IP Library Patent Application 18024233
Patent Application
App. No. 18/024,233

ELECTRICAL ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLY FOR HVAC SYSTEM

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App. No.
18/024,233
Abstract

A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a first electrical enclosure that has a main drive line variable speed drive (VSD) configured to drive operation of a compressor motor of the HVAC system and a second electrical enclosure that has a power distribution component. The power distribution component is configured to receive electrical power from a power source and to supply the electrical power to the main drive line VSD.

Claims (27)

1 . A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:

a first electrical enclosure comprising a main drive line variable speed drive (VSD) configured to drive operation of a compressor motor of the HVAC system; and

a second electrical enclosure comprising a power distribution component, wherein the power distribution component is configured to receive electrical power from a power source and to supply the electrical power to the main drive line VSD.

2 . The HVAC system of claim 1 , wherein the power distribution component comprises circuitry electrically coupling the power source to the main drive line VSD, a power conversion component configured to change a form of the electrical power received from the power source, or both.

3 . The HVAC system of claim 1 , wherein the second electrical enclosure comprises a switch configured to block the electrical power from being supplied to the main drive line VSD.

4 . The HVAC system of claim 3 , wherein the switch comprises a manual switch, a fuse, a circuit breaker, or any combination thereof.

5 . The HVAC system of claim 1 , wherein the second electrical enclosure is selected from a plurality of second electrical enclosure embodiments based on the main drive line VSD, a compressor of the HVAC system, the electrical power, or any combination thereof, and each second electrical enclosure embodiment of the plurality of second electrical enclosure embodiments is different from one another.

6 . The HVAC system of claim 5 , comprising a third electrical enclosure comprising a filter configured to couple to the power distribution component, a power conversion component configured to couple to the power distribution component, a control panel, or any combination thereof, configured to facilitate operation of the HVAC system.

7 . The HVAC system of claim 7 , wherein the third electrical enclosure is selected from a plurality of third electrical enclosure embodiments, and each third electrical enclosure embodiment of the plurality of third electrical enclosure embodiments is different from one another.

8 . The HVAC system of claim 1 , wherein the first electrical enclosure comprises a cooling system disposed therein and configured to cool the main drive line VSD.

9 . The HVAC system 8 , wherein the cooling system is configured to place the main drive line VSD in a heat exchange relationship with ambient air, a cooling liquid, or both to cool the main drive line VSD.

10 . A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:

a first electrical enclosure comprising a main drive line variable speed drive (VSD) disposed therein and configured to operate a compressor motor of the HVAC system, wherein the first electrical enclosure is configured for implementation with different configurations of the HVAC system; and

a second electrical enclosure comprising a power distribution component configured to receive electrical power and to provide the electrical power to the main drive line VSD to enable operation of the main drive line VSD, wherein the second electrical enclosure is selected from a plurality of second enclosure embodiments.

11 . The HVAC system of claim 10 , wherein the power distribution component comprises a power conversion component configured to condition the electrical power for supply to the main drive line VSD.

12 . The HVAC system of claim 10 , comprising a third electrical enclosure comprising a control panel communicatively coupled to the main drive line VSD, wherein the control panel is configured to output a control signal to cause the main drive line VSD to operate the compressor motor.

13 . The HVAC system of claim 12 , wherein the third electrical enclosure comprises a power conversion component configured to condition the electrical power for supply to the control panel, to a fan of the HVAC system, to a pump of the HVAC system, or to any combination thereof.

14 . The HVAC system of claim 13 , wherein the power conversion component comprises a rectifier, an inverter, a transformer, a voltage regulator, a chopper, a converter, or any combination thereof.

15 . The HVAC system of claim 12 , wherein the control panel is configured to receive a user input, and the control panel is configured to output the control signal based on the user input.

16 . A heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:

a first electrical enclosure configured to enclose a main drive line variable speed drive (VSD) configured to drive operation of a compressor motor of the HVAC system;

a second electrical enclosure configured to enclose a power distribution component, wherein the power distribution component is configured to receive electrical power and to supply the electrical power to the main drive line VSD to operate the compressor motor; and

a third electrical enclosure configured to enclose a filter configured to filter the electrical power and mitigate harmonics of the electrical power before the electrical power is supplied to the main drive line VSD.

17 . The HVAC system of claim 16 , comprising the filter disposed within the third electrical enclosure, wherein the filter is configured to receive the electrical power, filter the electrical power, and provide filtered electrical power to the power distribution component for supply to the main drive line VSD.

18 . The HVAC system of claim 16 , comprising the power distribution component disposed within the second enclosure, wherein the first electrical enclosure is coupled to the second electrical enclosure via a first connector, and the power distribution component comprises circuitry configured to electrically couple a power source to the main drive line VSD and to supply the electrical power from the power source to the main drive line VSD via the first connector.

19 . The HVAC system of claim 18 , wherein the second electrical enclosure is coupled to the third electrical enclosure via a second connector, and the circuitry is configured to electrically couple the filter to the main drive line VSD via the second connector.

20 . The HVAC system of claim 16 , wherein the second electrical enclosure is configured to couple to any of a plurality of third electrical enclosure embodiments.