Abstract:
An apparatus and method for controlling the offset and dynamics of a moving assembly in a reciprocating linear machine such as a linear compressor, heat pump or engine, comprises a gas spring connected to the moving assembly of the reciprocating linear machine and a pressure adjuster for adjusting the gas pressure in the gas spring. A position detector is provided for detecting the position of the moving assembly, either directly using a sensor, or from the drive to the moving assembly, and a controller controls the pressure adjuster in response to the detected position of the moving assembly. By adjusting the gas pressure the offset of the moving assembly can be controlled, and also the spring constant provided by the gas spring, and thus the resonant frequency of the assembly, can be adjusted.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a system and to a method of controlling a fluid pump, as well as to a linear compressor and a cooler provided with means to calibrate the respective functioning at the time of the first use or in cases of problems caused by electric or mechanical failures. According to the teachings of the present invention, the fluid pump is provided with a piston-position sensing assembly, the electronic controller monitoring the piston displacement within the respective cylinder by detecting an impact signal. The impact signal is transmitted by the sensing assembly upon occurrence of a impact of the piston with the stroke end, the electronic controller successively incrementing the piston displacement stroke upon a trigger signal as far as the occurrence of the impact to store a maximum value of piston displacement.
Abstract:
A system for controlling a linear compressor, generates freezing force as a piston reciprocates according to rotation of a motor which receives alternating current power through a triac. The system includes a controller which moves up or delays a trigger signal corresponding to an absorption cycle or a compression cycle, such that the center point of the piston reaches a resonant point when a current and a phase difference of the motor deviate from predetermined ranges.
Abstract:
An apparatus for controlling an operation of a reciprocating motor compressor includes a current integrator for integrating an alternating current applied to a motor of the compressor during each one cycle thereof; and a controller for differently controlling a firing angle of a triac during the positive phase and the firing angle of the triac during the negative phase of the AC voltage applied to the motor based on the integrated value of the current. A loss in the motor can be reduced by avoiding presence of a DC component in the current applied to the motor of the compressor.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for controlling a reciprocating compressor capable of inexpensively and exactly controlling a position of a piston in a cylinder, by which a top clearance is minimized according to the information of a phase difference between a square wave of a piston stroke and a square wave of a current supplied to the compressor. The apparatus comprises a driving section for driving the reciprocating compressor by varying an angle or ignition in response to a control signal; a current phase detecting section for outputting a square wave corresponding to the detected current supplied to the compressor; a stroke phase detecting section for outputting a square wave corresponding to a stroke of the compressor; and a control section for controlling the angle of ignition of the driving section according to the phase difference between the square wave produced from the current phase detecting section and the square wave produced from the stroke phase detecting section.
Abstract:
An apparatus for controlling a compressor includes a stroke calculator for calculating a stroke estimate value of a compressor based on a value of a current applied to a motor of the compressor and a value of a voltage applied to the motor of the compressor; an operation frequency reference determining unit for integrating the stroke estimate value to output an integrated stroke value, detecting a mechanical resonance frequency of the compressor based on the integrated stroke estimate value and the current value, and determining the detected mechanical resonance frequency as an operation frequency reference value; and a controller for varying a current operation frequency of the compressor according to the determined operation frequency reference value.
Abstract:
An apparatus for controlling an operation of a compressor includes a controller for generating a control signal for selecting an operation mode of a compressor according to an operation load of the compressor; a first switching unit connected to a motor including a main coil and a sub-coil, and selecting only the main coil or both the main coil and the sub-coil according to the control signal; first and second capacitors electrically connected to the first switching unit; and a second switching unit connected to the first capacitor and selectively connecting the first capacitor in parallel to the second capacitor according to the control signal.
Abstract:
A fluid pumping system can be operated in dual control modes: as a syringe pump for nano-flow solvent delivery; and as a reciprocating pump for micro- and analytical flow solvent delivery. The fluid pumping system is also operated in a closed-loop digital control process using an optical encoder for piston refill stroke begin and end synchronization with a switching valve On and Off. A multidimensional apparatus and procedure using up to 8 of the invented fluid pumps for a fully automated procedure such as ICA™ chemistry for cellular protein separation, identification and quantification.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for controlling operations of a reciprocating compressor are disclosed. The apparatus includes a compressor control factor detecting unit for detecting a compressor control factor to detect a stroke value corresponding to a point where TDC (Top Dead Center)≈0 on the basis of a stroke estimate value of a reciprocating compressor and values of a current and a voltage applied to a motor of the reciprocating compressor; a stroke reference value determining unit for determining a stroke reference value on the basis of the detected compressor control factor; and a controller for varying a voltage applied to the reciprocating compressor according to the determined stroke reference value.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for controlling operation of a reciprocating compressor. The operating efficiency of the compressor can be improved by performing the steps of: detecting a current and a stroke applied a compressor; a calculating a mechanical resonance frequency by using the detected current and stroke; and determining an operating frequency command value by adding or subtracting the present operating frequency so as to be within a predetermined range of the calculated mechanical resonance frequency and then driving the compressor by the operating frequency command value.