An air conditioner has a controller (24) that controls the operation of a refrigerant circuit that has a compressor (16), a condenser (18), an expansion valve (20) or orifice tube, and an evaporator (14). The condenser receives a compressed refrigerant from the compressor and condenses the refrigerant to either a liquid phase or a saturated liquid-vapor phase. The condensed refrigerant is then passed through the expansion valve or orifice tube to expand the refrigerant and to delivery the refrigerant to the evaporator. When the compressor is first started, various sounds and vibrations are created that may be unpleasant to humans. Also, if the engine (12) is cold, then the compressor may have liquid refrigerant that can increase the torque needed to start the compressor. The controller pulses the compressor between ON and OFF operating states to reduce or eliminate these sounds and/or manage the start up torque of the compressor.
Air conditioner control logic for compressor noise and torque management
Klimaanlage Logik-Steuerung für Kompressorschall und -drehmoment Steuerung
Climatiseur avec commande à logique pour la gestion de bruit et couple d'un compresseur
2018-02-21
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | F25B Kältemaschinen, Kälteanlagen oder Kälteverfahren , REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS, OR SYSTEMS / B60H ARRANGEMENTS OR ADAPTATIONS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING, OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES , Anordnung oder Einbau der Heizung, Kühlung, Lüftung oder anderer Luftbehandlungsvorrichtungen für die Fahrzeugräume für Reisende oder Fracht |
Torque compensation method for air conditioner compressor
European Patent Office | 2024
|METHOD FOR CALCULATING TORQUE OF COMPRESSOR FOR AIR CONDITIONER OF VEHICLE
European Patent Office | 2016
European Patent Office | 2019
|European Patent Office | 2021
|