Abstract:
An apparatus for controlling an operation of a reciprocating compressor includes a voltage detecting unit for detecting a positive half-wave voltage of an AC voltage applied to a motor of the reciprocating compressor; a current detecting unit for detecting a positive half-wave current of the AC current passing through the motor; a voltage and current estimating unit for estimating a negative half-wave voltage of the AC voltage applied to the motor and a negative half-wave current of the AC current passing through the motor based on the detected positive half-wave voltage and the detected positive half-wave current; a stroke estimating unit for estimating a stroke of the reciprocating compressor based on the detected positive half-wave voltage and the detected positive half-wave current and the negative half-wave voltage and the negative half-wave current which have been estimated by the voltage and the current estimating unit; a stroke controller for outputting a stroke control signal of the reciprocating compressor based on a comparison value between the estimate stroke estimate value and a stroke reference value of the reciprocating compressor; and a power source unit for applying positive DC power to the voltage detecting unit and the current detecting unit.
Abstract:
An apparatus and a method for controlling an operation of a reciprocating compressor can improve efficiency of a compressor by reconciling an operation frequency with a mechanical resonant frequency. The apparatus includes a mechanical resonant frequency calculating unit for calculating mechanical resonant frequency, using a current applied to a compressor and a stroke; an operation frequency reference value determining unit for determining an operation frequency reference value within a predetermined range of the calculated mechanical resonant frequency; and a controller for comparing the determined operation frequency and a current operation frequency, and then variably controlling an operation frequency of the compressor according to the comparison result, so that stroke feedback or TDC feedback can be controlled more accurately. Accordingly, an operational efficiency of the compressor is improved.
Abstract:
A driving controlling apparatus for a linear compressor, comprises: a storing unit for storing a reference phase difference to judge an overload state; and a controlling unit for judging an overload state based on a comparison result between the reference phase difference and a phase difference between a current and a stroke, and controlling a voltage or a current applied to a linear motor based on the judgement result.
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:
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:
The present invention discloses an apparatus for controlling an operation of a reciprocating compressor and a method therefor which can reduce errors in an operation of a stroke estimated value of the reciprocating compressor, by previously preventing over-saturation of a magnetic flux density generated in a coil of a motor. The apparatus for controlling the operation of the reciprocating compressor includes a magnetic flux saturation constant operation unit for operating a magnetic flux saturation constant of a motor of the reciprocating compressor on the basis of a stroke estimated value of the reciprocating compressor, a stroke reference value generation unit for generating an increased or decreased stroke reference value by increasing or decreasing a predetermined stroke reference value on the basis of the magnetic flux saturation constant, and a control unit for controlling a voltage applied to the motor of the reciprocating compressor on the basis of the generated stroke reference value.
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.