Abstract:
A compressor assembly (10) configured to increase pressure of a fluid. The compressor assembly includes a cylinder (12a, 12b) forming a space for compressing the fluid and a piston (14a, 14b) configured to reciprocate in the cylinder to compress the fluid. The compressor assembly includes a crank shaft (72) configured to drive the piston and a crank shaft housing (18a, 18b) operatively connected to the cylinder and configured to house the crank shaft. A motor (20) is connected to the crank shaft and drives the crank shaft. The compressor assembly further includes a motor housing (22) connected to the crank shaft housing and configured to house the motor. A thermal insulator (24a, 24b) is disposed between the motor housing and the crank shaft housing to enhance thermal insulation between the motor housing and the crank shaft housing.
Abstract:
A method for calculating the probability of moisture build-up in a compressor includes the steps of sensing a temperature of the ambient air, sensing a discharge pressure of the compressor, sensing a temperature of the compressor, processing the ambient air temperature and operating pressure sensed to obtain a required temperature at which condensation will form, and comparing the temperature of the compressor to the required temperature.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for operating a pump (1) for pumping a liquid, having at least one pump housing (2) with at least one inlet (3) and at least one outlet (4). An eccentric (5) is arranged on the pump housing (2), said eccentric being rotatable about an axis (6) relative to the pump housing (2). A deformable element (7) is arranged between the pump housing (2) and the eccentric (5), and a pump channel (8) from the at least one inlet (3) to the at least one outlet (4) is formed together with the deformable element (7) and the pump housing (2). The deformable element (7) is pressed against the pump housing (2) in some sections by the eccentric (5) such that at least one movable seal (9) of the pump channel (8) and at least one closed volume (10) are formed in the pump channel (8), said seal and volume being movable along the pump channel (8) from the inlet (3) to the outlet (4) in order to pump the liquid by means of a rotational movement of the eccentric (5). In step a) of the method, a liquid quantity (14) is set which is to be pumped by the pump (1). In step b), a temperature (12) of the deformable element (7) is determined. In step c), at least one parameter (13) is determined while taking into consideration the temperature (12) from step b), said parameter (13) representing a dependence between the movement of the eccentric (5) and the pump capacity of the pump (1). In step d), the liquid quantity (14) set in step a) is pumped, an operating mode of the pump (1) being adapted while taking into consideration the parameter (13) from step c).
Abstract:
An air pump has an air tank (20) for temporarily storing air from a pump unit (12) before discharging the air. The air tank has a tank body having a top wall (40) on which the pump unit is placed, and a peripheral wall (42) extending downward from the top wall. The tank body has a downward facing opening. The air tank further has a metallic bottom wall member (46) engaged with the bottom surface of the peripheral wall so as to close the opening of the tank body. Bolts are passed through the metallic bottom wall member and into a metallic part of the pump unit and tightened to connect and secure the pump unit and the air tank to each other.
Abstract:
In a method for controlling the operation of a compressor, the compressor is switched off by a controller for preventing thermal damage if an estimated temperature value calculated by the controller exceeds an upper threshold value. For this purpose the controller calculates a cooling function as a state variable utilizing the estimated temperature value, said cooling function representing the chronological course of the cooling of the compressor. According to the invention the controller determines the cooling function based on at least one first and one second estimated temperature value which are associated with points of the compressor that are at spatial distances to each other, the determination being such that the cooling function is determined based on the temperature difference between the first and the second estimated temperature value.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung zur Steuerung eines Kompressors, wobei der Kompressor in Abhängigkeit eines Wirkungsgrades des Kompressors abgeschaltet werden kann. Des Weiteren betrifft die Erfindung ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung zum Betrieb eines Kompressors, wobei mit Hilfe einer Simulation oder eines Modells eine Größe ermittelt wird und der Kompressor in Abhängigkeit von der ermittelten Größe abgeschaltet werden kann, wobei die Größe in Abhängigkeit des Wirkungsgrades des Kompressors ermittelt wird.