based on a microprocessor having a first portion 152 that can be arranged to control the operation of the central cooling unit 110 and a second portion 154 for controlling the volume of refrigerant directed toward the respective cooling modules 120, 124 and 160, similar to the controller 50 based on a microprocessor in the embodiment of Figure 1. A control circuit 156 can be provided to connect the temperature sensors 134, the temperature selectors 136, the compressor 112 variable speed, the variable speed condenser fan 116, the expansion devices 138 and the fans 132 of the evaporator to the controller 150. Thus, in Figure 4 a system for refrigeration apparatus is illustrated, according to the invention, as a distributed cooling system that has a condensing unit by compression of variable capacity and an evaporator network. Depending on the selected cooling modules, the modules may be all upper freezing, lower freezing cooling modules or a top freezing and bottom freezing mixture in addition to the freezer module 160 module.

The cooling module 160 can be a two-temperature refrigerator freezer module that can be arranged to have a compartment 168 of the upper freezing refrigerator and a compartment 166 of the lower freezer freezer as noted above. A separator 164 of the insulated compartment can be provided to divide the insulated cabinet 162 into a compartment 168 of the refrigerator and a compartment 166 of the freezer. The compartment 166 of the freezer can have an evaporator compartment that can be formed by a wall 170 of the evaporator compartment that can be arranged to separate the evaporator 130 from the cooling module of the compartment 166 of the freezer. The wall 170 of the evaporator compartment is illustrated schematically as a dotted line below the evaporator 130 of the cooling module to indicate that the air flows (air flow arrows 148) into the freezer compartment 166 from the evaporator 130 of the module of cooling and, similarly, the air returns to the evaporator compartment under the influence of the fan 132 of the evaporator of the cooling module. The separator 164 of the insulated compartment may have passages 176 of refrigerated air placed in the separator 164 of the compartment which may allow the cooled air (arrows 158 of air flow) of the compartment 166 of the Freezer or evaporator compartment flows into the refrigerator compartment 168 as is well known in the art. The separator 164 of the compartment may have a damper 178 of the refrigerator compartment for controlling the flow of air from the refrigerator compartment 168 back into the compartment 166 of the freezer and the evaporator 130 of the cooling module extracted by the fan 132 of the evaporator of the module of refrigeration. In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figure 4, the damper 178 of the refrigerator compartment is shown in the return air path from the refrigerator compartment 168. Those skilled in the art will understand that the refrigerated air passages 176 may be arranged in the return air path from the refrigerator compartment 168 and the refrigerant compartment damper 178 disposed in the flow of refrigerated air to the refrigerator compartment 168. if desired The cooler compartment damper 178 can be an automatic damper operated by the controller 150, as illustrated in Figure 4, or if desired, the cooler compartment damper 178 can be a manually adjustable damper, manually adjusted by the user and the temperature sensor 134 and the temperature selector 136 can be removed from the compartment 166 of the freezer As in the embodiment of Figure 3, according to the invention, the central cooling unit 110 can operate continuously, in such a way that the refrigerant is circulated continuously in lines of refrigerant which can be conduits 142 isolated supply and return ducts 144 forming a circuit of the cooling medium from the condenser 114 through the manifold 117 to the cooling modules 120, 124 and 160 and back to the compressor 112 through the accumulator 118. The controller 150 it can be arranged to adjust the capacity of the central cooling unit 110 in response to the aggregate cooling load of the plurality of cooling modules 120, 124 and 160. As seen in the above, although three cooling modules 120, 124 and 160 are illustrated in Figure 4, according to the invention one or more than three cooling modules may be connected in the system for cooling apparatus. The aggregate cooling load may be determined by the first portion 152 of controller 150 as a function of temperatures detected by temperature sensors 134, selected operating temperatures with temperature selectors 136, and feedback of expansion devices 138. The controller 150 can also be arranged to control the operating temperature in each of the cooling modules 120, 124 and 160. The second portion 154 of the controller 150 can be arranged to control the expansion devices 138 and the fans 132 of the evaporator of the cooling module to maintain the operating temperatures selected based on the settings of the temperature selectors 136 and temperature sensors 134. . In addition, the second portion 154 of the controller 150 can be arranged to control the damper 178 of the refrigerator compartment to control the amount of refrigerated air flowing from the freezer compartment 166 and the evaporator 132 of the cooling module through the compartment separator 164. to the refrigerator compartment 168 together with the evaporator fan 132 of the cooling module to maintain the temperature selected by the user in the refrigerator compartment 168, as well as in the compartment 166 of the freezer. The controller 150 may be arranged to maintain approximately the same evaporator pressure in the evaporators 130 of the cooling module and control the temperature in the respective cooling modules 120, 124 and 160 by varying the flow of refrigerant to the evaporators 130 of the cooling module and controlling the speed of the evaporator fans 132 of the respective cooling module. In this way, according to the invention, it can be providing a variable capacity central cooling unit 110 operating in a continuous, simple manner, for a plurality of cooling modules 120, 124 and 160 that can be adjusted to operate at different operating temperatures, and the cooling module 160 can be adjusted to have a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment. The variable capacity central cooling unit 110 may be arranged to freeze a cooling medium, a refrigerant. A circuit of the cooling medium may be provided which may include coolant lines which may be insulated supply conduits and insulated return conduits 142, 144 which connect the central cooling unit 110 to supply the cooling medium from the cooling unit 110 central to the plurality of cooling modules 120, 124 and 160. A plurality of flow control devices of the cooling medium, expansion devices 138 can be provided to control the flow of the cooling medium, coolant, to each of the cooling modules 120, 124 and 160. A controller 150 and a control circuit 156 may be provided to adjust the capacity of the variable capacity central cooling unit 110 in order to provide sufficient cooling means to cool the plurality of cooling modules 120, 124 and 160 to the temperatures selected operating modes, and controller 150 and control circuit 156 can be arranged to adjust the volume of cooling medium, coolant, directed toward the respective cooling modules 120, 124 and 160 when controlling flow control devices of the cooling medium, the expansion devices 138 and the fans 132 of the evaporator of the cooling module, to maintain the selected operating temperature in the respective cooling modules 120, 124 and 160. The controller 150 can control the speed of the variable-speed compressor 112, the fan 116 of the variable-speed condenser and the expansion devices 138 to control the evaporation and condensation pressures of the cooling medium, refrigerant, in the medium circuit. cooling including coolant lines which may be insulated supply and return conduits 142, 144 to further control the operating temperature in the respective cooling modules 120, 124 and 160. Turning to Figure 5, there is illustrated a module 180 of the freezer which can be used in combination with a system for cooling apparatus according to the invention. The module 180 of the freezer can be a conventional freezer capable of operating without the connection to the system for refrigeration apparatus according to the invention. In particular, when a freezer module disposed for storage temperatures of -17.77 ° C (0 ° F) is desired for use in combination with the modes illustrated in Figure 1 (which uses the cooling liquid as the cooling medium) , Figure 2 (which uses refrigerated air as the cooling medium) or Figure 3 (in particular when the upper freezer refrigerator modules are connected in the cooling system), it may be convenient to incorporate a module 180 of the freezer as illustrated in Figure 5. However, a module 180 of the freezer can be combined with any of the embodiments, according to the invention. The module 180 of the freezer may have an insulated freezer cabinet 182 defining an opening 184 for access to the freezer compartment and may have an isolated freezer door 185, hinged to the cabinet 182 of the insulated freezer, to selectively open and close the compartment of the freezer. The door 185 of the freezer can have a handle, not shown, to facilitate opening and closing the door 185 of the freezer for access to the module 180 of the freezer. The module 180 of the freezer may include a freezer cooling unit 189 in a machinery compartment 186 outside the refrigerated position of the freezer cabinet 182 which may include a compressor 190 of the freezer. freezer, a condenser 192 of the freezer and a fan 194 of the freezer condenser. The module 180 of the freezer can include a freezer evaporator 196 that can be placed in the cabinet 182 of the insulated freezer and can have a freezer evaporator fan 198 and a freezer expansion device 204. The module 180 of the freezer may have a temperature sensor 200 of the freezer which may be similar to the temperature sensors described in the foregoing. The module 180 of the freezer may also have a freezer temperature selector 202 to allow the user to select the operating temperature for the freezer module. The module 180 of the freezer may have a controller 208 and a control circuit 206 connecting the freezer temperature sensor 200, the freezer temperature selector 202, the freezer compressor 190, the freezer condenser fan 194 and the fan 198 from the freezer evaporator to the controller 208. The controller 208 can operate the module 180 of the freezer in a manner similar to conventional freezer products as is well known in the art. Those skilled in the art will understand that the freezer compressor 190, the freezer condenser fan 194 and the freezer evaporator fan 198 may be provided with variable speed motors, as desired, for its optimal operation. The freezer expansion device 204 can be a feedback expansion device, as used in the embodiments of FIGS. 1-4 or can be a capillary tube expansion device, again as is well known in the art. The freezer compressor 190 may be a variable speed compressor if desired, as is well known in the art. Alternatively, those skilled in the art will understand that the condenser 192 of the freezer and / or evaporator 196 of the freezer can be static heat exchangers and that if a static heat exchanger is used, the condenser fan 194 of the freezer and / or fan 198 of FIG. The evaporator of the respective freezer can be eliminated. For example, the module 180 of the freezer may be a box freezer having the freezer evaporator 196 placed in contact with the inner liner 210 defining the freezer compartment in the insulation between the inner liner 210 and the cabinet 182, as shown in FIG. knows well in the art. Similarly, the condenser 192 of the freezer can be placed in contact with the cabinet 182 placed in the insulation between the inner liner 210 and the cabinet 182, as is well known in the art. Turning to Schematic Figure 6, in another embodiment of the invention, the plurality of stations 212, 212 'and 212' satellites can be connected in a system for cooling apparatus which can include a central cooling unit Each satellite station can have one or two modules 214 of refrigeration apparatus located near the satellite station to form a system for apparatus The refrigeration appliance modules can be independent or integrated modules and can be a general-purpose refrigerator, freezer or specific application modules Satellite stations 212 and modules 214 of the refrigeration appliance can be located in a residence kitchen or other locations associated with a dwelling, as desired The central cooling unit may be similar to the central cooling unit illustrated in Figure 3 and, accordingly, the same reference numbers as those of the 110 unit of central cooling illustrated in Figure 3. The cooling unit 110 The central controller, the controller 150 and the operation of the central cooling system are described in detail in the foregoing in relation to the embodiment of Figure 3. As noted above, the central cooling unit 110 can be located in a remote location. of a residence kitchen if desired. According to the invention, a satellite station or more than three satellite stations can be provided in the system for cooling apparatus, as desired. The modules 214 of the refrigeration apparatus can be located near the satellite station 212 and can be connected to the satellite station 212 via an insulated supply conduit 216 and an insulated return conduit 218 for supplying cooled air to the modules 214 of the refrigeration apparatus from the satellite station 212. Although the isolated supply conduit 216 and the isolated return conduit 218 are illustrated schematically as separate conduits, those skilled in the art will understand that the insulated conduits may be coaxial or, alternatively, molded insulated conduits with two parallel passages separated, if desired. Those skilled in the art will understand that if only one module 214 of the refrigeration apparatus is located near a satellite station 212, that single set of isolated supply and return conduits can be provided or, alternatively, it can be sealed or block the set of conduits that are not used to allow the future expansion of the system. The satellite station 212 may include a satellite station evaporator 219 that can be connected to the central cooling system 110 through a refrigerant line which may be an insulated supply conduit 142 through the expansion device 138 and a refrigerant line that it can be a 144 return duct isolated. As is well known in the art, quick connect fittings 145 can be used to connect the satellite station 212 to the refrigerant lines. The expansion device 138 can be an adjustable expansion device with feedback based on the load experienced by the satellite station 212, and can be connected to the controller 150 through the control circuit 156. Those skilled in the art will understand that, if desired, one or more satellite stations 212 may include a plurality of expansion devices, not shown, connected in a refrigeration circuit for the satellite station 212 to operate the satellite station evaporator. a plurality of operating temperatures for, for example, allowing a user to selectively operate one or more of the modules 214 of the refrigeration apparatus connected to the satellite station 212 to be operated as a compartment of the upper freezer refrigerator or as a compartment of the lower freezer freezer by simply selecting a different expansion device to control the satellite station evaporator 219. For example, the plurality of expansion devices can be connected in parallel in the refrigeration circuit including the satellite station evaporator 219. A multi-temperature evaporator system is described in U.S. Patent No. 5,377,498, assigned to the transferee of this request. The U.S. 5,377,498 is incorporated herein by reference. The satellite station 212 may also have a variable speed satellite station evaporator fan 220 that can be connected to the controller 150 through the control circuit 156. Those skilled in the art will understand that the satellite station evaporator fan 220 can be a single speed fan, if desired. The satellite station 212 may also have a temperature sensor 134 arranged to sense the temperature at the satellite station 212. The satellite stations 212 'and 212"may be similar to the satellite station 212. Although the satellite stations 212' and 212" are illustrated without the modules 214 of the refrigeration apparatus placed near the respective satellite stations to simplify the drawings, those with It will be understood in the art that it is possible that the modules of the refrigeration apparatus, such as the modules 214 illustrated near the satellite station 212 and, in practice, additional satellite stations 212 'and 212", if included in the system of the Distributed refrigeration apparatus can be combined with one or more modules 214 of the refrigeration apparatus The module 214 of the refrigeration apparatus can have an insulated cabinet 223 and at least one insulated door 224 that can be articulated to the insulated cabinet 223 for selectively opening and closing an opening 225 in the insulated cabinet 223. Those skilled in the art will understand that the insulated doors 224 may be provided with a suitable handle, not shown, to facilitate opening and closing of the insulated doors 224. The module 214 of the refrigeration apparatus may have an adjustable deflector 222 that can be positioned to control the flow of air through the insulated supply conduit 216. The adjustable baffle 222 can move in a variable manner between the open and closed positions to allow, block and vary the flow of cooled air to the module 214 of the refrigeration apparatus. The user can manually adjust the adjustable baffle 222 to control the temperature in the module 214 of the refrigeration apparatus or, as illustrated, it can be an automatic adjustable baffle connected to the controller 150 through the control circuit 156. The air flow arrows 227 schematically illustrate the flow of cooled air from the satellite station 212 to the module 214 of the refrigeration apparatus through the insulated supply conduit 216 and back to the satellite station 212 through the conduit 218 of isolated return. Those skilled in the art will understand that the adjustable baffle 222 can be placed in the isolated return conduit 218 or, if desired, an adjustable deflector 222 can be provided in the conduits both of supply as return in order to isolate a module 214 from the refrigeration apparatus. The module 214 of the refrigeration apparatus may also have a temperature sensor 134 for detecting the temperature inside the insulated cabinet 223. As in the above, the temperature sensors 134 can be a thermistor or other well-known electronic or mechanical temperature sensing mechanism or device that can be connected to the controller 150 through the control circuit 156. A temperature selector 136 can be provided for each of the modules 214 of the refrigeration apparatus to allow the user to select the operating temperature for each of the modules 214 of the refrigeration apparatus. Although the temperature selectors 136 are shown schematically separated from the modules 214 of the refrigerating apparatus, a temperature selector 136 may be located in each of the modules 214 of the refrigeration apparatus, as is well known in the art, or may be be located in a central location, in a user interface combined as illustrated, if desired. The temperature selectors 136 may comprise a well-known mechanical or electronic selector mechanism to allow a user to select an operating temperature for the module 214 of the respective refrigeration apparatus and may be connected to the controller 150 through the control circuit 156. As in the foregoing, the aggregate cooling load of the system for distributed cooling apparatus can be determined by the first portion 152 of the controller 150 as a function of temperatures detected by the temperature sensors 134, operating temperatures selected with the temperature selectors 136, and feedback based on the loading of the expansion devices 138. The controller 150 may also be arranged to control the operating temperature in each of the modules 214 of the refrigeration apparatus. The second portion 154 of the controller 150 can be arranged to control the expansion devices 138, the adjustable baffles 222 and the fans of the satellite station evaporator 220 to maintain the operating temperatures selected based on the settings of the temperature selectors 136 and the temperature sensors 134 The controller 150 may be arranged to maintain approximately the same evaporator pressure in the satellite station evaporators 219 and control the temperature in the respective refrigeration apparatus modules 214 by varying the flow of refrigerant to the satellite station evaporators 219, the the automatic baffles 222 and controlling the speed of the respective evaporator module fan 220 of the refrigeration apparatus. The modules 214 of the refrigeration apparatus connected to the satellite station 212 can operated at different operating temperatures. For example, one module 214 of the refrigeration apparatus can be set to operate as a module of the upper freezer refrigerator and another module 214 of the refrigeration apparatus connected to the same satellite station 212 can be adjusted to operate as a module of the lower freezer freezer, if so desired. If manual baffles are provided in place of automatic deflectors, those skilled in the art will understand that the user can adjust the baffles to obtain the desired temperature in the modules of the refrigeration apparatus. Thus, according to the invention, a variable capacity central cooling unit 110 operating in a continuous, simple manner can be provided for a plurality of modules 214 of the refrigeration apparatus that can be adjusted to operate at different operating temperatures. which may include temperatures to allow the operation of a module of the refrigeration apparatus such as an upper freezer refrigerator compartment, a lower freezer freezer compartment or another refrigeration appliance, such as an ice maker. Turning to Schematic Figures 7 ?, 7B and 7C, in another embodiment of the invention, the two-compartment cooling apparatus modules can be combined with a satellite station. A satellite station, simple, which can be connected to the modules of the refrigeration apparatus is shown in each of Figures 7A and 7B with the central cooling unit 110 ^ omitted to simplify the drawings. A module 228 of the refrigeration apparatus can be used in a system for distributed refrigeration apparatus having one or more modules 214 of the refrigeration apparatus located near one or more satellite stations 212 to form a system for distributed refrigeration apparatus. The module 228 of the cooling apparatus can be a separate or integrated module and can be a general-purpose refrigerator, freezer or a specific application module. Module 228 of the refrigeration apparatus may be located in a residence kitchen or other locations associated with a dwelling, as desired. The central cooling unit, not shown, may be similar to the central cooling unit illustrated in Figure 3 and, as in the foregoing, may be located away from the kitchen of a residence. The central cooling unit 110, the controller 150 and the operation of the central cooling system are described in detail in the foregoing in relation to the embodiment of Figure 3 and Figure 6. Those skilled in the art will understand that it can be provided more than one satellite station 212 and that the satellite station 212 can be connected to the central cooling unit 110 through from known quick connect fittings 145, to refrigerant lines which can be isolated supply conduits 142 and 144, and to controller 150 through control circuit 156 as illustrated in Figure 6. In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 7A , a module 228 of the two-compartment cooling apparatus can be connected to the satellite station 212 via an isolated supply conduit 232 and an isolated return conduit 234. A module 214 of the refrigeration apparatus can also be connected to the satellite station 212 as in the embodiment illustrated in Figure 6. The module 214 of the refrigeration apparatus is described in detail in the foregoing and, therefore, will not be described in detail again. in relation to Figures 7A-7C. The cooling module 214 will use the same reference numbers as the cooling module 214 in Figure 6. The module 228 of the cooling apparatus may have an insulated cabinet 229 that may have two doors 230 insulated, hinged to the insulated cabinet 229 to open and selectively closing the openings 233. The insulated doors 230 can be provided with a handle, not shown, to facilitate the opening and closing of the insulated doors 230. The insulated cabinet 229 may have an insulated compartment divider 231 for dividing the insulated cabinet 229 into two compartments 237 and 238 that can be closed by the insulated doors 230. The duct 232 of insulated supply may be arranged to extend substantially through the compartment 238 to supply cooled air to the compartment 237. The insulated supply conduit 232 may have an opening 232 'in the compartment 238 to supply cooled air to the compartment 238. The opening 232' it can be located adjacent to the compartment divider 231 and can be provided with an adjustable baffle 235 that can be arranged to control the flow of cooled air to the compartments 237 and 238. Similarly, the insulated return conduit 234 can extend substantially through the compartment 238 to allow return of cooled air from the compartment 237 without flowing through the compartment 238. The insulated return conduit 234 may have an opening 234 'which may be located adjacent the compartment separator 231 and may be provided with an adjustable baffle 235 that can be arranged for c On controlling the flow of cooled air out of the compartments 237 and 238. As in the module 214 of the refrigerated appliance, the insulated supply conduit 232 can be provided with an adjustable baffle 222 for controlling the amount of refrigerated air supplied to the module 228 of the cooling apparatus of the satellite station 212 by means of the fan 220 of the evaporator of the satellite station. Adjustable deflectors 222 and 235 they can be adjusted manually by the user to select the operating temperatures of the compartments 237 and 238, or they can be automatically adjustable deflectors, controlled by the controller 150 through the control circuit 156, as generally described in previous. The cooling module 214 can operate in the same manner as the modules 214 of the refrigeration apparatus which are described in connection with Figure 6. In this way, a user can operate the module 214 of the refrigerating apparatus at an operating temperature and it can operate the two compartments 237, 238 of the module 228 of the refrigeration apparatus at different temperatures and at different temperatures of the module 214 of the refrigerating apparatus, as desired. As described in the foregoing, compartment 237 and 238 can be operated at different operating temperatures which may be freezing higher or lower, as desired, as does module 214 of the refrigeration apparatus. Those skilled in the art will understand that alternate arrangements of damper and insulated conduit can be provided to provide cooled air flow to compartments 237 and 238, as desired. In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 7B and 7C, a module 228 of the two-compartment cooling apparatus can be connected to the satellite station 212. by means of an isolated supply conduit 216 and an isolated return conduit 218. A module 214 of the refrigeration apparatus may be connected to the satellite station 212 as in the embodiment illustrated in Figure 6. The module 228 of the refrigeration appliance may have an insulated cabinet 229 that may have two doors 230 insulated, hinged to the insulated cabinet 229 to selectively open and close the openings 233. The insulated doors 230 may be provided with a handle, not shown, to facilitate opening and closing of the insulated doors 230. The insulated cabinet 229 may have an insulated compartment divider 231 'for dividing the insulated cabinet 229 into two compartments 237 and 238 that can be closed by the insulated doors 230. The insulated compartment separator 231 'can have a circulation fan 236 provided in an opening in the compartment separator 231' and can have a second opening 239. The circulation fan 236 can be seen in Figure 7C. In the embodiment of Figure 7B and 7C, the circulation fan 236 can control the flow of cooled air from the compartment 238 to the compartment 237. As described above, the adjustable deflector 222 can control the flow of air cooled from the satellite station 212 to the module 228 of the refrigeration apparatus. In this way, two modalities for two have been illustrated modules of the compartment cooling apparatus for controlling the temperature in the two compartments 237 and 238. A procedure, as shown in Figure 7 ?, employs adjustable defiectors to control the flow of cooled air to the respective compartments. Another method, as shown in Figure 7B and 7C, employs a circulation fan 236 in the compartment separator 231 'to control the flow of cooled air from the compartment 238 to the compartment 237. Those skilled in the art will recognize that in compartment 237 of the embodiment of Figure 7B and 7C can only operate at a temperature higher than that of compartment 238, while in the embodiment of Figure 7? it may be possible to operate the compartment 237 at a temperature lower than that of the compartment 238. Turning to schematic Figure 8A, in another embodiment of the invention, a satellite station may be combined with a module of the refrigeration apparatus. Figure 8A illustrates a combined module 240 of the cooling apparatus / satellite station and a module 214 of the cooling apparatus without a central cooling unit 110 or additional satellite stations 212 and modules 214 of the cooling apparatus to simplify the drawings. A combined module 240 of the cooling apparatus / satellite station can be used in a system for apparatus distributed cooling having one or more modules 214 or 228 of the refrigeration apparatus located near one or more satellite stations 212 to form a system for distributed refrigeration apparatus. The combined module 240 of the refrigeration apparatus / satellite station and the module 214 of the refrigeration apparatus can be independent or integrated modules and can be a general-purpose refrigerator, freezer or specific application modules. The combined module 240 of the refrigeration apparatus / satellite station may be located in a residence kitchen or other locations associated with a dwelling, as desired. The combined module of the refrigeration unit / satellite station may have an insulated cabinet 241, an insulated door 242 that can be articulated to the insulated cabinet 241 for selective access to the interior of the insulated cabinet through the opening 243. The isolated door 242 may having a handle, not shown, to facilitate access to the combined module 240 of the refrigeration apparatus / satellite station. The central cooling unit, not shown, may be similar to the central cooling unit illustrated in Figure 3. The central cooling unit 110, the controller 150 and the operation of the central cooling system are described in detail in the foregoing in relationship with the modality of Figure 3. Those with experience in the art will understand that can provide more than one satellite station 212 and that one or more combined modules 240 of the cooling apparatus / satellite station can be connected to the central cooling unit 110 through quick connect fittings 145, to lines of refrigerant that can be ducts 142 and 144 of isolated supply, and controller 150 through control circuit 156, as illustrated in Figure 6. Combined module 240 of the refrigeration apparatus / satellite station may have a satellite station evaporator 246, a fan 248. of the variable speed evaporator and an expansion device 138. The satellite station evaporator 246 and the expansion device 138 can be connected to refrigerant lines which can be isolated supply conduits 142 and isolated return conduits 144 through quick connect fittings 145. The satellite evaporator 246 can be placed in an evaporator compartment indicated schematically by a dotted line 250. The module 214 of the refrigeration apparatus can be located near the combined module 240 of the refrigeration apparatus / satellite station and can be connected to the combined module 240 of the refrigeration apparatus / satellite station via an insulated supply conduit 216 and an isolated return conduit 218. The module 214 of the refrigeration apparatus is described in detail in the foregoing and, therefore, will not be described. in detail again in relation to Figure 8 ?. The module 214 of the refrigeration apparatus can operate in the same manner as the modules 214 of the refrigeration apparatus which are described in relation to Figure 6. Turning to schematic Figure 8B, in another embodiment of the invention, a combined module 252 of the The cooling apparatus / satellite station can be combined with a module 244 of the cooling apparatus similar to the combination described in the above with respect to Figure 8A. As in the embodiment of Figure 8A, a combined module 252 of the cooling apparatus / satellite station can be used in a distributed cooling system having a central cooling unit 110, controller 150 and a control circuit 156, such as is illustrated in Figure 3, which has a plurality of satellite stations 212 and modules 214, 228 of the refrigeration apparatus. The central cooling unit 110, additional satellite stations 212 and modules of the refrigeration apparatus have not been included in Figure 8B to simplify the drawings. The combined module 252 of the cooling apparatus / satellite station and the module 244 of the refrigeration apparatus can be independent or integrated modules and can be a general-purpose refrigerator, freezer or specific application modules. The combined module 252 of the apparatus of Refrigeration / satellite station can be located in a residence kitchen or other locations associated with a dwelling, as desired. The combined module 252 of the cooling apparatus / satellite station can have an insulated cabinet 253, an insulated door 254 that can be articulated to the insulated cabinet 253 for selective access to the interior of the insulated cabinet through the opening 255. The door 254 insulated it may have a handle, not shown, to facilitate access to the combined module 252 of the refrigeration apparatus / satellite station. The central cooling unit, not shown, may be similar to the central cooling unit illustrated in Figure 3. The operation of the central cooling unit 110 and the controller 150 is described in detail in the foregoing in relation to the mode of Figure 3. Those skilled in the art will understand that more than one satellite station 212 can be provided and that one or more combined modules 252 of the cooling apparatus / satellite station can be connected to the central cooling unit 110 through accessories. 145 of quick connection, to lines of refrigerant which can be isolated supply conduits 142 and 144, and to the controller 150 through the control circuit 156, as illustrated in Figure 6. The combined module 252 of the refrigeration apparatus / station satellite can have an evaporator 256 of direct cooling satellite station and an expansion device 138. The satellite station evaporator 256 and the expansion device 138 can be connected, through quick connect fittings 145, to refrigerant lines which can be insulated supply conduits 142 and insulated return conduits 144 and to the controller 150 through the circuit 156 of control. The satellite evaporator 256 can be placed in an evaporator compartment indicated schematically by a dotted line 258. The module 244 of the refrigeration apparatus can be located near the combined module 252 of the refrigeration apparatus / satellite station and can be connected to the combined module 252 of the refrigeration apparatus / satellite station via an insulated supply conduit 216 and an isolated return conduit 218. The module 244 of the refrigeration apparatus may have an insulated cabinet 262 that may have an insulated door 263, hinged to the insulated cabinet 262 to selectively provide access to the insulated cabinet 262 through the opening 264. The module 244 of the apparatus 264 The cooling may have a circulating fan 260 that can circulate and control the volume of cooled air flowing to the module 244 of the refrigeration apparatus from the combined module 252 of the refrigeration apparatus / satellite station. The combined module 252 of the apparatus of cooling / satellite station and the module 244 of the refrigeration apparatus may have a temperature sensor 134 as described above, and may have a temperature selector 136, not shown, which may be combined with the respective cabinets or may be part of the a central user interface as described in the above and can be connected to the controller 150 to control the temperatures in the refrigerated compartments. The module 244 of the refrigeration apparatus can, on the other hand, operate in the same manner as the modules 214 of the refrigeration apparatus which are described in relation to Figure 6. Turning to schematic Figure 9, in another embodiment of the invention, a satellite station can be combined with a module of the refrigeration unit with two compartments. In Figure 9 there is illustrated a combined module 266 of the cooling apparatus / satellite station and a module 214 of the cooling apparatus without a central cooling unit 110 or controller 150 and a control circuit 156 to simplify the drawings. A combined module 266 of the refrigeration apparatus / satellite station can be used in a system for distributed refrigeration apparatus having one or more modules 214, 228 or 244 of the refrigeration apparatus located near one or more satellite stations 212, 240 or 252 to form a system for distributed refrigeration apparatus. The module 266 The combined cooling device / satellite station and the module 214 of the cooling apparatus can be independent or integrated modules and can be a general-purpose refrigerator, freezer or specific application modules. The combined module 266 of the refrigeration device / satellite station may be located in a residence kitchen or other locations associated with a dwelling, as desired. The combined module of the cooling apparatus / satellite station may have an insulated cabinet 268, an insulated door 270 that can be articulated to the insulated cabinet 268 for selective access to the interior of the insulated cabinet through the opening 269. The isolated door 270 may having a handle, not shown, to facilitate access to the combined module 266 of the refrigeration apparatus / satellite station. The central cooling unit, not shown, may be similar to the central cooling unit illustrated in Figure 3. The operation of the central cooling unit 110 and the controller 150 is described in detail in the foregoing in relation to the mode of Figure 3. Those skilled in the art will understand that more than one satellite station 212, 240, 252 can be provided and that one or more combined 266 cooling device / satellite station modules can be connected to the central cooling unit 110. through connection accessories 145 fast, to lines of refrigerant which can be isolated supply conduits 142 and 144, and to controller 150 through control circuit 156, as illustrated in Figure 6. The combined module 266 of the refrigeration apparatus / satellite station may have a satellite station evaporator 272, a variable speed evaporator fan 274 and an expansion device 138. The satellite station evaporator 272 and the expansion device 138 can be connected to refrigerant lines which can be isolated supply conduits 142 and insulated return conduits 144. The satellite evaporator 272 can be placed in an evaporator compartment indicated schematically by a dashed line 275. The combined module 266 of the refrigeration apparatus / satellite station may have a compartment separator 276 that can be arranged to separate the insulated cabinet 268 into two compartments 277 and 279. The compartment 277 may include the evaporator compartment 275, and if desired a lower freezer compartment compartment, compartment 277 can be a freezer compartment since compartment 275 of the evaporator is placed in compartment 277. Passages 278 can allow air flow, indicated by flow arrows 227, from the compartment 277 and / or compartment 275 of the evaporator to compartment 279 and return to compartment 275 of the evaporator when the evaporator fan 274 is operated. The evaporator fan 274 can be a variable speed fan or, if desired, it can be a single speed fan. An adjustable baffle 280 can be provided in combination with one of the passages 278 to control air flow to the compartment 279. The adjustable baffle 278 can be connected to the control circuit 156 and can be operated by the controller 150 (see Figure 3), or can be adjusted manually by the user to control the temperature in the compartment 279 in combination with the expansion device 138 and the fan 274 of the satellite evaporator. The module 214 of the refrigeration apparatus can be located near the combined module 266 of the refrigeration apparatus / satellite station and can be connected to the combined module 266 of the refrigeration apparatus / satellite station via an insulated supply conduit 216 and an isolated return conduit 218. The module 'of the refrigeration apparatus is described in detail in the foregoing and, therefore, will not be described in detail again in relation to Figure 9. The combined module 266 of the refrigeration apparatus / satellite station and the module 214 of the apparatus of refrigeration may have a temperature sensor 134 as described above, and may have a temperature selector 136, not shown, which may be combined with the respective cabinets or may be part of a central user interface as described above. The module 214 of the refrigeration apparatus can operate in the same manner as the modules 214 of the refrigeration apparatus which are described in relation to Figure 6. Turning to schematic Figure 10, in another embodiment of the invention, a satellite station can be combined with a cooling apparatus module and a central cooling unit. In Figure 10 a combination of the cooling apparatus module / satellite station / central cooling unit 282, a satellite station 212 and three modules 214 of the cooling apparatus are illustrated. A combination of cooling apparatus module / satellite station / central cooling station 282 may have more than one satellite station 212 and modules 214 or 228 of the refrigeration apparatus located near the satellite stations 212 to form a system for distributed cooling apparatus . The combination of the cooling device module / satellite station / central cooling unit 282 and the modules 214 of the cooling apparatus can be independent or integrated modules and can be a general-purpose refrigerator, freezer or specific application modules. The combination of the device module cooling / satellite station / central cooling unit 282 can be located in a residence kitchen or other locations associated with a dwelling, as desired. The combination of cooling apparatus module / satellite station / central cooling unit 282 can have an insulated cabinet 312, an insulated door 314 that can be articulated to the insulated cabinet 312 for selective access to the interior of the insulated cabinet through the opening 313. Although the isolated door 314 is illustrated as a single door, those skilled in the art will understand that two doors can be provided, one for each of the compartments 308 and 310. The isolated door 314 may have a handle, not shown , to facilitate access to the combined module 282 of the refrigeration apparatus / satellite station. The insulated cabinet 312 may have a compartment divider 316 that divides the insulated cabinet 312 into two compartments 308 and 310. The cooling unit module / satellite station / central cooling unit 282 combination may have a satellite station evaporator 320, a fan 322 of the variable speed evaporator and an expansion device 138. The satellite station evaporator 322 and the expansion device 138 can be connected to the collector 292 and the accumulator 294 to form a refrigerant circuit. The satellite evaporator 320 can be placed in an evaporator compartment indicated schematically by dotted line 324. The module 214 of the refrigeration apparatus is described in the foregoing in detail. The combination of the cooling device module / satellite station / central cooling unit 282 and the module 214 of the cooling apparatus can have temperature sensors 134 as described above, and can have a temperature selector 136 that can be combined with the respective cabinets or can be part of a central user interface as described in the above. The module 214 of the refrigeration apparatus can operate in the same manner as the modules 214 of the refrigeration apparatus that are described in connection with Figure 6. The compartment separator 316 can have passages 317 that can allow air flow between the compartment. 308 and 310. One of the passages 317 may have an adjustable baffle 318 that can control the amount of cooled air flowing from the compartment 308 and / or the evaporator compartment 324 to the compartment 310. The central cooling unit 284 may be similar to the central cooling unit illustrated in Figure 3, but may be combined with the satellite evaporator and the storage module of the apparatus in a single enclosure or placed adjacent to the enclosure of the combined module of the refrigeration unit and satellite station, as want. The central cooling unit 284 may include a variable speed compressor 286, a capacitor 288 and a variable speed condenser fan 290. The central cooling unit 284 may also include a manifold 292 and an accumulator 294. The central cooling unit 284 may be connected to the satellite station 212, through quick connect fittings 299, to lines of refrigerant which may be a conduit 296 of isolated supply and an isolated return duct 298 forming a circuit of the cooling medium for transporting refrigerant from the central cooling unit 284, through the collector 292 and the isolated supply duct 296, to the satellite station 212 and returning the refrigerant from the satellite station 212 to the accumulator 294 through the isolated return conduits 298. The central cooling unit 282 may also include a microprocessor-based controller 300 that may include a first portion 302 that can be arranged to control the operation of the central cooling unit 284 and a second portion 304 that can be arranged to control the volume of refrigerant directed towards the respective cooling modules, similar to the controller 50 in the embodiment of Figure 1. A control circuit 306 can be provided to connect the temperature sensors 134, the temperature selectors 136, the compressor 286 of variable speed, the variable speed condenser fan 290, the expansion devices 138 and the evaporator fans 220 and 322. The central cooling unit 284 can operate in a manner similar to the central cooling units described in detail in the foregoing in relation to Figure 3 and Figure 6. As described in detail in the foregoing, the controller 300 can be arranged to operate the compartments 308 and 310 and the modules 214 of the refrigeration apparatus at selected temperatures that a user may select by adjusting the appropriate temperature selectors 136. The satellite station 212 and the modules 214 of the refrigeration apparatus can be similar to the satellite station 212 and the refrigeration apparatus modules illustrated and described in detail in relation to Figure 6. Those skilled in the art will understand that they can be provided. more than one satellite station 212 and that one or more combined refinery / satellite station modules 240 may be connected to the central cooling unit 284 through quick connect fittings 299, to lines of refrigerant which may be conduits 142 and 144 isolated supply, and controller 300 through control circuit 306 in the same manner as distributed cooling system illustrated in Figure 6.

Turning to Schematic Figure 11, in another embodiment of the invention, a plurality of cooling modules 120 and 326 can be connected in a system for distributed cooling apparatus which can include a central cooling unit 110. The cooling modules 120 and 326 can be independent or integrated modules and can be a general-purpose refrigerator, freezer or specific application modules. The cooling modules 120 and 326 may be located in a residence kitchen or other locations associated with a dwelling, as desired. The central cooling unit may be similar to the central cooling unit 110 illustrated in Figure 3 and, accordingly, the same reference numbers as those of the central cooling unit 110 illustrated in Figure 3 will be used. Similarly , the cooling module 120 can be similar to the cooling module 120 illustrated in Figure 3 and, consequently, the same reference numbers will be used as those of the cooling module 120 in Figure 3. As noted above, the central cooling unit 110 may be located in a location away from a residence kitchen or in or near the residence kitchen, as desired, as those skilled in the art will understand. According to the invention, other modules of Cooling and / or satellite stations and modules of the refrigeration apparatus described in the above may be combined with the central cooling unit 110 in addition to the cooling modules 120 and 326 illustrated in Figure 11. The cooling module .120 is described in detail in the foregoing and, accordingly, will not be described in detail again in connection with Figure 11. Similarly, the central cooling unit 110 is described in detail in the foregoing and, therefore, will not be described in detail. again in relation to Figure 11. The cooling module 326 may have an insulated cabinet 328 and at least one insulated door 330 that can be articulated to the insulated cabinet 328 to selectively open and close the compartments 331 and 332 formed in the cabinet 328 isolated by the compartment separator 334 isolated. The insulated door 330 can be provided with a suitable handle, not shown, to facilitate opening and closing the insulated door 330. Those skilled in the art will understand that two insulated doors can be provided to independently close the compartments 331 and 332 if desired. The cooling module 326 may include an evaporator 336 of the cooling module and a fan 338 of the evaporator of the cooling module. The evaporator fan 338 of the cooling module can be a Single speed fan or, if desired, can be a variable speed fan. An expansion device 138 can control the flow of refrigerant to the cooling module 326. The expansion device 138 may be a feedback expansion device arranged to control the flow of refrigerant through the expansion device 138. The cooling module 326 may have a temperature sensor 134 and a temperature selector 136, as described above, for each compartment 331 and 332. The temperature sensors 134, temperature selectors 136 and the expansion device 138 may connecting to controller 150 through control circuit 156 as described in detail in the foregoing. Also, as described in detail in the foregoing, the temperature selectors 136 may be located in the cooling modules 120 and 326 or may be part of a central user interface as is well known and described in the foregoing. The evaporator 336 of the cooling module can be connected to refrigerant lines which can be supply and return ducts 142 and 144 leading to the central cooling unit 110. The cooling module 326 can also employ a cascade cooling system to cool the compartment 332. For example, the compartment 332 can operated as a compartment of the lower freezer freezer and the compartment 331 can be operated as a compartment of the upper freezer refrigerator. In case it is also desired that the cooling module 120 operate as a compartment of the upper freezing refrigerator, the central cooling unit 110 can be operated to provide refrigerant sufficiently cold to freeze the evaporators 130 and 336 of the cooling module to a temperature to produce higher freezing temperatures in the cooling module 120 and in the compartment 331 of the cooling module 326. The operation of the central cooling unit 110 to produce only higher freezing temperatures allows the compressor 112 to operate at higher refrigerant evaporation pressures, lower refrigerant condensing pressures and, therefore, require less power to operate the unit 110. of central cooling. Thus, when a system for distributed cooling apparatus has upper freezing cooling modules, it can be economical and energy efficient to use cascade cooling to achieve the desired lower freezing temperatures in the desired compartments for operate at lower freezer freezer temperatures.

The cascade cooling system may be a thermoelectric cooling system 340, as illustrated in cooling module 326. Alternate cascade cooling systems, described in the following, may be used in combination with the cooling module 326 instead of the thermoelectric cooling system 340. The thermoelectric cooling system 340 can be connected to the controller 150 through the control circuit 156. The thermoelectric cooling system 340 may be a well-known thermoelectric device which may include a thermoelectric module 342 combined with the heatsink boxes 344 and 346 on opposite surfaces of the thermoelectric module 342. A heatsink case 346 may be placed in heat exchange communication with the compartment 331 and the other heatsink case 344 may be placed in heat exchange communication with the compartment 332. The thermoelectric cooler 340 may also have a fan 348 of circulation for circulating air in the compartment 332 on the heatsink case 344. Although a circulation fan 348 is illustrated in the compartment 332, those skilled in the art will understand that a circulation fan can be used in conjunction with both or none of the heat sink housings 344 and 346 if desired. When a voltage is applied to the thermoelectric module 342, a The surface is cooled by absorbing heat from the heat sink case in contact with the cold surface and the opposite surface is heated by releasing heat towards the heat sink case in contact with the hot surface. In this way, when the appropriate polarity voltage is applied to the thermoelectric module 342, the heatsink case 344 can be cooled and the circulation fan 348 can circulate cooled air via the heatsink case 344 through the compartment 332. thus, the heat released by the heatsink case 346 heats the compartment 331 whose heat can be absorbed by the evaporator 336 of the cooling module and transferred to the central cooling system 110. An appropriately sized thermoelectric cooler can easily reduce the temperature in the compartment 332 by about 20 ° C relative to the compartment 331, and can, therefore, cool the compartment 332 to lower freezer freezer temperatures as compared to the temperatures of the upper freezer cooler in the compartment 331. Thus, the compartment 332 can be cooled, based on the temperature selected for the compartment 332, by the temperature selector 136 for the compartment 332. If desired, the thermoelectric module 342 can be energized with voltage of opposite polarity to cause the module The thermoelectric module provides heat to the compartment 332 by extracting heat from the compartment 331. Thus, the operation of the thermoelectric module 342 can allow a user to use the compartment 332 to heat the contents of the compartment 332 such as to thaw frozen items if desired. The controller 150 may be arranged to operate the thermoelectric module 342 to heat the compartment 332 when the temperature selector 136 for the compartment 332 is set in a heating and / or defrosting configuration. When the thermoelectric module 342 is adjusted to heat the compartment 332, the heat extracted from the compartment 331 will cool the compartment 331 and reduce the cooling load of the compartment 331. Turning to schematic Figure 12, in another embodiment of the invention, a plurality of cooling modules 20 and 350 may be connected in a system for distributed cooling apparatus which may include a central cooling unit 10. The cooling modules 20 and 350 can be independent or integrated modules and can be a general-purpose refrigerator, freezer or specific application modules. The cooling modules 20 and 350 may be located in a residence kitchen or other locations associated with a dwelling, as desired. The central cooling unit can be similar to the central cooling unit 10 illustrated in Figure 1 and, accordingly, the same reference numerals as those of the central cooling unit 10 illustrated in Figure 1 will be used. Similarly, the cooling module 20 can be similar to the cooling module 20 illustrated in Figure 1 and, accordingly, the same reference numerals will be used as those of the cooling module 20 in Figure 1. As noted in the above, the central cooling unit 10 can located in a location away from a residence kitchen or in or near the residence kitchen, as desired, as those skilled in the art will understand. According to the invention, other cooling modules and / or satellite stations and modules of the refrigeration apparatus described in the above can be combined with the central cooling unit 10 in addition to the cooling modules 20 and 350 illustrated in Figure 12. The cooling module 20 is described in detail in the foregoing and, accordingly, will not be described in detail again in connection with Figure 12. Similarly, the central cooling unit 10 is described in detail in the foregoing and, therefore, it will not be described in detail again in connection with Figure 12. The cooling module 350 may include a cascade cooling system. The cooling module 350 can have a insulated cabinet 352 and insulated doors 353 and 354 that can be articulated to insulated cabinet 350 to selectively open and close compartments 356 and 357 formed in insulated cabinet 350 via compartment divider 355. The insulated doors 353 and 354 can be provided with a suitable handle, not shown, to facilitate the opening and closing of the insulated doors 353 and 354. Those skilled in the art will understand that a single insulated door can be provided to close the compartments 356 and 357 if desired. The cooling module 350 may include a heat exchanger 30 and a heat exchanger fan 32 similar to that of the cooling module 20. The heat exchanger fan 32 can be a single speed fan or, if desired, it can be a variable speed fan. A valve 46 can control the flow of cooling liquid to the cooling module 350. The cooling module 350 may have temperature sensors 34 and temperature selectors 36, as described above, for each compartment 356 and 357. The temperature sensors 34, temperature selectors 36 and valves 46 may be connected to the controller 50 to through the control circuit 56 as described in detail in the foregoing. Also, as described in detail in the foregoing, temperature selectors 36 can be located in modules 20 or 350 of cooling or can be part of a central user interface as is well known and described in the above. The heat exchanger 30 of the cooling module can be connected to insulated conduits 42 leading to the central cooling unit 10 to supply cooled refrigerant liquid to the heat exchanger 30. The cooling module 350 can also employ a cascade cooling system to cool the compartment 357 For example, the compartment 357 can be operated as a compartment of the lower freezer freezer and the compartment 356 can be operated as a compartment of the upper freezer refrigerator. As described above, the central cooling unit 10 may include a secondary circuit evaporator 40 arranged to supply cooled refrigerating liquid to the cooling modules. Although a secondary circuit cooling system can produce lower freezing storage temperatures, such cooling systems operate more efficiently when they are arranged to provide higher freezing storage temperatures. Accordingly, when a system for distributed refrigeration apparatus includes a secondary circuit using cooled refrigerating liquid, it can be economical and efficient from the energy point of view to use cooling in cascade to achieve the desired lower freezing temperatures in compartments of the lower freezing freezer. The cascade cooling system for the cooling module 350 can be a thermoelectric cooling system 340 similar to the thermoelectric cooling system 340 illustrated in the cooling module 326 in the embodiment of Figure 11. Alternate cooling systems can be used in cascade, described in the following, in combination with the cooling module 350 instead of the thermoelectric cooling system 340. Accordingly, the thermoelectric cooling system 340 illustrated in Figure 12 will employ the same reference numbers as in Figure 11 and the operation of the thermoelectric cooling system will not be explained in detail again in connection with Figure 12. The refrigerated refrigerated liquid which is circulated through the heat exchanger 30 in the compartment 356 can transport the heat released by the heat sink box 346 towards the central cooling unit 10. In this way, the compartment 357 can be cooled, independently of the temperature in the compartment 356 based on the temperature selected for the compartment 357, by the temperature selector 36 for the compartment 356. Furthermore, as described above, the system 340 Thermoelectric cooling can provide lower storage temperatures in the compartment 357 that can be effectively achieved in the compartment 356 that depends on the cooling provided by the cooled refrigerated liquid. Turning to Schematic Figure 13, in another embodiment of the invention, a plurality of cooling modules 72 and 360 can be connected in a system for distributed cooling apparatus which can include a central cooling unit 60. The cooling modules 72 and 360 can be independent or integrated modules and can be a general-purpose refrigerator, freezer or specific application modules. The cooling modules 72 and 360 may be located in a residence kitchen or other locations associated with a dwelling, as desired. The central cooling unit can be similar to the central cooling unit 60 illustrated in Figure 2 and, accordingly, the same reference numerals as those of the central cooling unit 60 illustrated in Figure 2 will be used. Similarly , the cooling module 72 may be similar to the cooling module 72 illustrated in Figure 2 and, accordingly, the same reference numerals will be used as those of the cooling module 72 in Figure 2. As noted above, the central cooling unit 60 can located in a location away from a residence kitchen or in or near the residence kitchen, as desired, as those skilled in the art will understand. According to the invention, other cooling modules and / or satellite stations and modules of the refrigeration apparatus that are described in the above can be combined with the central cooling unit 60 in addition to the cooling modules 72 and 360 illustrated in Figure 13 The reflectance module 72 is described in detail in the foregoing and, accordingly, will not be described in detail again in connection with Figure 13. Similarly, the central cooling unit 60 is described in detail in the foregoing and , therefore, it will not be described in detail again in connection with Figure 13. The cooling module 360 may include a cascade cooling system. The cooling module 360 can have an insulated cabinet 362 and insulated doors 363 and 364 that can be articulated to the insulated cabinet 360 to selectively open and close the compartments 366 and 367 formed in the insulated cabinet 362 by the compartment divider 365. The insulated doors 363 and 364 can be provided with a suitable handle, not shown, to facilitate opening and closing of the insulated doors 363 and 364. Those skilled in the art will understand that a single insulated door can be provided to close the compartments 366 and 367 if desired. The cooling module 360 may include an air inlet 93 that leads from the insulated conduits 92 and an air outlet 95 that conducts in a manner similar to the insulated conduits 92 that are in communication with the evaporator 90. The inlets 93 of air and the air outlets 95 form the apparatus for receiving the cooling medium, cooled air, in the cooling modules 72 and 360 as described in detail in the foregoing. A baffle 96 can control the flow of cooled air to the compartment 366 of the cooling module 360. The baffle 96 can be adjusted between the open and closed position to variably control the flow of cooled air to the compartment 366. The cooling module 360 can have temperature sensors 84 and temperature selectors 86, as described above, for each compartment 366 and 367. The temperature sensors é, temperature selectors 86 and baffle 96 can be connected to the controller 100 through the control circuit 106 as described in detail in the foregoing. Also, as described in detail in the foregoing, the temperature selectors 86 may be located in the cooling modules 72 or 360 or may be part of a central user interface as is well known and described in the foregoing.

The cascade cooling system for the cooling module 360 can be a thermoelectric cooling system 340 similar to the thermoelectric cooling system 340 illustrated in the cooling module 326 in the embodiment of Figure 11. Accordingly, the system 340 of The thermoelectric cooling illustrated in Figure 13 will employ the same reference numerals as in Figure 11 and the operation of the thermoelectric cooling system 340 will not be explained in detail again in relation to Figure 13. The refrigerated air flowing through the heat exchanger 366 can transport the heat released by the heatsink box 346 to the central cooling unit 60. In this way, the compartment 367 can be cooled, regardless of the temperature in the compartment 366 based on the temperature selected for the compartment 367, by the temperature selector 86 for the compartment 366. Furthermore, as described above, the system 340 thermoelectric cooling can provide lower storage temperatures in the compartment 367 that can be effectively reached in the compartment 366 that depends on the cooling provided by the cooled air. Although the cooling module 360 illustrated in Figure 13 does not include passages of air through the compartment separator 365 for allowing refrigerated air to flow into the compartment 367, those skilled in the art will understand that suitable air passages and baffles, not shown, can be provided in the compartment separator 365 to allow the possibility of selectively cooling the compartment 367 , using air cooled or cooling by the thermoelectric cooling system 340. Turning to schematic Figure 14, in another embodiment of the invention, a plurality of cooling modules 20 and 350 can be connected in a system for distributed cooling apparatus which can include a central cooling unit 370. The cooling modules 20 and 350 can be independent or integrated modules and can be a general-purpose refrigerator, freezer or specific application modules. The cooling modules 20 and 350 may be located in a residence kitchen or other locations associated with a dwelling, as desired. The cooling modules 20 and 350 may be similar to the cooling modules 20 and 350 illustrated in Figure 12 and, accordingly, the same reference numbers as those of the cooling modules 20 and 350 in Figure 12 will be used. The cooling apparatus system illustrated schematically in Figure 14 also includes a central cooling unit 370 which can be an absorption cooling system as is well known in the art. The central cooling unit 370 illustrated in Figure 14 can be a single effect absorption system that provides the same result as a steam compression system such as the central cooling units illustrated in Figures 1-3 with the compressor replaced with a solution circuit that absorbs steam at a low pressure and desorbs it at a higher pressure. The central cooling unit 370 may have a solution circuit which may include an absorber 372, pump 373, solution heat exchanger 374, desorber 375 and valve 376 measuring liquid connected by ducts 377 of the appropriate solution circuit. The central cooling unit 370 may also include an ammonia cooling circuit with the condenser 378, precooler 379, expansion valve 380 and a cooled liquid evaporator 381 connected in series to the absorber 372 of the solution circuit and to the desorber 375 via ducts 382 of the ammonia circuit. The desorber 375 may have a heat source, shown as the heating element 371, used to provide heat to the desorber 375 to evaporate and separate the ammonia refrigerant from the aqueous ammonium solution as the water becomes. drains back to the absorber 372 through the measuring valve 376. The ammonia separated from the aqueous ammonia solution in the desorber 375 flows to the condenser 378 and through the expansion valve 380 to the refrigerated liquid evaporator 381. Although a heating element 371 is shown, those skilled in the art will understand that other sources of heat may be used that include a gas burner or that a hot water tank may be used in place of the heating element 371 to supply heat to the desorber 375 to vaporize the ammonia of the aqueous ammonia solution. Also, although the central cooling unit 370 is illustrated as a single-effect absorption system, those skilled in the art will understand that other absorption systems such as the central cooling unit may be used if desired. In operation, the central cooling unit 370 cools the refrigerant liquid in the refrigerated liquid evaporator 381. As seen in the above, the refrigerated liquid evaporator 381 can be an armature and tube evaporator. Like the central cooling unit 10 illustrated in Figure 1 and Figure 12, the variable speed pump 44 can circulate the cooled refrigerant liquid to the cooling modules 20 and 350 as described in detail in the foregoing. The central cooling unit 370 can also have a controller 50, control circuit 56 and temperature selector 36 similar to that of central cooling unit 10 described in detail in the foregoing. Since the operation of the system for cooling apparatus, in addition to the central cooling unit 370, is similar to the operation of the cooling apparatus system described in connection with Figure 12, the description of the operation of the system will not be repeated in Referring to Figure 14. As described in connection with Figure 12, a cascade cooling system can facilitate the provisioning of compartments operating at lower freezing temperatures in a system for distributed cooling apparatus having a central cooling unit of absorption refrigeration system that has a refrigerated liquid evaporator that freezes the refrigerant liquid in a secondary circuit that supplies the refrigeration modules. Turning to schematic Figure 15, in another embodiment of the invention, a cooling module 350 'and an independent cooling apparatus 384 can be connected in a system for distributed cooling apparatus which can include a central cooling unit 10. The cooling module 350 'and the cooling apparatus 384 can be independent or integrated modules and can be a refrigerator of general application, freezer or specific application modules. The cooling module 350 'and the cooling apparatus 384 may be located in a residence kitchen or other locations associated with a dwelling, as desired. The central cooling unit may be similar to the central cooling unit 10 illustrated in Figure 1 and, accordingly, the same reference numbers as those of the central cooling unit 10 illustrated in Figure 1 will be used. Similarly , the cooling module 350 'can be similar to the cooling module 350 illustrated in Figure 12 and, accordingly, the same reference numbers as those of the cooling module 350 in Figure 12 will be used, except for a modified heat exchanger and a cascade cooling system that will be described in the following. As seen in the above, the central cooling unit 10 can be located in a location away from a residence kitchen or in or near the residence kitchen, as desired, as those skilled in the art will understand. According to the invention, other cooling modules and / or satellite stations and modules of the refrigeration apparatus described in the above can be combined with the central cooling unit 10 in addition to the cooling module 350 'and apparatus 384 of shown in Figure 15. The central cooling unit 10 is described in detail in the foregoing and, therefore, will not be described in detail again in connection with Figure 15. The cooling apparatus 384 may include a cooling system in waterfall. The cooling apparatus 384 can have an insulated cabinet 386 and an insulated door 387 that can be articulated to the insulated cabinet 386 to selectively open and close an opening 388 in the insulated cabinet 386. The insulated door 387 can be provided with a suitable handle, not shown, to facilitate opening and closing of the isolated door 387. The cooling apparatus 384 may include an evaporator 389 and an evaporator fan 390. The evaporator fan 390 can be a single speed fan or, if desired, it can be a variable speed fan. An expansion device 392 can control the flow of refrigerant to the evaporator 389. The expansion device 392 can be an expansion device with feedback similar to that of the expansion devices 138 in the embodiment of Figure 3. The refrigeration apparatus 384 it may have a temperature sensor 398 and a temperature selector 399. The temperature sensor 398, the temperature selector 399 and the expansion device 392 can be connected to the controller 396 via the control circuit 397. The controller 396 can similar to the controller 50 described in detail in the foregoing, and may have a first portion and a second portion similar to those of the controller 50. The cooling apparatus 384 may have a cascade cooling unit 400 arranged to supply refrigerant to the evaporator 389 The cascade cooling unit 400 may include a compressor 393 and a liquid cooled condenser 394. The liquid cooled condenser 394 can be connected to the central cooling unit 10 through the valve 46 and the insulated conduits 42. The cascade cooling unit 400 can be connected to the central cooling unit 10 which can provide a low temperature heat sink to the cascade cooling unit 400, allowing it to operate at a much higher capacity than if it rejected heat to the ambient air. The controller 396 can control the operation of the cooling apparatus 384, as is well known in the art, and may include a connection to the controller 50 for the central cooling unit 10. The refrigeration apparatus 384 can effectively provide much cooler cooling temperatures than can be achieved practically using refrigerated refrigerant liquid, supplied by the central cooling unit 10 since the steam compression cascade cooling unit 400 can effectively provide temperatures below 0 ° C.

Although a steam compression cascade cooling unit 400 is illustrated in the embodiment of Figure 15, those skilled in the art will understand that a thermoelectric cooling unit or Stirling cycle cooling unit can be employed as illustrated in Figures 17? and 17B in the following, as desired. As seen in the above, the cooling module 350 'can be similar to the cooling module 350 in the embodiment of Figure 12, with the exception of the heat exchanger and connection of the thermoelectric cooling system 340 to the central cooling system 10. The heat exchanger 30 'in the cooling module 350' may include a tip 30"that can extend and contact the heatsink case 346 'to absorb the heat rejected by the heatsink case 346' instead of the case 346 'of the heat sink rejects the heat inside the compartment 356, as may be the case in the embodiment of Figure 12. In addition to the modifications in the heat exchanger 30' and in the heatsink case 346 ', the module 350' of Cooling is similar in operation to the operation of the cooling module 350 which is described in detail in the foregoing in relation to Figure 12 and will not be repeated in relation to Figure 15. Turning to Figure 16 schematic, in another embodiment of the invention, a plurality of cooling modules 20 and 350 can be connected in a system for distributed cooling apparatus which can include a central cooling unit 402. The cooling modules 20 and 350 can be independent or integrated modules and can be a general-purpose refrigerator, freezer or specific application modules. The cooling modules 20 and 350 may be located in a residence kitchen or other locations associated with a dwelling, as desired. The cooling modules 20 and 350 may be similar to the cooling modules 20 and 350 illustrated in Figure 12 and, accordingly, the same reference numbers as those of the cooling modules 20 and 350 in Figure 12 will be used. The central cooling unit 402 can be located in a location away from a residence kitchen or in or near the residence kitchen, as desired, as will be understood by those skilled in the art. According to the invention, other cooling modules and / or satellite stations and modules of the refrigeration apparatus described above can be combined with the central cooling unit 402 in addition to the cooling modules 20 and 350 illustrated in Figure 16. The cooling modules 20 and 350 are described in detail in the foregoing and, therefore, notthey will be described in detail again in relation to Figure 16. Central cooling unit 402 may be a Stirling cycle refrigeration unit which may include a Stirling cycle cooler 404 which may have a hot end 410 and a cold end 413 as knows well in the art. The Stirling Cycle Cooler 404 may have a linear motor 406 and may have a hot end heat exchanger 411 and a fan 412 to reject the heat from the hot end 410. The cold end 413 may be associated with a chilled liquid cooler 415 that can be arranged to transfer heat from the cooled liquid in the cooled liquid circuit to the cold end 413. As in the secondary circuit systems described in the foregoing, the central cooling unit 402 may have a pump 44 for circulating cooled liquid in the insulated conduits 42. The chiller 404 with Stirling cycle, fan 412 and pump 44 can be connected to controller 50 through control circuit 56. To provide cooling, the Stirling Cycle Cooler 404, the fan 412 and the pump 44 can be activated by the controller 50, causing the Stirling cycle cooler 404 to cause the cold end 413 to cool by absorbing heat in the liquid cooler 415 refrigerated liquid circulated by pump 44 and reject the heat at the hot end 410 for the heat exchanger 411, as is well known in the art. Thus, as illustrated in Figures 12, 13, 14 and 16, a variety of central cooling units can be used in combination with one or more cooling modules including a cascade cooling arrangement. The central cooling units can be a vapor compression refrigeration system, a vapor compression refrigeration system with a secondary cooled liquid circuit, an absorption system or Stirling cycle cooler with a secondary circuit of cooled liquid and can to be a vapor compression refrigeration system, an absorption system or a Stirling cycle cooler arranged to freeze air to circulate it towards the cooling modules that have a cooling arrangement in cascade. Turning to Schematic Figure 17A, in another embodiment of the invention, a plurality of cooling modules 20 and 420 can be connected in a system for distributed cooling apparatus which can include a central cooling unit 10. The cooling modules 20 and 420 can be independent or integrated modules and can be a general-purpose refrigerator, freezer or specific application modules. The cooling modules 20 and 420 can be located in a kitchen residence or other locations associated with a dwelling, as desired. The central cooling unit may be similar to the central cooling unit 10 illustrated in Figure 1 and, accordingly, the same reference numbers as those of the central cooling unit 10 illustrated in Figure 1 will be used. Similarly , the cooling module 20 may be similar to the cooling module 20 illustrated in Figure 12 and, accordingly, the same reference numerals will be used as those of the cooling module 20 in Figure 12. As noted above, the central cooling unit 10 can be located in a location away from a residence kitchen or in or near the residence kitchen, as desired, as will be understood by those skilled in the art. According to the invention, other cooling modules and / or satellite stations and modules of the refrigeration apparatus described in the above can be combined with the central cooling unit 10 in addition to the cooling modules 20 and 420 illustrated in Figure 17 ? The cooling module 20 is described in detail in the foregoing and, therefore, will not be described in detail again in connection with Figure 17A. Similarly, the central cooling unit 10 is described in detail in the foregoing and, therefore, will not be described in detail again in connection with the Figure 17A. The cooling module 420 may include a cascade cooling system. The cooling module 420 can have an insulated cabinet 422 and insulated doors 424 and 425 that can be articulated to the insulated cabinet 422 to selectively open and close the compartments 426 and 427 formed in the insulated cabinet 422 by the compartment separator 423. The insulated doors 426 and 427 can be provided with a suitable handle, not shown, to facilitate opening and closing of the insulated doors 426 and 427. Those skilled in the art will understand that a single insulated door can be provided to close the compartments 426 and 427 if desired. The cooling module 420 may include a heat exchanger 30 and a heat exchanger fan 32 similar to that of the cooling module 20. The heat exchanger fan 32 can be a single speed fan or, if desired, it can be a variable speed fan. A valve 46 can control the flow of cooling liquid to the cooling module 420. Valve 46 may be an on / off valve arranged to control the flow of cooling liquid through valve 46. Valve 46 may be an on / off valve arranged to control the flow of coolant through the valve 46. The cooling module 420 may have temperature sensors 34 and selectors 36 of temperature, as described above, for each compartment 426 and 427. Temperature sensors 34, temperature selectors 36 and valves 46 can be connected to controller 50 through control circuit 56 as described in detail above. Also, as described in detail in the foregoing, the temperature selectors 36 may be located in the cooling modules 20 or 420 or may be part of a central user interface as is well known and described in the foregoing. The heat exchanger 30 of the cooling module can be connected to insulated conduits 42 leading to the central cooling unit 10 to supply cooled refrigerant liquid to the heat exchanger 30. The cascade cooling system for the cooling module 420 can be a cooling unit 430 in cascade by vapor compression that can be located in the base of the isolated 422 cabinet. The cascade cooling unit 430 may include a compressor 431, a liquid cooled condenser 432, an evaporator 433, the evaporator fan 434 and the expansion device 435 connected in a refrigerant circuit, as is well known in the art. A circuit 42 'can convey cooled refrigerant liquid leaving the evaporator 30 to the liquid cooled condenser 432 to provide a low temperature heat sink for the cascade cooling system 430 which allows the cascade cooling system 430 to operate at a much greater capacity than a similar system having a cooled ambient air condenser. In this way, the compartment 427 can be cooled, regardless of the temperature in the compartment 426 based on the temperature selected for the compartment 427, by the temperature selector 36 for the compartment 427. Furthermore, as described above, the system 430 cascade cooling by vapor compression can efficiently provide much lower storage temperatures in compartment 427 that can be achieved in compartment 426 which depends on the cooling provided by the cooled refrigerant liquid. Turning to schematic Figure 17B, in another embodiment of the invention, a plurality of cooling modules 20 and 440 may be connected in a system for distributed cooling apparatus which may include a central cooling unit 10. The cooling modules 20 and 440 can be independent or integrated modules and can be a general-purpose refrigerator, freezer or specific application modules. The cooling modules 20 and 440 may be located in a residence kitchen or other locations associated with a dwelling, as desired. The central cooling unit can be similar to the central cooling unit 10 illustrated in Figure 1 and, accordingly, the same reference numerals as those of the central cooling unit 10 illustrated in Figure 1 will be used. Similarly, the cooling module 20 can be similar to the cooling module 20 illustrated in Figure 12 and, accordingly, the same reference numerals will be used as those of the cooling module 20 in Figure 12. As noted above, the central cooling unit 10 can located in a location away from a residence kitchen or in or near the residence kitchen, as desired, as those skilled in the art will understand. According to the invention, other cooling modules and / or satellite stations and modules of the refrigeration apparatus that are described in the above can be combined with the central cooling unit 10 in addition to the cooling modules 20 and 440 illustrated in Figure 17B . The cooling module 20 is described in detail in the foregoing and, therefore, will not be described in detail again in relation to Figure 17B. Similarly, the central cooling unit 10 is described in detail in the foregoing and, therefore, will not be described in detail again in relation to Figure 17B. The cooling module 440 may include a cascade cooling system. The cooling module 440 it can have an insulated cabinet 442 and insulated doors 444 and 445 that can be articulated to the insulated cabinet 442 to selectively open and close the compartments 446 and 447 formed in the insulated cabinet 442 by the compartment separator 443. The insulated doors 446 and 447 can be provided with a suitable handle, not shown, to facilitate opening and closing of the insulated doors 446 and 447. Those skilled in the art will understand that a single insulated door can be provided to close the compartments 446 and 447 if desired. The cooling module 440 can include a heat exchanger 30 and a heat exchanger fan 32 similar to that of the cooling module 20 which can be arranged to cool the compartment 446. The heat exchanger fan 32 can be a single-speed fan or, if desired , it can be a variable speed fan. A valve 46 can control the flow of cooling liquid to the cooling module 440. The valve 46 may be an on / off valve arranged to control the flow of cooling liquid through the valve 46. The cooling module 440 may have temperature sensors 34 and temperature selectors 36, as described above, for each compartment 446 and 447. The temperature sensors 34, temperature selectors 36 and valves 46 can be connected to the controller 50 through the control circuit 56 as described in detail in the foregoing. Also, as described in detail in the foregoing, the temperature selectors 36 may be located in the cooling modules 20 or 440 or may be part of a central user interface as is well known and described in the foregoing. The heat exchanger 30 of the cooling module can be connected to insulated conduits 42 leading to the central cooling unit 10 to supply cooled refrigerant liquid to the heat exchanger 30. The cooling module 440 can have a cascade cooling unit 450 which can be located in the 442 cabinet base isolated. The cascade cooling unit 450 may be similar to that of the 452 cooler with Stirling cycle. Stirling cycle chillers are well known in the art and typically include a hot end 455, a cold end 454 and a linear motor 456. The cascade cooling unit 450 may also include a circulation fan 457 arranged to circulate air in the compartment 447 on the cold end 454 to cool the compartment 457. The circulation fan 457 and the chiller 452 with Stirling cycle can be connected to the controller 50 through control circuit 56. A circuit 42"can convey refrigerated refrigerant liquid leaving the evaporator 30 to the 455 hot end to remove the heat from the Stirling cycle cooler, allowing the cascade cooling system 450 to effectively cool the compartment 447. In this way, the compartment 447 can be cooled, regardless of the temperature in the compartment 446 based on the temperature selected for the compartment 447, by the temperature selector 36 for the compartment 447. Furthermore, as described above, the 45.0 cascade cooling system with Stirling cycle can efficiently provide much lower storage temperatures in the room. compartment 447 that can be reached in the compartment 446 that depends on the cooling provided by the refrigerated refrigerated liquid. The alternate cascade cooling units described in the above in relation to Figures 17? and 17B can be used in any of the thermoelectric cascade cooling modes described in Figures 11, 12, 13, 14 and 16 in place of the thermoelectric cooling unit described, if desired. Turning to the schematic Figures 18 and 19, in another embodiment of the invention, the cooling modules 120 and 466 can be combined with the cooling / storage modules 460 and 472 in a system for distributed cooling apparatus which can include a cooling unit 110. central cooling as illustrated in Figures 3 and 6. The cooling modules 120 and 466 can be independent or integrated modules and can be a general-purpose refrigerator, freezer or specific application modules and can be located in a residence kitchen or other Locations associated with a home, as desired. The cooling module 120 may be similar to the cooling module 120 illustrated in Figure 3 and, accordingly, the same reference numerals as those of the cooling module 120 will be used in Figure 3. Alternatively, the cooling module it may also be similar to combined satellite station 240, illustrated in Figure 8A. The central cooling unit 110, additional satellite stations 212 and other modules of the refrigeration apparatus have not been included in Figures 18 and 19 to simplify the drawings. The insulated supply conduits 142 and insulated return conduits 144 (see Figures 3 and 6) can be connected to the quick connect fittings 145 to provide a refrigerant circuit to the evaporators 130 and 470 in the cooling modules 120 and 466 from a central cooling unit 110 (see Figures 3 and 6). As seen in the above, the central cooling unit 110 can be located in a location away from a residence kitchen or in or near the residence kitchen, as desired, as you will understand those with experience in the technique. The cooling module 466 can have an insulated cabinet 467 and an insulated door 468 that can be articulated to the insulated cabinet 467 for selective access to the compartment 469 defined by the insulated cabinet 467. The insulated door 468 may have a handle, not shown, to facilitate access to the module 466 of the refrigeration appliance. The central cooling unit, not shown, may be similar to the central cooling unit 110 illustrated in Figures 3 and 6. The operation of the central cooling unit 110 and controller 150 is described in detail in the foregoing in connection with the embodiment of Figures 3 and 6 and, therefore, will not be described in detail again in connection with Figures 18 and 19. Those skilled in the art will understand that more than one cooling module can be provided and that they can be connected one or more combined cooling device / satellite station modules to the central cooling unit 110 through quick connect fittings 145, to lines of refrigerant which may be insulated supply conduits 142 and 144, and to the controller 150 through the control circuit 156, as illustrated in Figure 6. Cooling module 466 may have a direct cooling satellite station evaporator 470 and an expansion device 138. The evaporator 470 and the expansion device 138 can be connected, through quick connect fittings 145, to refrigerant lines which can be insulated supply conduits 142 and insulated return conduits 144 and to the controller 150 through the control circuit 156 (see Figures 3 and 6). The evaporator 470 can be placed in the compartment 469 that those skilled in the art can include an evaporator compartment if desired. The cooling / storage module 460 may be located near the cooling module 466 and may be connected to the cooling module 466 via an insulated supply conduit 216 and an isolated return conduit 218. The cooling / storage module 460 may have an insulated cabinet 462 which may have an insulated door 463 hinged to the insulated cabinet 462 to selectively provide access to the compartment 464. The cooling / storage module 460 may have a fan 465 of circulation which can be placed in the isolated supply conduit 216 and which can circulate and control the volume of refrigerated air flowing to the cooling / storage module 460 from the cooling module 466. The cooling module 466 and the cooling / storage module 460 may have temperature sensors 134 as described above, and may have temperature selectors 136, not shown, which may be combined with the respective cabinets or may be part of a central user interface as described above. The temperature sensors 134 and the temperature selectors 136 can be connected to the controller 150 (Figures 3 and 6) through the control circuit 156. The cooling / storage module 460 can be operated selectively as a refrigerated storage space when the circulation fan 465 is operated by the controller 150 (Figures 3 and 6). Alternatively, the circulation fan 465 can be deactivated and the cooling / storage module 460 can be allowed to remain at the ambient temperature of the location in the home in which it is placed. The circulation fan 465 can be a variable speed fan or a single speed fan that can have on and off cycles to control the temperature in the cooling / storage module 460. The cooling module 120 is described in detail in the foregoing and, therefore, will not be described in detail again in relation to Figures 18 and 19. The cooling / storage module 472 can be located near the cooling module 120 and can be connected to the cooling module 120 via an insulated supply conduit 216 and an isolated return conduit 218 similar to those of the combined satellite station 240, illustrated in Figure 8A. The refrigeration / storage module 472 may have an insulated case 473 which may have an insulated door 474, hinged to the insulated case 473 to selectively provide access to the compartment 475 defined by the insulated case 473. The isolated door 474 may have a handle, not shown, to facilitate access to the module 472 of the refrigeration appliance. The cooling / storage module 472 may have a damper 476 that can control the volume of cooled air flowing to the cooling / storage module 472 from the module 120 of the refrigeration appliance. The cooling module 120 and the cooling / storage module 472 may have temperature sensors 134 as described above, and may have a temperature selector 136, not shown, which may be combined with the respective cabinets or may be part of the a central user interface as described in the above. The temperature sensors 134 and the temperature selectors 136 can be connected to the controller 150 (Figures 3 and 6) through the control circuit 156. The refrigeration / storage module 472 can be selectively operated as a refrigerated storage space when the damper 476 is positioned to allow the Air flow from the cooling module 120 flows into the compartment 475 under the influence of the evaporator fan 132. Those skilled in the art will understand that damper 476 can be manually adjusted by a user or can be adjusted automatically under the control of controller 150 (see Figures 3 and 6). The damper 476 is illustrated as connected, via the control circuit 156, to the controller 150. Those skilled in the art will understand that a manually adjusted damper 476 may be used and, if so, does not need to be connected to the controller 150. Alternatively, the damper 476 may be positioned to block the flow of cooled air from the cooling module 120, and the cooling / storage module 472 may be allowed to remain at the ambient temperature of the location in the dwelling in which it is placed. . Also, a second damper 476, not shown, may be placed in the insulated return conduit 218, if desired, to improve the insulation of the refrigeration / storage module 472 when it is desired to operate the refrigeration / storage module 472 as a space of unconditioned storage. As illustrated in Figure 19, a second cooling / storage module 460 can be connected to the cooling / storage module 472 to provide two modules connected to a cooling module 120 that can be used, alternatively, for an environmental or refrigerated storage space. It may be advantageous to employ a cooling / storage module 460 having a circulation fan 465 remote from a cooling module 120 when it is desired to provide two cooling / storage modules to facilitate the flow of air, indicated by the flow arrows 148, in both 475 and 460 cooling / storage modules. Similarly, two cooling / storage modules 460 can be provided for a cooling module 120 or 466 since the circulation fans 465 can provide adequate circulation of cooled air in at least two cooling / storage modules. Thus, in the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figures 18 and 19, a distributed refrigeration apparatus system may have one or more cooling / storage modules to allow additional, temporary, refrigerated storage space when not needed. , can become a storage space at room temperature. Those skilled in the art will understand that a second damper, not shown, can be provided so that the isolated return conduit 218 prevents the cooled air from flowing to the module 460 or 472 of cooling / storage when the user deactivates the circulation fan 465 and / or closes the damper 476 to operate one or more cooling / storage modules as a storage space at room temperature. Those skilled in the art will understand that the cooling / storage module 472 can be modified to be used in combination with a cooling module such as the cooling module 120 without combining a second cooling / storage module 460 therewith, as illustrated in Figure 19. In case the cooling / storage module is used without a second cooling / storage module, the isolated supply and return ducts 216 and 218 leading to the cooling / storage module 460 from the module 472 cooling / storage can be eliminated. Turning to schematic Figure 20, in another embodiment of the invention, the cooling module 120 can be used with the cooling / storage module 478 in a system for distributed cooling apparatus which can include a central cooling unit 110 as illustrated in FIG. Figures 3 and 6. The cooling module 120 can be a separate or integrated module and can be a general-purpose refrigerator, freezer or specific application module and can be located in a residence kitchen or other locations associated with a home, as desired. The cooling module 120 may be similar to the cooling module 120 illustrated in Figure 3 and, accordingly, the same reference numerals as those of the cooling module 120 will be used in Figure 3. Alternatively, the cooling module it may also be similar to combined satellite station 240, illustrated in Figure 8A. The central cooling unit 110, additional satellite stations 212 and modules of the refrigeration apparatus have not been included in Figure 20 to simplify the drawings. The insulated supply conduits 142 and insulated return conduits 144 (see Figures 3 and 6) can be connected to the quick connect fittings 145 to provide a refrigerant circuit to the evaporator 130 in the cooling module 120 from a central cooling unit 110. (see Figures 3 and 6). As noted above, the central cooling unit 110 can be located in a location away from a residence kitchen or in or near the residence kitchen, as desired, as will be understood by those skilled in the art. The cooling / storage module 478 may have an insulated enclosure 479 that may have an insulated door 480, hinged to the insulated enclosure 479 to selectively provide access to the defined 481 compartment through the isolated 479 cabinet. The isolated door 480 may have a handle, not shown, to facilitate opening and closing of the isolated door 480 for access to the compartment 481. The cooling / storage module 478 may be connected to the cooling module 120 via a supply duct 216 insulated and an isolated return conduit 218 and may have a damper 486 associated with the insulated supply conduit 216 that can control the volume of cooled air flowing, see dotted air flow arrow 148, toward the cooling module 478. FIG. storage from the cooling module 120. The cooling / storage module 478 may also have a selector 482 which may be a switch connected to the control circuit 156. In some embodiments of the invention, the refrigeration / storage module may comprise an insulated insert within a cabinet as will be described in greater detail in the following. In such circumstances, it may be advantageous to provide a selector switch 482 to indicate the presence or absence of an insulated insert to form the insulated case 479 to prevent operation of the refrigeration / storage module 478 at lower ambient temperatures without an insulating insert in its place. Those skilled in the art will understand that the selector switch can be arranged to adjust in manually by a user or can be closed automatically to indicate the presence of an insulated insert with the placement of the insulated insert in the cabinet. The cooling module 120 and the cooling / storage module 478 may have temperature sensors 134 as described above, and may have temperature selectors 136, not shown, which may be combined with the respective cabinets or may be part of a central user interface as described in the above. The temperature sensors 134 and the temperature selectors 136 can be connected to the controller 150 (Figures 3 and 6) through the control circuit 156. The refrigeration / storage module 478 can be selectively operated as a refrigerated storage space when the damper 486 is positioned to allow the flow of air to flow from the cooling module 120. The damper 486 can be manually adjusted by a user to control the operating temperature in the compartment 481. Alternatively, the damper 486 can be arranged to be operated by the controller 150 (see Figures 3 and 6), depending on the setting a selector 136 of temperature, not shown, which controls the cooling / storage module 478 and the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor 134. Alternatively, damper 486 can be placed to block the flow of refrigerated air of the cooling module 120, and the cooling / storage module 478 may be allowed to remain at the ambient temperature of the location in the dwelling in which it is placed. Those skilled in the art will understand that the isolated return conduit 218 may also be provided with a shock absorber, not shown, to help ensure that the cooled air does not flow from the cooling module 120 when the user wishes to allow the module to be cooled. Refrigeration / storage remain at room temperature for additional storage space. The cooling / storage module 478 may also have a heating element 484 which can be arranged to heat the contents of the cooling / storage module above room temperature. The heating element 484 can be connected, through the control circuit 156, to the controller 150 for the selective operation of the heating element 484. The use of the heating element 484 may allow a user to select a temperature sequence cycle for the contents of the refrigeration / storage module 478 which may include heating the contents to a temperature above ambient temperature as will be described in detail in the next. Thus, in the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figure 20 a The distributed refrigeration appliance system may have one or more cooling / storage modules to allow additional, temporary refrigerated storage space, when not needed, to be converted into storage space at room temperature, or it may be operated to provide one or more predetermined temperature sequence cycles for treating the contents of compartment 481. Although the embodiments illustrated in Figures 18-20 have been described in combination with central cooling unit 110, those skilled in the art will understand that they can be employed the central cooling units 10, 60, 370 and 402 with secondary circuit described in detail in the foregoing with the corresponding modules of the cooling apparatus combined with the cooling / storage modules as described in the embodiments described in Figures 18-20 . Turning to Schematic Figures 21-23, in another embodiment of the invention, a cooling apparatus 570 may be combined with a cooling / storage module that can be arranged to selectively provide additional refrigerated storage or unconditioned storage space. The cooling apparatus 570 can be an independent cooling apparatus and can be placed in a kitchen or another location in a home relative to the upper 488 cabinets and the lower 489 cabinets. The cooling apparatus 570 may be similar to a combination of refrigeration unit / satellite station module / central cooling unit 282 as illustrated and described in Figure 10 or may be similar to an independent refrigerator freezer or integrated into the module or stacked As illustrated in Figures 21-23, the cooling apparatus 570 will use the same reference numbers as the combination of the refrigeration unit / satellite station module / central cooling unit 282 illustrated in Figure 10. The operation of the combination of the cooling device module / satellite station / central cooling unit 282, partially shown in Figures 21-23, is described in detail in the foregoing and will not be repeated in connection with Figures 21-23. The refrigeration / storage module 492 illustrated in Figure 21 may include an insulated cabinet 491 having an isolated door 493. The insulated door 493 may have a handle, not shown, to facilitate access to the refrigeration / storage module 492. The refrigeration / storage module 492 may have a temperature sensor 134 and a temperature selector 136, not shown, as described above, and may be placed adjacent to the upper cabinets 488. The temperature sensors 134 and temperature selectors 136 can be connected to controller 300 (Figure 10) through control circuit 306. The refrigeration / storage module 492 may include a selector 482, as described above, connected to the controller 300 (see Figure 10) and may have dampers 486 that can be placed in the insulated supply conduit 216 and in the conduit 218 of Isolated return that can connect satellite station 282 combined with module 492 cooling / storage. As described above, the dampers 486 can be adjusted to allow the cooled air to flow to the cooling / storage module 492 or to block the flow of cooled air to allow the cooling / storage module to remain at room temperature as a Unconditioned storage space. The dampers 486 can be manually adjusted by a user to allow the flow of air cooled to a sufficient volume to maintain a desired temperature in the cooling / storage module 492 or they can be automatic dampers that can be connected to a controller 300 (Figure 10). ) to control the temperature in the cooling / storage module 492 based on the input of a temperature sensor 134 and a temperature selector 136 (Figure 10).

The refrigeration / storage module 494 illustrated in Figure 22 may include an insulated cabinet 495 having an insulated door 495 '. The insulated door 495 'may have a handle, not shown, to facilitate access to the refrigeration / storage module 494. The refrigeration / storage module 494 may have a temperature sensor 134 and a temperature selector 136, not shown, as described above, and may be placed adjacent to the lower cabinets 489. The temperature sensors 134 and the temperature selectors 136 can be connected to the controller 300 (Figure 10) through the control circuit 306. The cooling / storage module 494 may include a selector 482, as described above, connected to the controller 300 (see Figure 10) and may have a damper 486 placed in the insulated supply conduit 216 and a circulating fan 457 placed in the isolated return conduit 218. As seen in the above, the refrigeration apparatus 570 may have a behavior of the upper mounted freezer and a lower mounted lower freezer compartment opposite the refrigeration / storage module 494. The shock absorber 486 may be arranged to be adjusted manually by the user or may be an automatic shock absorber as described above to control the amount of air cooled flows to the cooling / storage module 494 and, therefore, the operating temperature. In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 22, a circulation fan 457 can be provided in the insulated return conduit 218 to ensure circulation of cooled air, see air flow arrows 148, to the cooling / storage module 494 from the independent cooling apparatus 570 and back to the independent refrigeration apparatus 570. In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 23A, the independent cooling apparatus 570 may be similar to the cooling device / satellite station module / central cooling unit 282 combination illustrated in Figure 10, and may have a cooling module 466 arranged to connect to the central cooling unit 284, not shown, (see Figure 10). The cooling module 466 is described in detail in the foregoing in relation to Figure 18 and, therefore, will not be described in detail again in relation to Figure 23A. The cooling module 466 can be placed in place of a lower cabinet 489, as illustrated in Figures 21-22. The cooling / storage module 496 can be placed adjacent the cooling module 466 and can be connected to the cooling module 466 via the isolated supply conduit 216 and the supply conduit 216 insulated return and may have a circulation fan 465 associated with the insulated supply conduit 216 for circulating cooled air from the cooling module 466 to the compartment 499 when the circulation fan 465 is operated. The circulation fan 465 can be connected to the controller 300 (see Figure 10) through the control circuit 306. The cooling / storage module 496 may have a temperature sensor 134 and a temperature selector 136 as described above. In this way, a user can select the refrigerated operation of the refrigeration / storage module 496 by setting the appropriate selector 136 for the refrigeration / storage module 496 for the refrigeration operation. The controller 300 (Figure 10) may cause the circulation fan 465 to operate, causing the cooled air to flow from the cooling module 466 to the cooling / storage module 496 (see dotted arrows 148 of air flow). The cooling / storage module 496 may also have a heating element 484 which may be similar to the heating element 484 illustrated in the cooling / storage module 478 (see Figure 20). The operation of the heating element 484 in the cooling / storage module 496 may be similar to the operation of the cooling / storage module 478 described above and will not be repeated. As noted in the above, the operation of the heating element 484 can selectively provide a predetermined temperature profile for the contents of the cooling / storage module 496 will be described in detail in the following. In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 23B, the independent cooling apparatus 570 may be similar to the cooling unit / satellite station module / central cooling unit 282 combination shown in Figure 10, and may have a cooling module 466 arranged to connect to the central cooling unit 284, not shown, (see Figure 10). The cooling module 466 is described in detail in the above in relation to Figure 18 and, therefore, will not be described in detail again in relation to Figure 23B. The cooling module 466 can be placed in place of a lower cabinet 489, as illustrated in Figures 21-22. The refrigeration / storage module 496 is described in detail in the foregoing in relation to Figure 23A and, therefore, will not be described in detail again. The refrigeration / storage module 492 'illustrated in Figure 23B can also employ a secondary cooling medium circuit to cool in Selectively insulating the interior of the insulated cabinet 491 in place of the insulated conduits 216 and 218 that connect the insulated cabinet 491 to the compartment 308 as described above in relation to Figure 23A. The secondary cooling medium circuit may include a heat exchanger 512 that can be placed in the compartment 308 near the evaporator 320 to reject the heat from the insulated compartment 491 towards the compartment 308 and the evaporator 320. The heat exchanger 512 can be connected to the insulated conduits 42 to the heat exchanger 513 that can be placed in the insulated cabinet 491 and to a pump 514. The pump 514 is illustrated as being placed in the insulated compartment 491; however, the pump 514 may be placed in other locations as desired, including in the space of the central cooling unit as desired. As described above, the cooling liquid for the circuit of the secondary cooling medium, not shown, can be thermal transfer liquid DYNALENE HC, an organic salt based on water that is non-toxic, non-flammable, with low viscosity, or other solutions of coolant such as ethylene glycol and aqueous solution. In operation, when a user chooses to operate the refrigeration / storage module as a refrigerated space, the selector switch 482 can be closed and the pump 514 it can operate under the control of the controller 300 and a temperature sensor 134, not shown, for circulating coolant liquid through the heat exchanger 513 to freeze the insulated cabinet 491. To operate the refrigeration / storage module 492 'as an unconditioned storage space, the selector switch 482 may be opened and the pump 514 disconnected to allow the temperature in the insulated cabinet 491 to rise to room temperature. The insulated cabinet 491 may be a container that forms a space for containing a liquid or thick aqueous suspension material such as water or ice cream or other liquid, semi-liquid or thick aqueous suspension materials that a user may choose to chill or freeze for use, or as a stage in the preparation. The insulated cabinet 491 may take the form of an insulated tank or vessel or it may be an insulated space arranged to receive a container for liquid and / or removable thick aqueous suspension, not shown. The heat exchanger 513 can be positioned to cool a removable thick liquid / aqueous suspension container, not shown. Those skilled in the art will understand that modules other than the refrigeration / storage module 492 'may comprise or be arranged to receive a tank or container for storing and / or cooling a liquid or thick aqueous suspension material if desired. By way of similarly, the cooling / storage module 492 'may be used in combination with the satellite stations as illustrated in the embodiments of Figures 6-11 as desired. Those skilled in the art will understand that the independent cooling apparatus 570 can be configured as a lower freezing apparatus having an evaporator in the lower part of the apparatus and that, consequently, the cooling / storage modules 492, 492 'and 494 they may alternate to correspond with the lower freezing upper freezing compartments in the independent refrigeration apparatus 570. Further, although the heating elements have been illustrated in the refrigeration / storage modules 478 and 496, those skilled in the art will understand that the heating elements can be provided in any of the refrigeration / storage modules illustrated in Figures 18, 19, 21 or 22. Thus, in the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figure 21-23B a system of the distributed refrigeration apparatus may have one or more cooling / storage modules combined with an independent refrigeration apparatus to allow the additional, temporary refrigerated storage space, when not needed, can be converted into a storage space room temperature or, if provided with a heating element, can be used to heat the contents to higher ambient temperatures. The insulated cabinets described above may be formed of wood, metal or molded plastic and provided with insulating material such as polyurethane foam or expanded Styrofoam as is well known in the art. Also, as is well known in the art, such insulated cabinets can be formed in a manufacturing location and shipped to a work site in its final form or can be manufactured in the workplace by cutting and assembling cabinets from insulated panels and isolated preformed doors. According to the invention, an insulated enclosure and an insulated door for a refrigeration / storage module can be formed by providing an insulated inset equipment and an insulated door for converting an uninsulated enclosure to a cooling / storage module. Turning to Figure 24 which includes an exploded view of the isolated insert 500, the preparation of an insulated insert 500 can be observed. The insulated insert 500 may include an insulated case 502 and an insulated door 504 which may be attached to the insulated case via hinges 510. The insulated door may include a handle 511 to facilitate opening and closing of the insulated door 504. The insulated box 502 may include a wall 505 insulated rear, insulated upper wall 506, insulated lower wall 507, insulated left side wall 508 and insulated right side wall 509 that can be assembled in insulated box 502 as the cabinetry industry is well known. The insulated insert 500 can be inserted into an upper cabinet 488 or a lower cabinet 489 to convert a conventional cabinet into a cooling / storage module. Those skilled in the art will understand that instead of manufacturing the insert 500 insulated as an insert, an insulated enclosure can be fabricated that can replace an upper cabinet 488 or lower cabinet 489 if desired. If an insulated cabinet is constructed in place of an insulated insert, panels that have an acceptable "outside" surface can be used to match other cabinets used in the dwelling as desired. In accordance with this aspect of the invention, the distributed cooling modules can be provided to meet the requirements for the intended user cooling system without requiring the user to conform to the module sizes usually available in the mass market. for refrigeration appliances. The construction described above for insulated insert 500 can be used for any of the cooling / storage modules 460, 472, 478, 492, 492, 494 and 496 described above if is desired Turning to Schematic Figures 25 and 26, in another embodiment of the invention, a cooling apparatus 570 may be combined with a cooling / storage module that can be arranged to selectively provide additional refrigerated storage or unconditioned storage space above or above. below the cooling apparatus 570. The cooling apparatus 570 may be an independent or integrated refrigeration appliance and may be placed in a kitchen or other location in a home in relation to the upper cabinets 488 and the lower cabinets 489. As described in the foregoing with regard to Figures 21-23B, the cooling apparatus 570 may be similar to a combination cooling module / satellite station / central cooling unit 282 as illustrated in Figure 10 or may Be similar to a conventional refrigerator freezer. The cooling apparatus 570 will not be described in detail again in relation to Figures 25 and 26. In Figure 25, the cooling apparatus 570 can be installed on or on top of a cooling / storage module 515 to elevate the cooling apparatus 570 to facilitate the user access to the lower compartment of the refrigeration apparatus 570 without undue flexion The cooling / storage module 515 may include an insulated cabinet 516, insulated door 517 and, if desired, a selector 482 as described above. The cooling / storage module 515 can have a temperature sensor 134, a temperature selector 136, not shown, and a diffuser 518 that can cooperate with the insulated conduit 519 connecting the cooling / storage module 515 with the lower compartment 310 of the refrigeration apparatus 570. The isolated conduit 519 may be a concentric conduit or it may be a parallel conduit of two passages to provide a supply and return passage to the refrigeration / storage module 515. The temperature sensor 134 and the temperature selector 136, not shown, can be connected to the controller 300 (Figure 10) through the control circuit 306. The isolated door 517 may have a handle, not shown, to facilitate access to the module 515 of the refrigeration / storage apparatus. The insulated conduit 519 may have a damper 486 to selectively allow cooled air from cooling apparatus 570 to flow into cooling / storage module 515. The circulation fan 523 can ensure that the cooled air of the cooling / storage module 515 returns to the compartment 310 of the cooling apparatus 570. As described in In the foregoing, the refrigeration / storage module 515 can be selectively operated as the refrigerated storage space by placing the damper 486 to allow the cooled air to flow through the insulated conduit 519 and the circulating fan 523 in operation. As in the above, the damper 486 can be operated manually by a user or it can be an automatic damper connected to the controller 300 (see Figure 10) through the control circuit 306. The circulation fan 523 can be connected, via the control circuit 306, to the controller 300 and can be operated when a user selects the refrigerated operation of the cooling / storage module 515. Also, as described above in relation to other embodiments, a user can allow the cooling / storage module 515 to reach room temperature by placing the damper 486 to block the flow of cooled air to the cooling / storage module 515. and disconnecting the circulation fan 523. Turning to Figure 26, a cooling / storage module 520 can be placed on top of the cooling apparatus 570 in the space between the cooling apparatus 570 and a soffit or ceiling at the location in the house in which the cooling apparatus 570 is located. The cooling / storage module 520 may include an insulated cabinet 521, and an insulated door 522 that can be articulated to the insulated cabinet 521. The insulated door 522 may have a handle, not shown, to facilitate opening and closing of the insulated door 522. In Figure 26, the isolated gate 522 is illustrated schematically as pivoting about a horizontal axis. Those skilled in the art will understand that the isolated door 222 may be articulated to pivot about a vertical axis similar to that of the door 517 isolated in Figure 25, if desired. The cooling / storage module 520 may have a selector 482, as described above, and may have a temperature sensor 134 and a temperature selector 136, not shown. The temperature sensor 134 and the temperature selector 136, not shown, can be connected to the controller 300 (Figure 10) through the control circuit 306. An insulated supply conduit 216 and an isolated return conduit 218 can connect the cooling / storage module 520 to the refrigeration apparatus 570. The insulated supply and return conduits 216 and 218 may have a damper 486 for controlling the flow of cooled air from the refrigeration apparatus 570 to the cooling / storage module 520 and back to the refrigeration apparatus 570. As described in above, the cooling apparatus 570 may be a combination of cooling apparatus module / satellite station / central cooling unit 282 (see Figure 10) which may include an evaporator fan 322 (see Figure 10). The evaporator fan 322 can circulate cooled air through the supply ducts 216, and return ducts 218 isolated when the dampers 486 are placed to allow air flow through the ducts. The dampers 486 can be manually adjusted by a user to allow the flow of air cooled to a sufficient volume to maintain a desired temperature in the cooling / storage module 520 or they can be automatic dampers that can be connected to a controller 300, not shown , for controlling the temperature in the cooling / storage module 520 based on the input of a temperature sensor 134 and a temperature selector, not shown. Thus, in Figures 25 and 26, the cooling / storage modules 515 and 520 can be combined with a refrigeration apparatus 570 and can be selectively operated as a refrigerated or ambient storage space to allow a user to have a storage space. storage space at room temperature or refrigerated, additional, when storage needs a change. As described in relation to Figures 20 and 23, a cooling / storage module may have a heating element 484 to allow a user to selectively raise the temperature in the module above room temperature, as well as to cool the module to below ambient temperatures. In each of the embodiments, the refrigeration / storage module may have a flow controller to allow or block the flow of refrigerated air to the refrigeration / storage module and, as in the embodiments illustrated in Figures 20 and 23, it can have a heating element that can be selectively energized to heat the contents of the cooling / storage module. The flow controller, damper 486 or circulation fan 465 and heating element 484 can be connected to controller 300 (see Figure 10) through control circuit 306. The system controller 300 may be arranged to selectively operate at least one flow controller to allow the cooled air to flow through at least one insulated conduit to cool the contents of the cooling / storage module to a lower ambient temperature , desired; or to selectively operate the flow controller to block the flow of cooled air through at least one insulated conduit to operate the cooling module. refrigeration / storage as an unconditioned storage space (ie, room temperature); or to selectively operate the flow controller to block the flow of cooled air through at least one insulated conduit and selectively operate the heating element to heat the contents of the refrigeration / storage module to a higher ambient temperature , desired; or to selectively operate the flow controller to allow or block the flow of refrigerated air to the refrigeration / storage module and selectively operate the heating element to distribute the storage temperature of the contents of the refrigeration / storage module through a predetermined temperature distribution cycle to cause physical or chemical effects on the contents of the refrigeration / storage module. For example, the predetermined temperature distribution cycles may include thawing, fermentation, yeast, quick setting cooling and rapid cooling. Turning to Figure 27A-27D, the illustration of the time and temperature conditions can be observed in four cycles of temperature distribution. In Figure 27A, controller 300 can be programmed to cause the temperature to rise in a module of cooling / storage to a set, predetermined temperature, to ferment the contents and thus preserve them for a predetermined or indefinite time. In Figure 27B, the controller 300 can be programmed to preserve the contents of the refrigeration / storage module at a predetermined, higher ambient set temperature for a predetermined time to age or ferment the contents and thereby reduce the temperature of the contents up to a storage temperature that may be above or below the ambient temperature. At 27C, the controller 300 can raise the temperature to thaw the contents and thereby preserve the contents at a higher, reduced freezing temperature. In Figure 27D, the controller may cause the temperature in the cooling / storage module to rapidly fall to cool the contents and thereby allow the temperature to rise to a set temperature. In the programs illustrated in Figures 27B, 27C and 27D, the controller may be arranged to change from higher to lower or lower to higher temperatures based on an elapsed time or at the input of a temperature sensor or other sensor such as a sensor of moisture, carbon dioxide or hydrocarbon (such as ethylene or other gases from food products caused due to their maturation or decomposition), such that the predetermined temperature distribution cycle depends on the changed condition / condition of the contents of the refrigeration / storage module. Those sed in the art will understand that predetermined temperature distribution cycles, in addition to those illustrated in Figure 27 and described above, can be used with the refrigeration / storage modules described in the foregoing. Also, those sed in the art will understand that a controller can be arranged to allow the user to program a desired temperature distribution cycle, using a user interface or other known programming method. Turning to Figures 28 and 29, it can be seen schematically a distributed refrigeration system, according to the invention, installed, applied to a housing distribution plan. The residential house 525 illustrated in Figures 28 and 29 may have a kitchen 526, bathroom 528, office or study 530, room or family room 532 and yard 534. Although a distributed cooling system is illustrated, according to the invention, in a simple housing in Figures 28 and 29, those sed in the art will understand that distributed cooling systems according to the invention can be used in combination with any housing style that have any desired number of rooms and distribution plans. The distributed cooling system illustrated in Figures 28 and 29 may have a main cooling machine, central cooling unit 10, which may be similar to central cooling unit 10 illustrated and described in detail in relation to Figures 1, 12 , 15, 17A and 17B and will not be described in detail again in connection with Figures 28 and 29. The central cooling unit 10 may include a controller 50 and may have temperature selectors 36 that can be located in a user interface in a remote location such as in kitchen 526, as illustrated in Figures 28 and 29. Although temperature selectors 36 are illustrated in a combined user interface, those sed in the art will understand that temperature selectors 36 can be combined with each remote cooling device if desired, as is well known in the art. The central cooling unit 10 can be connected to a circuit of the secondary cooling medium. In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 28 a secondary cooling medium circuit comprises an insulated conduit 42 forming a circuit leading from the refrigerated liquid evaporator 40 in the central cooling unit 10 around the perimeter of the housing 525 and back to the refrigerated liquid evaporator 40. As described in detail in the above, the pump 44 can circulate coolant liquid through the insulated conduits 42. Although the insulated conduit 42 is placed in perimeter walls in Figures 28 and 29, those sed in the art will understand that the insulated conduits 42 may be located in other walls and / or portions of the dwelling as desired to provide access to the interior. secondary cooling circuit in desired locations in the home. A pressure differential valve 541 may be provided in the secondary cooling medium circuit to adjust any pressure differential between the supply and return pressures. The circuit of the secondary cooling medium, also referred to as a secondary cooling circuit, may include a plurality of access points 535 (Figure 28) and 535 '(Figure 29). An enlarged view of access point 535 can be seen in Figure 28A. The access point 535 may include a housing 533 that can enclose the conduits 42 and can support the remote device connectors 543 when a remote cooling device is connected to an access point. The remote device connectors 543 may be known connectors for use with coolant circuits and may be quick or permanent connections as desired. The access point 535 may also include an electrical connector, not shown, to make an adequate connection between the control circuit 56 and the electrical component (s) in the remote cooling device. The access point 535 may also include a valve 545 that can be connected to the control circuit 56. The valve 545 can be opened to allow the refrigerated liquid refrigerant to flow to a remote refrigeration device when activated by the controller 50. Although the central cooling unit 10 is shown in Figures 28 and 29, those skilled in the art will understand that a central cooling unit can be employed by absorption, as illustrated in Figure 14, or a central cooling unit with Stirling cycle, as illustrated in Figure 16, in the embodiments of Figures 28 and 29 as desired . A variety of remote cooling devices can be connected to the secondary cooling medium circuit to provide distributed cooling for various purposes in separate locations in a dwelling. The following are examples of remote cooling devices that can be used. Those skilled in the art will understand that the following examples are just that and it should not be understood that the examples limit the invention to the remote cooling devices illustrated in Figures 28 and 29. A remote cooling device may be the cooling module 20 located in the yard 534. The cooling module 20 can be a patio cooler for cold drinks or sandwiches. The cooling module 20 may be similar to the cooling module 20 described in relation to Figures 1, 12, 14, 16, 17A and 17B and will not be described in detail again in relation to Figures 28 and 29. The module 20 of Refrigeration can be connected to a point 535 and 535 'of access as described in the above and can operate as described in the above. Another remote cooling device may be a cooling module 384 combined with a cascade cooling unit 400. The cooling module 384 and the cascade cooling unit 400 may be similar to the cooling module 384 and the cascade cooling unit 400 described in connection with Figure 15 and will not be described in detail again. The cascade cooling unit 400 can be connected to the remote device connectors at access points 535 and 535 'and can operate as described above in connection with Figure 15. Another remote cooling device can be a dehumidifier 546 which can be used to reduce the humidity in the bath 528 that can be generated during showers or baths. The dehumidifier 546 may be similar to that of the cooling modules described in the foregoing and may include a heat exchanger 548, a fan 549 of the heat exchanger, a temperature sensor 34 and a humidity meter 547. The heat exchanger 549, the temperature sensor 34 and the humidity meter 547 can be connected to the controller 50 through the control circuit 56. The heat exchanger 548 may be connected to the conduits 42 insulated at the access points 535 and 535 'using remote device connectors 543 as described above. The dehumidifier 546 may have a condensate bucket, not shown, or it may be connected to a drain to discard the condensate as is well known in the art. Instead of connecting the temperature sensor and humidity meter 547 to the controller 50, a control panel, not shown, can be provided in the dehumidifier 546 as will be readily understood by those skilled in the art. Another remote cooling device may be a CPU cooler 552 that can be assumed to cool a central processor of a computer or server. The CPU cooler may include a heat exchanger 554 and a temperature sensor 34. The CPU cooler 552 can be connected to the secondary cooling medium circuit by using remote device connectors 543 to connect to an access point 535 and 535 '. The temperature sensor 34 can be connected to the controller 50 by a suitable electrical connector in the control circuit 56 at access point 535 and 535 '. Another device Remote cooling can be a 556 local area cooler that is illustrated in the room or family room 532. The local area cooler 556 can provide additional air conditioning or air conditioning for a room or part of a home 525. For example, the 525 home can be located in a climate that does not require central air conditioning or the entire home, but the Cooling for part of the day or part of the year can be satisfactorily treated with a 556 local area cooler instead of a room air conditioner. The local area cooler 556 may have a cabinet 557 that can enclose a heat exchanger 558 and a heat exchanger fan 560. The local area cooler 556 can include a temperature sensor 34 and a temperature selector 36 that can be connected to the controller 50 or, alternatively, can be accessed on a control panel in the cabinet 557 to control the local area cooler 556 on the device. The local area cooler 556 can be connected to access point 535, 535 'by using remote device connectors 543 as described above. The 556 local area cooler can operate in a manner similar to a room air conditioner and can include a condensate pan to collect the condensate or can have a condensate drain line that can be connected to a drain line in the home or It can be directed out for disposal as desired. A second main cooling machine can be connected to the secondary cooling circuit to provide an additional source of cooling in the secondary cooling medium circuit. In the embodiment illustrated in Figures 28 and 29, the second main refrigeration machine can be a drawer freezer 536. The drawer freezer 536 may have an insulated cabinet 537 and a freezer cooling circuit including a static evaporator 538, expansion device 539, condenser 540, compressor 542 and condenser fan 550. The drawer freezer 536 may also have a heat reject element which may be a refrigerated liquid evaporator 544 that can be connected to the insulated conduits 42 and at an access point 535, 535 'by the use of remote device connectors 543. which can provide additional cooling in the secondary cooling circuit. The drawer freezer 536 can also have a temperature sensor 34 and a temperature selector 36 that can be connected to the controller 50 through the control circuit 56 as described above. Those skilled in the art will understand that the drawer freezer 536 may have a suitable insulated cover or closure, not shown, and that the temperature selector 36 may be placed on a control panel over the drawer freezer 536 if desired instead of over a remote user interface as illustrated. When the drawer freezer 536 is operating, the suction line heat exchanger or refrigerated liquid evaporator 544 can absorb the heat of the cooling liquid circulated in the insulated conduits 42, thereby supplementing the cooling capacity of the cooling system. distributed cooling. In addition, the freezer cooling circuit can include a bypass valve 551 that can be integrated with the expansion device 539 connected to the control circuit 56 that can allow the central controller 50 to bypass the evaporator 538 to make available the cooling capacity of the drawer freezer in the refrigerated liquid evaporator 544 to provide additional cooling to the distributed refrigeration system. Although a second main refrigeration machine is illustrated as a drawer freezer in the embodiments of Figures 28 and 29, those skilled in the art will understand that other refrigeration machines such as a central air-conditioning condensing unit can be used, freezers with other configurations, such as refrigerator freezers, ice makers, wine coolers and the like that have a cooling unit as a Additional main cooling machine in a distributed cooling system if desired. In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 29 and Figure 29A the secondary cooling medium circuit may have a single insulated conduit 42 connecting the access points 535 'with the refrigerated liquid evaporator 40 and the pump 44. The points 535 The access can have a housing 564 and can include a valve 566 that can be connected to the controller 50 through the control circuit 56. The valve 566 can be closed by forcing the cooled refrigerant liquid circulating in the insulated conduit 42 to be diverted through the remote device when the valve 566 is closed by the controller 50. The access point 535 'can have a suitable electrical connector, not shown, to facilitate the connection of remote cooling devices to the controller 50. The secondary single-line cooling circuit illustrated in Figure 29 may otherwise operate in a manner similar to the two-line supply and return system. lines illustrated in Figure 28. Refrigeration modules, cooling / storage modules, satellite stations, combined satellite stations and the central cooling units described in the foregoing have been selected to explain the invention. However, the invention is not limited to the specific examples of modules, satellite stations and central cooling units and these elements can take any desired shape and can be combined, as desired, within the scope of the invention. The invention is not limited to cooling modules and equipment located in any particular geometrical orientation. The central cooling unit and receiving modules do not need to be placed in an equal or similar horizontal plane since appropriate pumps and fans can be adjusted for differences in elevation resulting from the desired location of cooling units and modules. Although the use of quick connect fittings for connecting satellite stations to refrigerant lines in distributed cooling systems is described above, those skilled in the art will understand that quick connect fittings are not necessary to practice the inventions described in this request and that instead any known refrigerant line connection arrangement can be used as desired. The controllers for the central cooling units, cooling modules, satellite stations, combined satellite stations and central cooling units and refrigeration / storage modules described above, including control circuits, thermostats, temperature selectors and circuit breakers.

The selector can be arranged to operate as controls, components and plug-and-play devices or can be arranged to function as part of a device network that can be part of a local network. The Coherent International Applications PCT / 2006/022420, System and Method of Software Architecture for Communication with, and Management of, at least One Component Within a Domestic Device, filed on June 8, 2006, PCT / 2006/022503, Components and Accessories for a Communication Device, filed on June 9, 2006; and PCT / 2006/022528, Comprehensive System for Product Management, filed on June 9, 2006 and US Patent Application 11 / 619,767, Server and Adapter for Connecting an Electronic Consumer Device in Discrete Orientation, filed on January 4, 2007, all assigned to the assignee of this application, describe structural elements for plug-and-use controls and modular systems that can be used in the practice of the inventions described in this application. Copending International Applications PCT / 2006/022420, PCT / 2006/022503, PCT / US2006 / 022528 and copending US Patent Application 11 / 619,767 are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. Although the invention has been described specifically in relation to certain specific embodiments thereof, it will be understood that these are by way of illustration and no limitation and the scope of the appended claims should be interpreted as broadly as the prior art allows.

Claims

CLAIMS 1. A system for distributed cooling apparatus, constructed and arranged for use in a residence kitchen and other locations associated with a dwelling, characterized in that it comprises: one or more refrigerated storage spaces having an apparatus for receiving a means of cooling to freeze the air in the refrigerated storage space; a cooling unit for removing heat from the cooling medium; at least one separate refrigeration / storage module comprising a cabinet and an insert comprising insulated walls and an insulated door forming an insulated insert arranged to convert a storage cabinet into an insulated enclosure located in relation to a storage space refrigerated to selectively provide a refrigerated storage space or unconditioned storage space; at least one insulated air duct connecting the cooling / storage module with at least one refrigerated storage space; and at least one flow controller for selectively allowing the circulation of cooled air through at least one insulated air duct from at least one storage space cooled to the cooling / storage module and to return the air from the refrigeration / storage module to at least one refrigerated storage space when at least one flow controller is arranged to allow cooled air to flow through. minus an insulated air duct and operate the cooling / storage module as a refrigerated storage space or to prevent circulation of cooled air through at least one insulated air duct to operate the cooling / storage module as a space of unconditioned storage.
2. The system for distributed refrigeration appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the cabinet is a wooden cabinet.
3. The system for distributed refrigeration appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the cabinet is a metal cabinet.
4. The system for distributed refrigeration appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the cabinet is made of molded plastic.
The system for distributed refrigeration apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that the insulated insert and the insulated door comprise a device for converting an uninsulated cabinet into a cooling / storage module.
6. The system for distributed refrigeration appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that one or more refrigerated storage spaces comprise a refrigeration module having: an insulated refrigeration module cabinet having an opening for access to the interior of the cabinet; an apparatus for receiving a cooling means for cooling the interior of the cooling module cabinet; a central cooling unit for removing heat from the cooling medium; a circuit of the cooling medium that connects the central cooling unit and at least one refrigerated storage space; and At least one flow control device of the cooling medium connected in the circuit of the cooling medium to control the flow of the cooling medium to at least one refrigerated storage space.
7. A system for distributed refrigeration apparatus, constructed and arranged for use in a residence kitchen and other locations associated with a dwelling, characterized in that it comprises: an independent refrigeration appliance having at least one refrigerated storage space and a cooling unit space; at least one separate refrigeration / storage module comprising a cabinet having an insulated wall and an insulated door forming an insulated box, located in relation to the independent refrigeration apparatus, arranged to selectively provide cooling / storage space or unconditioned storage space; at least one insulated air duct connecting the cooling / storage module with at least one refrigerated storage space; and at least one flow controller for selectively allowing the circulation of cooled air through at least one insulated air duct from the refrigerated storage space to the cooling / storage module when at least one flow controller it is arranged to allow the flow of cooled air through at least one insulated air duct.
The system for distributed refrigeration apparatus according to claim 7, characterized in that the cabinet comprises an insulated insert for converting a cabinet into an insulated box arranged for use as a cooling / storage module.
9. The system for distributed refrigeration appliance according to claim 7, characterized in that the cabinet is a wooden cabinet.
10. The system for distributed refrigeration appliance according to claim 7, characterized in that the cabinet is a metal cabinet.
11. The system for distributed refrigeration appliance according to claim 7, characterized in that the cabinet is molded plastic.
12. The system for distributed refrigeration appliance according to claim 7, characterized in that the insulated insert and the insulated door comprise a device for converting an uninsulated cabinet into a cooling / storage module.