Abstract:
An apparatus and a method are disclosed for controlling operation of a compressor capable of greatly decreasing a stroke estimation error of a compressor and controlling operation of the compressor accurately and precisely. The method includes calculating a first stroke estimation value of a compressor on the basis of current, a voltage applied to a motor of a compressor and preset parameters of the motor. Detecting a counter electromotive force of the motor and calculating a second stroke estimation value of the compressor on the basis of the detected counter electromotive force value. Determining a new stroke reference value by comparing the first stroke estimation value with the second stroke estimation value, adding or subtracting a stroke compensation value corresponding to the comparison result to or from a preset stroke reference value, and controlling a stroke of the compressor by varying a voltage applied to the motor on the basis of the determined stroke reference value and the first stroke estimation value.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a circuit for driving a linear compressor enabling to reduce a cost in detecting voltage and current applied to a linear compressor by decreasing the number of precision resistors. The present invention includes a linear compressor controlling a cooling capacity by varying a stroke through an up-and-down straight-line motion of a piston, an electric circuit part supplying the linear compressor with voltage and current in accordance with a switching signal of an AC switching device through a current detect resistor and the AC switching device wherein a ground terminal is connected between the current detect resistor and linear compressor, a voltage detection unit detecting the voltage applied to the linear compressor by taking the ground terminal as a reference and outputting the detected voltage, a stroke calculation unit receiving the detected current and voltage to calculate the stroke, a speed or an acceleration speed of the linear compressor, and a microcomputer inputting a switching signal for controlling the voltage applied to the linear compressor into the switching device to make a present stroke follow an initial stroke reference.
Abstract:
An apparatus for detecting shaking of stroke of a linear compressor and a method are provided. A linear compressor mis-operates due to change in an external voltage or noise because the shaking of the stroke is detected by the amounts of change in the stroke or current. In order to solve the above problem, a control apparatus of a compressor includes a stroke/current phase difference calculator for calculating the phase differences of the stroke and current using the stroke and the current, which are determined by the increase and the reduction of the stroke due to the voltage generated by a linear compressor, a phase difference change amount calculator for calculating phase difference change amounts using the calculated phase differences of the stroke and the current, a shaking detector for comparing the calculated phase difference change amounts with a reference value for determining whether the shaking of the stroke is detected, to thus determine the shaking of the stroke, and a stroke controller for receiving a stroke shaking detection signal from the stroke shaking detector and changing the stroke voltage according to the magnitude of the request of cooling capacity, which is determined by the change in load, to thus control the driving of the linear compressor, during the operation of the linear compressor.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for controlling an operation of a reciprocating compressor are disclosed in which a frequency is variably controlled to uniformly maintain a phase difference between current and stroke, a load is determined with a size of frequency at a point of time when the phase difference between the current and the stroke is uniformly maintained, and capacity is varied according to the determined load, to thus improve an operation efficiency. The apparatus for controlling an operation of a reciprocating compressor includes: a control unit for detecting a phase difference between current and stroke and outputting a frequency variable signal or a frequency detect signal based on the detected phase difference; a load detecting unit for detecting a current operation load according to the frequency detect signal; and a stroke reference value determining unit for determining a stroke reference value corresponding to the detected load.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for controlling an operation of a reciprocating compressor are disclosed in which a point of inflection with respect to an operation frequency of the reciprocating compressor is detected at a point of time when a phase difference between current and stroke is uniformly maintained, and an operation of the reciprocating compressor is controlled upon recognizing the detected point of inflection with respect to the operation frequency as a point TDC=O. The apparatus for controlling an operation of a reciprocating compressor includes: a control unit for detecting a phase difference between current and stroke and outputting a frequency inflection point detect signal or a frequency variable signal; and a stroke reference value control unit for determining whether a frequency inflection point has been detected or not according to the frequency inflection point detect signal and outputting a stroke reference value control signal based on the determining result.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method of controlling a refrigerator, including a main body having a plurality of storage chambers; a plurality of evaporators installed to independently cool the plurality of storage chambers, respectively; and a refrigerant control valve for controlling refrigerant introduced into the plurality of evaporators, the method includes a refrigerant control valve opening step of opening the refrigerant control valve so that the refrigerant can be introduced into at least one of the plurality of evaporators; an evaporator defrost step of, when an opening integration time of the refrigerant control valve is higher than a defrost setting time of the evaporator, at which the refrigerant is introduced by the refrigerant control valve, operating the refrigerator in a defrost mode of the evaporator in which the refrigerant is introduced; and an evaporator defrost end step of, when temperatures sensed by defrost sensors of the evaporators that are being defrosted are higher than return setting temperatures after the evaporator defrost step begins, ending the defrost mode of the refrigerator. Accordingly, the present invention is advantageous in that it can defrost each evaporator efficiently at an exact point of time at which defrosting is required.
Abstract:
A driving controlling apparatus for a linear compressor, comprises a controlling unit for detecting a TDC by a phase difference inflection point between a stoke and a current with increasing the stroke by controlling the current applied to a linear motor, and for varying the current applied to the linear motor based on the detected TDC.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for controlling an operation of a reciprocating compressor are disclosed in which a point of inflection with respect to an operation frequency of the reciprocating compressor is detected at a point of time when a phase difference between current and stroke is uniformly maintained, and an operation of the reciprocating compressor is controlled upon recognizing the detected point of inflection with respect to the operation frequency as a point TDC=O. The apparatus for controlling an operation of a reciprocating compressor includes: a control unit for detecting a phase difference between current and stroke and outputting a frequency inflection point detect signal or a frequency variable signal; and a stroke reference value control unit for determining whether a frequency inflection point has been detected or not according to the frequency inflection point detect signal and outputting a stroke reference value control signal based on the determining result.
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:
An apparatus and method for controlling the operation of a reciprocating compressor are capable of preventing distortion of a current applied to the reciprocating compressor by generating a current amplitude value for compensating a difference value between a stroke reference value of the reciprocating compressor and a stroke estimate value and outputting the current amplitude value in a form of a sine wave to the reciprocating compressor. The apparatus for controlling an operation of a reciprocating compressor generates a current amplitude value for compensating a difference value between a stroke reference value and a stroke estimate value of the reciprocating compressor and outputs the current amplitude value in a sine wave form to the reciprocating compressor.