Abstract:
A compressor may include a shell, a compression mechanism, first and second temperature sensors, and a control module. The shell may define a lubricant sump. The compression mechanism may be disposed within the shell and may be operable to compress a working fluid. The first temperature sensor may be at least partially disposed within the shell at a first position. The second temperature sensor may be at least partially disposed within the shell at a second position that is vertically higher than the first position. The control module may be in communication with the first and second temperature sensors and the pressure sensor and may determine whether a liquid level in the lubricant sump is below a predetermined level based on data received from the first and second temperature sensors.
Abstract:
There is described a mobile breathing-air compressor unit arranged for use in an explosive environment and including an air compression unit, an air inlet provided with a gas detector which is arranged to stop the air compression unit, means of keeping the operating temperature of the air compression unit below a limit value, a) by the air compression unit being provided with several compressors which are arranged to be subjected to a maximum load which lies considerably below the maximum capacity of the compressor, or b) by the air compression unit is provided with means arranged to carry an energy-carrying fluid across a heat -exchanging surface on each of the compressors, or c) by each of the compressors is provided with a temperature controller effecting operation at intervals of each of the compressors, or a combination thereof; and the breathing-air compressor unit being arranged in a transport container. There is also described a method of producing compressed breathing air by the use of a mobile breathing-air compressor unit.
Abstract:
An apparatus controls a variable displacement compressor used in a refrigerant circuit. The compressor includes a drive shaft (6), which is rotated by an engine (E). When the drive shaft (6) rotates, the compressor compresses refrigerant sent from the external refrigerant circuit and discharges the compressed refrigerant to an external refrigerant circuit (30). When the displacement of the compressor is minimized, the circulation of refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit is stopped. The apparatus has a control mechanism (27, 28, CV) for varying the pressure in the crank chamber. A detector (76, 77, 78, 79) detects a physical quantity that reflects the heating status of the compressor. When the compressor displacement is minimized and the quantity detected by the detector (76, 77, 78, 79) indicates that the heating status of the compressor is deteriorating, a controller (70) commands the control mechanism (27, 28, CV) such that the displacement of the compressor is greater than the minimum displacement.
Abstract:
An electric-motor hydraulic pump (10) includes a housing (12) having a stationary internal shaft (14). A pair of cylinder blocks (16,18) are rotatably carried by the shaft (14) within the housing (12), and an array of pistons (22) are slidably disposed with each cylinder block. A yoke plate (20) is mounted within the housing (12) and engages the pistons (22) for determining displacement of the pistons within the cylinder blocks (16,18). Fluid inlet and outlet ports (28) are provided in the housing (12) and are coupled to the cylinder blocks (16,18). An induction motor (30,32) includes a rotor (34) carried by the cylinder block (16,18) for corotation therewith, and a stator (36) mounted within the housing (12) surrounding the rotor. An electronic controller for controlling outlet fluid pressure and flow from the pump (10) includes a plurality of sensors (46,56,58,60) mounted on the housing (12) for sensing operating characteristics of the pump and motor to provide electronic sensor signals as functions thereof. Control electronics (96) are responsive to the sensor signals for controlling fluid pressure and flow from the pump by varying effective displacement of the pump, and by varying the electrical power (current and frequency) applied to the motor.
Abstract:
A compressor is provided with: a motor (30); a piston rod (11) which is driven by the motor (30) and reciprocatable within a cylinder (10); a seal member (14) adapted to seal between the piston rod (11) and the cylinder (10); a cold state determining unit (110) adapted to determine whether the compressor is in a cold state or not; and a rotating speed control unit (120) adapted to control a rotating speed of the motor (30) to increase so that a warm-up operation is executed when the cold state determining unit (110) determines that the compressor is in the cold state.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compressor that temporarily increases a rotation speed to promote the heat expansion of a lip ring and rapidly increases the seal performance to increase the compression efficiency when a rotation speed of a motor is reduced to save electrical power or reduce noises.SOLUTION: The compressor includes: a motor 30; a piston rod 11 which is driven by the motor and reciprocatable within a cylinder 10; a seal member 14 adapted to seal between the piston rod 11 and the cylinder 10; a cold state determining unit 110 adapted to determine whether the compressor is in a cold state or not; and a rotating speed control unit 120 adapted to control a rotating speed of the motor 30 to increase so that a warm-up operation is executed when the cold state determining unit 110 determines that the compressor is in the cold state.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric compressor capable of protecting a component against thermal damage depending on capability of the component to be protected. SOLUTION: This electric compressor 10 incorporates a compressor mechanism 11, an electric motor 12 for driving the compressor mechanism 11 and a control section 13 for controlling drive of the electric motor 12 into a single casing, and also has a temperature detector 14 to detect the temperature of one or more components composing either one or both of the control section 13 and the electric motor 12 and a current detector 15 to detect a current flowing to the component. Assuming the temperature detected by the temperature detector 14 as the temperature Td, the current detected by the current detector 15 when the temperature detector 14 detects the temperature Td as Id, and a current corresponding to the temperature Td in a temperature characteristic on the current inherent in the component as a current Ia(Td), the control section 13 stops the drive of the electric motor 12 based on a result of comparison of Ia(Td) with Id. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
An integrated unit for use in a pump station. The integrated unit comprises a connector for connection to a power supply, a motor arranged to provide mechanical drive to an output shaft for coupling to a pumping unit associated with the pump station, a motor controller arranged to supply the motor with power from the connector to thereby control the motor, and an interface for a pump station system controller arranged to interface with the motor controller to match the mechanical drive supplied to the output shaft by the motor to demand. The integrated unit station comprises a housing with an exterior wall portion that is removable, and to which comprises a cooling system for an electronic component. An automatically engaging coupling is arranged to automatically disconnect the electrical connection to the electronic component on removal of the exterior wall portion.