Patent classifications
F25B2600/021
Method for controlling a compressor of a refrigeration system, and refrigeration system
Process for regulating a compressor with motor for a refrigerating system, where the temperature of the cooling site is regulated through an on-off motor mode if the temperature in the compressor exceeds an upper temperature threshold. In addition, the temperature of the cooling site is regulated through a continuous on mode of the motor as soon as the motor has cooled to a lower temperature threshold. The controller converts a variable corresponding to the cooling requirement of the cooling site into a switch signal for a valve, which results in clocked opening and closing of the valve, or uses a frequency converter, which controls the cooling liquid flow through the compressor by regulating the voltage and the frequency of the motor in that the frequency converter converts a variable corresponding to the cooling requirement of a cooling site into a voltage and a frequency for the motor.
Heat pump device, heat pump system, air conditioner, and freezer
A heat pump device includes: a compressor that compresses a refrigerant; a motor that drives the compressor; a wiring switching unit that switches a wiring structure of the motor; an inverter that applies a desired voltage to the motor; and an inverter control unit that generates a PWM signal for driving the inverter, that includes, as an operation mode, a heating operation mode in which a heating operation is performed on the compressor and a normal operation mode in which a refrigerant is compressed by performing a normal operation on the compressor, and that controls a switching operation of the wiring switching unit in accordance with an operation mode.
HEAT PUMP APPARATUS, AND AIR CONDITIONER, HEAT PUMP WATER HEATER, AND REFRIGERATOR INCLUDING THE HEAT PUMP APPARATUS
A heat pump apparatus includes a compressor compressing a refrigerant, a motor driving the compressor, an inverter device, and an inverter control unit controlling the inverter device. The inverter device includes the same number of bridge circuits as those of phases of the motor, and each of the bridge circuits includes plural pairs of series-connected switching elements. The pairs of switching elements are connected in parallel. The inverter device applies to the motor a high-frequency voltage of a frequency at which the motor does not rotate.
COMPRESSOR HAVING SOUND CONTROL SYSTEM
A climate-control system may include a compressor and a control module. The compressor includes a motor driving a compression mechanism to compress a working fluid. The control module is in communication with the motor and may be configured to determine a balance speed of the motor at which a forward-rotational inertial force of the compression mechanism is equal to a backward-rotational gas force on the compression mechanism. The control module may be configured to adjust a running speed of the motor to the balance speed after receipt of a compressor-shutdown-command and before shutting down the compressor.
Heat pump device, air conditioner, and freezer that efficiently heats refrigerant on standby
A heat pump device includes a compressor including a compression mechanism that compresses a refrigerant and a motor that drives the compression mechanism, an inverter that applies a voltage for driving the motor, a converter that applies a voltage to the inverter, an inverter control unit that generates a driving signal for driving the inverter, and a converter control unit that generates a driving signal for driving the converter. The inverter control unit includes a heating-operation-mode control unit that controls a driving-signal generating unit such that the driving-signal generating unit outputs, as inverter driving signals, PWM signals for heating the compressor without rotationally driving the motor by feeding a high-frequency current that the motor cannot follow in a heating operation mode.
Chiller apparatus with freezing cycle for cooling and refrigerant cycle for heating
Chiller apparatus performs temperature-control operation without placing excessive load on an electric compressor even when temperature difference between set and work temperatures are small; little temperature difference between refrigerant intake side and refrigerant discharge side of an evaporator in freezing-cycle, at time of temperature-control setting with small temperature difference between set and work temperatures; PCB2 performs PID operation on refrigerant detection temperature by sensor near the side of refrigerant inflow of a heating apparatus in a refrigerant-cycle; a PCB1 performs serial communication of a drive control signal for an inverter generated based on a result, and controls the compressor rotational speed according to work temperature within range. PCB2 performs PID operation on the work temperature detected by a first sensor, and PCB1 controls opening and closing of an electronic expansion valve by driving a stepping-motor according to a pulse signal generated based on result, and controls flow rate of refrigerant.
System, method and computer program product for energy allocation
An energy allocation system includes an air conditioning unit with a VDC compressor and a fan configured for variable speed output. The air conditioning unit further includes a built-in power generator. A blending module is configured to split the generator-produced power into AC and DC allocations and combine the DC power allocation with DC power received from a DC energy device.
HEAT PUMP DEVICE, AND AIR CONDITIONER, HEAT PUMP WATER HEATER, REFRIGERATOR, AND FREEZING MACHINE THAT INCLUDES HEAT PUMP DEVICE
A heat pump device includes a compressor compressing refrigerant; a motor driving the compressor; an inverter applying alternating-current voltage to the motor; and an inverter control unit generating a control signal for controlling the inverter. The inverter control unit executes control by using a first switching pattern in which all of three switching elements on a positive or negative voltage side of the inverter are changed to an ON state, then executes control by using a second switching pattern in which two switching elements to which electric current flows in the same direction when controlled by using the first switching pattern are changed to an OFF state, and then executes control by using a third switching pattern in which two switching elements on a reverse voltage side of the two switching elements changed to an OFF state by using the second switching pattern are changed to an ON state.
COMPRESSOR MODULE
A compressor module for a refrigerant circuit of a motor vehicle air-conditioning system, exhibiting a modular multi-part housing with a low-pressure refrigerant inlet, a high-pressure refrigerant outlet and a compressor, characterized in that an inner heat exchanger of the refrigerant circuit is produced such that it is integrated into the compressor module, wherein the housing of the compressor module fully encloses the inner heat exchanger.
ELECTRICAL ARCHITECTURE FOR POWERING MULTIPLE TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION UNITS
A multi-unit transport refrigeration system including: a first transportation refrigeration unit configured to refrigerate a first transport container; a second transportation refrigeration unit configured to refrigerate a second transport container; and an energy management system including: an energy storage device configured to store electricity to power the first second transportation refrigeration unit; and a power conversion system electrically connecting the energy storage device to the first transportation refrigeration unit and the second transportation refrigeration unit, the power conversion system including: a first DC/DC converter configured to increase a voltage of the electricity received from the energy storage device from a first voltage to a second voltage; and a first DC/AC inverter configured to convert the electricity received from the first DC/DC converter from DC to AC and then convey the electricity to at least one of the first transportation refrigeration unit or the second transportation refrigeration unit.