Abstract:
A flash tank for a heat pump operable in a heating mode and a cooling mode includes a shell having a middle portion disposed between a top portion and a bottom portion, with the top portion, bottom portion, and middle portion cooperating to define an inner volume of the shell. A first port is in fluid communication with the inner volume and functions as an inlet in the heating mode and as an outlet in the cooling mode. A second port is in fluid communication with the inner volume and functions as an inlet in the cooling mode and as an outlet in the heating mode. Flow control devices and check valves are fluidly coupled to control the tank as a flash tank in heating mode and as a receiver in cooling mode.
Abstract:
A system and method for calculating parameters for a refrigeration system having a variable speed compressor is provided. A compressor is connected to a condenser and an evaporator. An evaporator sensor outputs an evaporator signal corresponding to at least one of an evaporator pressure and an evaporator temperature. An inverter drive modulates electric power delivered to the compressor to modulate a speed of the compressor. The control module is connected to the inverter drive and receives the evaporator signal, monitors electrical power data and compressor speed data from said inverter drive, and calculates at least one of a condenser temperature and a condenser pressure based on the evaporator signal, the electrical power data, and the compressor speed data.
Abstract:
A vapor-compression circuit may be used to meet the temperature/load demands for conditioning one or more spaces. Excess heat generated in the vapor-compression circuit may be utilized to generate an electric current that may power other components of the vapor-compression circuit. A thermoelectric device may be placed in heat-transferring contact with the excess heat and generate the electrical current. The electric current generated may be used to power another thermoelectric device to provide further cooling or heating of a fluid in heat-transferring relation therewith to supplement the vapor-compression circuit and the conditioning of the space.
Abstract:
A compressor is provided and may include a shell, a compression mechanism, a motor, and a diagnostic system that determines a system condition. The diagnostic system may include a processor and a memory and may predict a severity level of the system condition based on at least one of a sequence of historical-fault events and a combination of the types of the historical-fault events.
Abstract:
A system and method for calculating parameters for a refrigeration system having a variable speed compressor is provided. A compressor is connected to a condenser and an evaporator. An evaporator sensor outputs an evaporator signal corresponding to at least one of an evaporator pressure and an evaporator temperature. An inverter drive modulates electric power delivered to the compressor to modulate a speed of the compressor. The control module is connected to the inverter drive and receives the evaporator signal, monitors electrical power data and compressor speed data from said inverter drive, and calculates at least one of a condenser temperature and a condenser pressure based on the evaporator signal, the electrical power data, and the compressor speed data.
Abstract:
A system and method for calculating parameters for a refrigeration system having a variable speed compressor is provided. A compressor is connected to a condenser and an evaporator. An evaporator sensor outputs an evaporator signal corresponding to at least one of an evaporator pressure and an evaporator temperature. An inverter drive modulates electric power delivered to the compressor to modulate a speed of the compressor. The control module is connected to the inverter drive and receives the evaporator signal, monitors electrical power data and compressor speed data from said inverter drive, and calculates at least one of a condenser temperature and a condenser pressure based on the evaporator signal, the electrical power data, and the compressor speed data.
Abstract:
H:\dcr\lnienvornci\NRPortbI\DCC\DER\9002207_Idocs-,/12/201i A compressor comprising a shell, a compression mechanism, a motor, and a diagnostic system, said diagnostic system including a processor and a memory and operable to differentiate between a low-side fault and a high-side fault by monitoring a rate of current rise drawn by said motor for a first predetermined time period following compressor startup.
Abstract:
A compressor is provided and may include a shell, a compression mechanism, a motor, and a diagnostic system that deter-mines a system condition. The diagnostic system may include a pro-cessor and a memory and may predict a severity level of the system condition based on at least one of a sequence of historical-fault events and a combination of the types of the historical-fault events.
Abstract:
A compressor is provided and may include a shell, a compression mechanism, a motor, and a diagnostic system that determines a system condition. The diagnostic system may include a processor and a memory and may predict a severity level of the system condition based on at least one of a sequence of historical-fault events and a combination of the types of the historical-fault events.
Abstract:
Un sistema que comprende: un compresor (10); un motor (28, 46, 48) fijado a dicho compresor (10) para alimentar dicho compresor (10); un protector de motor (54) asociado a dicho motor (28, 46, 48) y accionable entre una primera posición cuando dicho motor está dentro de parámetros de funcionamiento especificados y una segunda posición cuando dicho motor está fuera de dichos parámetros de funcionamiento; un primer sensor (102) que monitoriza una característica de funcionamiento de dicho compresor (10); un sistema de diagnóstico (100) que incluye un conjunto de circuitos lógicos (104) utilizable para analizar una condición de dicho protector de motor (54) como una función de tiempo basándose en información recibida desde dicho primer sensor (102) y para identificar una causa de fallo específica; y un dispositivo inteligente (116) en comunicación con dicho conjunto de circuitos lógicos (104).