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Co-Ordinated Sensorless Control System
20230109274 · 2023-04-06 ·

A method and system for co-ordinating control of a plurality of sensorless devices. Each device includes a communication subsystem and configured to self-detect one or more device properties, the device properties resulting in output having one or more output properties. The method includes: detecting inputs including the one or more device properties of each device, correlating, for each device, the detected one or more device properties to the one or more output properties, and co-ordinating control of each of the devices to operate at least one of their respective device properties to co-ordinate one or more output properties for the combined output to achieve a setpoint. In some example embodiments, the setpoint can be fixed, calculated or externally determined.

Co-Ordinated Sensorless Control System
20230109274 · 2023-04-06 ·

A method and system for co-ordinating control of a plurality of sensorless devices. Each device includes a communication subsystem and configured to self-detect one or more device properties, the device properties resulting in output having one or more output properties. The method includes: detecting inputs including the one or more device properties of each device, correlating, for each device, the detected one or more device properties to the one or more output properties, and co-ordinating control of each of the devices to operate at least one of their respective device properties to co-ordinate one or more output properties for the combined output to achieve a setpoint. In some example embodiments, the setpoint can be fixed, calculated or externally determined.

Blower Having a Protrusion Adjacent the Static Tap Hole
20230107170 · 2023-04-06 ·

A blower comprising a blower housing, a blower wheel, and a motor. The blower wheel is within the blower housing and has a plurality of blades. The motor is operatively connected to the blower wheel to rotate the blower wheel about an axis of rotation. The blower housing comprises a wall perpendicular to the axis of rotation. The wall has a static tap hole having a leading edge and a trailing edge. The static tap hole is positioned near an axial side of the blower wheel such that as the blower wheel rotates, any of the blades of the blower wheel passes the leading edge of the static tap hole before passing the trailing edge of the static tap hole. The wall comprises a protrusion protruding axially from the wall and toward the blower wheel. The protrusion is located adjacent the trailing edge of the static tap hole.

Degradation diagnostic device and air-conditioning apparatus
11619224 · 2023-04-04 · ·

Provided is a degradation diagnostic device, which is configured to perform a diagnosis for degradation of a compressor including a compression mechanism unit to be driven along with a rotational motion of a rotary shaft, and a shell, which is configured to form an outer casing. The degradation diagnostic device includes a vibration detection device to be fixed onto an outer wall of the shell at a position at which the compression mechanism unit is located. The vibration detection device includes: a vibration sensor, which is configured to detect vibration of the compressor; a sensor holding unit including the vibration sensor; a base portion to which the sensor holding unit is connected; and a plurality of projecting portions, which are formed on a surface of the base portion on a side opposite to the sensor holding unit and to be brought into contact with the outer wall.

Fan speed control system for engine cooling

A control system that uses an algorithm to control the fan speed in a cooling system for an engine is disclosed. The algorithm is adapted to maintain a cooling medium at a set temperature instead of an operating temperature range of the cooling medium. The algorithm is also adapted to maintain a cooling medium at a set temperature and to build a cooling safety margin in response to an engine output torque percentage that is below an output torque percentage setpoint.

Remote Control System for Forward/Reverse Rotation of a Fan
20220316489 · 2022-10-06 ·

A remote control system for forward/reverse rotation of a fan comprises a remote control and a forward-reverse rotation control unit. The remote control includes an operation module, a wireless output module, and a first control module that is electrically connected to the operation module and the wireless output module and that is capable of outputting, through the wireless output module, an operation signal which corresponds to an operation condition of the operation module. The operation signal can switch between a forward rotation mode and a reverse rotation mode to correspond to the operation condition of the operation module. The forward-reverse rotation control unit includes a wireless input module that is used to receive the operation signal, a double-pole relay that is controllable to switch between a first mode and a second mode and that is used to provide electric power to the fan, and a second control module that is electrically connected to the wireless input module and the double-pole relay and that controls the double-pole relay to switch modes according to the operation signal, thereby making a rotational direction of the fan correspond to the operation of the operation module and enhancing convenience of use.

Remote Control System for Forward/Reverse Rotation of a Fan
20220316489 · 2022-10-06 ·

A remote control system for forward/reverse rotation of a fan comprises a remote control and a forward-reverse rotation control unit. The remote control includes an operation module, a wireless output module, and a first control module that is electrically connected to the operation module and the wireless output module and that is capable of outputting, through the wireless output module, an operation signal which corresponds to an operation condition of the operation module. The operation signal can switch between a forward rotation mode and a reverse rotation mode to correspond to the operation condition of the operation module. The forward-reverse rotation control unit includes a wireless input module that is used to receive the operation signal, a double-pole relay that is controllable to switch between a first mode and a second mode and that is used to provide electric power to the fan, and a second control module that is electrically connected to the wireless input module and the double-pole relay and that controls the double-pole relay to switch modes according to the operation signal, thereby making a rotational direction of the fan correspond to the operation of the operation module and enhancing convenience of use.

VACUUM PUMP AND CONTROLLER
20230151826 · 2023-05-18 ·

A vacuum pump and a controller are provided with which state information of the vacuum pump is collected in a timely manner. In a controller, control portions control operating states of internal devices (such as a motor, a heater, and a cooling valve) located in a vacuum pump main body. An information collection portion collects the state information of the vacuum pump main body, and a recording processing portion records, in the non-volatile memory, the state information collected by the information collection portion. Also, the information collection portion collects the state information of the vacuum pump main body at a point in time at which a control portion switches the operating state of an internal device.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATION OF VARIABLE GEOMETRY DIFFUSER AS CHECK VALVE

A compressor includes a diffuser passage configured to receive refrigerant flow from an impeller of the compressor, where the diffuser passage is at least partially defined by a compressor discharge plate of the compressor. The compressor also includes a variable geometry diffuser positioned within the diffuser passage and configured to adjust a dimension of a refrigerant flow path through the diffuser passage, an actuator coupled to the variable geometry diffuser and configured to adjust a position of the variable geometry diffuser within the diffuser passage, and a controller configured to regulate operation of the actuator. The controller is configured to instruct the actuator to adjust the position of the variable geometry diffuser from a first position to a second position using a first force and to adjust the position of the variable geometry diffuser from the second position to a third position using a second force less than the first force, where the variable geometry diffuser abuts the compressor discharge plate in the third position.

CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD

A control device includes: a variation command unit that changes a command value, which is a command value sent to a system including a compressor, affecting an operating state of the compressor; a proportional coefficient calculation unit that calculates a proportional coefficient of a variation in a parameter, which indicates a state of the compressor or an electric motor that drives the compressor when the system is operated based on the command value, with respect to the command value; and a control unit that performs control for avoiding or suppressing surging in the compressor, based on a value of the proportional coefficient.