F04D27/00

Method for controlling at least two fans

A control device and a method for controlling a system having at least two fans (1) and/or fan groups for generating a defined setpoint value (VG,setpoint, ΔpG,setpoint), wherein, by changing the operating points of at least one fan (1) depending on which setpoint value is fixedly predetermined, at least one of the fans (1) is brought to an optimal operating point and thereby the efficiency ηG of the system is increased.

Systems and methods for protecting sealed compressor electrical feedthrough
11614091 · 2023-03-28 · ·

A method of feedthrough and overcurrent protection of a sealed compressor used in a transport climate control system (“TCCS”) is provided. The TCCS includes a climate control circuit with a sealed compressor. The sealed compressor includes an outer housing and an electrical motor within the outer housing. The method includes operating the sealed compressor to compress a working fluid by supplying electrical power to the electric motor of the sealed compressor via a sealed electrical feedthrough in the outer housing of the sealed compressor. The method also includes detecting an operating parameter of the sealed electrical feedthrough, and determining whether the sealed electrical feedthrough is in a melting condition based on the detected operating parameter. Also, the method includes adjusting operation of the climate control circuit upon determining that the sealed electrical feedthrough is in the melting condition until the sealed electrical feedthrough is no longer in the melting condition.

Method for determining a fluid delivery parameter

The invention relates to a method for determining a fluid conveying parameter, a fluid conveying device, particularly for determining a volumetric flow, comprising the steps of Determining excitation information for mechanical excitation of at least one fluid conveying element of the fluid conveying device in at least one spatial direction by at least one first sensor means, Providing operating information, comprising at least a value of an operating variable of the fluid conveying device by means of a providing means, Analyzing the information provided and determined, Determining a fluid conveying parameter, particularly a volumetric flow, of the fluid conveying device based on the analyzed information.

System and method for preventing total plant shutdown due to low temperature excursion

A system of interlocks for controlling flow of low temperature process streams in a manufacturing process through a cold box to equipment or piping not specified for such temperatures by opening and closing valves and starting and stopping pumps. At least one interlock affects streams heated in the cold box. At least one interlock affects the streams cooled in the cold box. The interlocks are activated by temperatures of process lines to prevent exposure of equipment and piping to low temperatures while preventing the shutdown of the cold box. An override controller including a predictive failure capability is also provided.

BLOWER
20230088798 · 2023-03-23 ·

An air blower according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a support body through which a suction part is formed; a tower coupling part which is formed above the support body and in which a rotation module is installed; a dual discharge part which is coupled to the rotation module and includes a first discharge tower and a second discharge tower extending upward from the support body to be symmetrical to each other; and a control part which individually controls the rotation of the dual discharge part, wherein the control part can control the rotation angles of the first discharge tower and the second discharge tower so that air discharged from the first discharge tower and air from the second discharge tower is mixed, and the mixed air has an air volume larger than that of the air discharged from any one discharge tower among the first discharge tower and the second discharge tower.

BLOWER
20230088798 · 2023-03-23 ·

An air blower according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a support body through which a suction part is formed; a tower coupling part which is formed above the support body and in which a rotation module is installed; a dual discharge part which is coupled to the rotation module and includes a first discharge tower and a second discharge tower extending upward from the support body to be symmetrical to each other; and a control part which individually controls the rotation of the dual discharge part, wherein the control part can control the rotation angles of the first discharge tower and the second discharge tower so that air discharged from the first discharge tower and air from the second discharge tower is mixed, and the mixed air has an air volume larger than that of the air discharged from any one discharge tower among the first discharge tower and the second discharge tower.

POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS, MOTOR DRIVE APPARATUS, BLOWER, COMPRESSOR, AND AIR CONDITIONER

The power conversion apparatus includes a converter circuit that converts an alternating-current voltage output from an alternating-current power supply into a direct-current voltage. The converter circuit includes unit converters. The power conversion apparatus includes current detectors that detect respective currents flowing through respective reactors. In first and second unit converters adjacent to each other among the unit converters, a phase difference between a first phase and a second phase is changed from a reference phase difference when a total current of currents detected by the respective current detectors is greater than a threshold. The first phase is a phase at a time when the switching element of the first unit converter is turned on. The second phase is a phase at a time when the switching element of the second unit converter is turned on.

IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND AIR BLOWING SYSTEM
20230093213 · 2023-03-23 ·

An identification method that identifies a type of a fan motor unit in an air blowing system that includes: a fan motor unit including a motor, a fan, and a casing; and a controller that controls the fan motor unit. The fan motor unit blows air to the outside. The identification method includes: a first step of the controller outputting, to the fan motor unit, a first air flow rate instruction that is output at a time of performing control to cause the fan motor unit to operate normally; a second step of the controller acquiring a first speed notification that is output from the fan motor unit in response to the outputting of the first air flow rate instruction; and a third step of the controller identifying, based on the first air flow rate instruction and the first speed notification, a type of the fan motor unit and outputting a type identification signal indicating the identified type.

CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR MOTOR POWERED BY STORAGE BATTERY AND FAN
20230087771 · 2023-03-23 ·

A control circuit including a motor drive unit and a processing control unit is provided. The motor drive unit includes a drive current for a motor according to a modulation signal, and the motor is powered by a storage battery. The processing control unit obtains an actual speed of the motor, calculate the modulation signal by comparing the actual speed and a target speed, and transmit the modulation signal to the motor drive unit. Also, the modulation signal is used to control rotation of the motor by modulating the drive current, so that the actual speed tends to be equal to the target speed.

CONTROLLER AND DRIVE CIRCUIT FOR ELECTRIC MOTORS
20220341434 · 2022-10-27 ·

A control system for an electric motor in a compressor system includes a processing system configured to control an inverter to supply variable frequency power to the electric motor from the inverter. The processing system is configured to determine when to transition from supplying variable frequency power to supplying line frequency power to the electric motor. The processing system is configured to engage a pressure equalization mechanism to at least partially reduce a pressure differential developed between a suction portion and a discharge portion of the compressor system. The processing system is configured to apply line frequency power to at least one winding of the electric motor.