●Refrigerant dryer
In a refrigeration circuit, a refrigerant dryer consists of filters that absorb and remove moisture inside the refrigeration circuit. Refrigerant dryers are normally installed in pipes carrying liquid refrigerant after it emerges from the condenser.
●Refrigerator
A compressor that compresses a refrigerant gas. These are called refrigerators to distinguish them from machines such as air compressors.
●Relay
A switch which turns a mechanical contact ON/OFF with the power of an electromagnet (solenoid). This makes it possible to turn ON/OFF the high power of the contact with the low power needed to drive the electromagnet only, and thus relays are used for amplification. They are also frequently used as logic elements in sequence circuits.
●Relief valve
When the inlet pressure exceeds a set level, this valve opens to release the outlet pressure.
●RS232C
A standard for serial communication. This is the communication standard when connecting a PC with an acoustic coupler or modem, and is used for one-to-one communication between PCs.
Since RS232C itself only roughly stipulates the use of wiring systems and other hardware, detailed hardware specifications and software protocols are determined independently by each equipment manufacturer.
●RS485
A standard for serial communication. Only one-to-one communication between devices can be done with RS232C, but with RS485 it is possible to communicate simultaneously with multiple devices by wiring them in a chained, multidrop fashion, and providing addresses via software.
Since RS485 itself only roughly stipulates the use of wiring systems and other hardware, detailed hardware specifications and software protocols are determined independently by each equipment manufacturer. Actual detailed protocols are determined independently by each equipment manufacturer.
●RTD (Resistance Temperature Detector)
→ PT sensor
