Patent classifications
F04C2270/60
System and method for controlling a fluid transport system
A fluid transport system includes at least one flow control device and a multiphase pump configured to transport fluid. At least one pump sensing device is configured to measure at least one operating characteristic of the multiphase pump. A controller is programmed with a pump map including a correlation of the at least one operating characteristic of the multiphase pump with at least one operating characteristic of the fluid. The controller is configured to determine an estimated value of the at least one operating characteristic of the fluid based on the measured value of the at least one operating characteristic of the multiphase pump and the pump map. At least one regulating device coupled to at least one flow control device is modulated based on the estimated value of the at least one operating characteristic of the fluid.
Compressor Unit and Method for Operating a Compressor Unit
A compressor unit including a screw compressor having a compressor housing that has a screw rotor chamber arranged in the compressor housing, two screw rotors that are arranged in the screw rotor chamber and are mounted on the compressor housing to be rotatable about a respective screw rotor axis, and at least one control slider, which is arranged in a slider channel of the compressor housing, is adjacent to both screw rotors and is movable in a direction of displacement parallel to the screw rotor axes and takes a form such that it affects the final volume and/or the initial volume, wherein there is provided on the screw compressor a compressor operational control unit that takes a form such that it performs a compressor operating function that assists at least one operation of the compressor unit.
AIR CONDITIONER PROVIDED WITH MEANS FOR PREDICTING AND DETECTING FAILURE IN COMPRESSOR AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING AND DETECTING THE FAILURE
To predict and detect a failure in a compressor provided in an air conditioner, the air conditioner is provided with: a heat exchanger; the compressor; piping connecting the heat exchanger and the compressor with each other; and a control unit controlling the compressor and having a compressor failure predicting and detecting means, and in this air conditioner, the compressor failure predicting and detecting means of the control unit includes: a current detecting part detecting a driving current driving the compressor; a pulsation detecting part detecting pulsation in a driving current detected by the current detecting part; and an anomaly determining part predicting or detecting any failure in the compressor based on a magnitude and a duration of pulsation in a driving current detected by the pulsation detecting part.
METHOD FOR REGULATING THE ROTATIONAL SPEED OF A COMPRESSOR AS A FUNCTION OF THE AVAILABLE GAS FLOW OF A SOURCE AND REGULATION THEREBY APPLIED
A method for controlling the speed of a compressor with a controller as a function of the available gas flow comprising the following steps: setting a desired value for the inlet pressure; determining the inlet pressure; determining the speed; controlling the speed of the compressor by reducing or increasing it depending on whether the inlet pressure is less than or greater than the set desired value until the inlet pressure is equal to the set desired value; providing the characteristic data of the compressor relating to the efficiency and/or the Specific Energy Requirement (SER) as a function of the speed and the inlet pressure; adjusting the desired value of the inlet pressure on the basis of the aforementioned characteristic data and in such a way that the efficiency of the compressor is a maximum or the SER is a minimum.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FLUID TRANSPORT SYSTEM
A fluid transport system includes at least one flow control device and a multiphase pump configured to transport fluid. At least one pump sensing device is configured to measure at least one operating characteristic of the multiphase pump. A controller is programmed with a pump map including a correlation of the at least one operating characteristic of the multiphase pump with at least one operating characteristic of the fluid. The controller is configured to determine an estimated value of the at least one operating characteristic of the fluid based on the measured value of the at least one operating characteristic of the multiphase pump and the pump map. At least one regulating device coupled to at least one flow control device is modulated based on the estimated value of the at least one operating characteristic of the fluid.
COMPRESSOR UNIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A COMPRESSOR UNIT
A compressor unit including a screw compressor having a compressor housing that has a screw rotor chamber arranged in the compressor housing, two screw rotors that are arranged in the screw rotor chamber and are mounted on the compressor housing to be rotatable about a respective screw rotor axis, and at least one control slider, which is arranged in a slider channel of the compressor housing, is adjacent to both screw rotors and is movable in a direction of displacement parallel to the screw rotor axes and takes a form such that it affects the final volume and/or the initial volume, wherein there is provided on the screw compressor a compressor operational control unit that takes a form such that it performs a compressor operating function that assists at least one operation of the compressor unit.
Screw Compressor
A screw compressor includes: a containment body including: a suction chamber and a suction port for a fluid to be compressed; a delivery chamber and a discharge port for the compressed fluid; a containment seat for two helical compression rotors; two helical compression rotors; an electric motor to actuate the helical compression rotors; lubrication for the helical compression rotors; filtration of the compressed fluid; an inverter connected to the electric motor; an electronic control unit configured to control the inverter; a low-pressure sensor located at the suction port and connected to the electronic control unit; a high-pressure sensor located at the discharge port and connected to the electronic control unit; an adjustment spool configured for adjusting the width of an outlet opening from the compression rotor chamber; a fluid actuator to move the adjustment spool; a current meter that measures the electric current absorbed by the electric motor.