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US 11,879,468 · App. 17/837,554 · Granted Jan 23, 2024

Control method for centrifugal compressor and air conditioning system

Inventors: Kai Deng (Shanghai, CN); Vishnu Sishtla (Palm Beach Gardens, FL); Jun Cao (Shanghai, CN); Yuchang Shac (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
F04D17/10F04D27/004F04D27/0246F04D27/0261F04D27/0253F05D2250/51
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Patent No.
US 11,879,468
App. No.
17/837,554
Granted
Jan 23, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control method for a centrifugal compressor and an air conditioning system. The control method for the centrifugal compressor includes: S 100 , when an inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor is below a first preset value, shutting down a drive motor of the centrifugal compressor; or S 200 , when the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor is not below the first preset value, performing the following operations in a preset order: decreasing the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor, and increasing a rotate speed of the centrifugal compressor.

Claims (33)

1. A control method for a centrifugal compressor, comprising:

S 100 , when an inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor is below a first preset value, shutting down a drive motor of the centrifugal compressor; or

S 200 , when the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor is not below the first preset value, performing the following operations in a preset order: decreasing the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor, and increasing a rotational speed of the centrifugal compressor;

wherein step S 200 comprises:

S 210 , when the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor is not below the first preset value but below a second preset value, the preset order being: increasing the rotational speed of the centrifugal compressor, and decreasing the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor to the first preset value subsequently or simultaneously; or

S 220 , when the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor is not below the second preset value, the preset order being: decreasing the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor to the second preset value first, and then performing S 210 .

2. The control method of claim 1 , wherein the first preset value is 10% of a full inlet opening; and/or the second preset value is 30% of the full inlet opening.

3. The control method of claim 1 , wherein the rotational speed of the centrifugal compressor is controlled by adjusting an output power of the drive motor of the centrifugal compressor.

4. The control method of claim 3 , wherein an output current is adjusted to 60%-65% of a full-load current to control the output power of the drive motor of the centrifugal compressor.

5. The control method of claim 1 , wherein the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor is adjusted by adjusting inlet guide vanes of the centrifugal compressor.

6. A control method for a centrifugal compressor, comprising:

S 100 , when an inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor is below a first preset value, shutting down a drive motor of the centrifugal compressor; or

S 200 , when the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor is not below the first preset value, performing the following operations in a preset order: decreasing the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor, and increasing a rotational speed of the centrifugal compressor;

wherein the operation of increasing the rotational speed of the centrifugal compressor in step S 200 comprises: dynamically decreasing acceleration of the increasing rotational speed of the centrifugal compressor to 0 as the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor decreases.

7. An air conditioning system, comprising:

a centrifugal compressor for compressing refrigerant within the air conditioning system;

an opening sensor for acquiring an inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor; and

a controller configured to perform the following, based on the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor acquired by the opening sensor:

when the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor is below a first preset value, shutting down a drive motor of the centrifugal compressor; or

when the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor is not below the first preset value, performing the following operations in a preset order: decreasing the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor, and increasing a rotational speed of the centrifugal compressor;

wherein the controller is further configured that: when the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor is not below the first preset value but below a second preset value, the preset order is: increasing the rotational speed of the centrifugal compressor, and decreasing the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor to the first preset value subsequently or simultaneously; or

when the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor is not below the second preset value, the preset order is: decreasing the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor to the second preset value first, and then increasing the rotational speed of the centrifugal compressor, and decreasing the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor to the first preset value subsequently or simultaneously.

8. The air conditioning system of claim 7 , wherein the first preset value is 10% of a full inlet opening; and/or the second preset value is 30% of the full inlet opening.

9. The air conditioning system of claim 7 , wherein the controller is further configured to adjust an output power of the drive motor of the centrifugal compressor to control the rotational speed of the centrifugal compressor.

10. The air conditioning system of claim 9 , wherein the controller is further configured to adjust an output current to 60%-65% of a full-load current to adjust the output power of the drive motor of the centrifugal compressor.

11. The air conditioning system of claim 7 , wherein the centrifugal compressor further comprises inlet guide vanes; wherein the controller is further configured to adjust the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor by adjusting the inlet guide vanes.

12. An air conditioning system, comprising:

a centrifugal compressor for compressing refrigerant within the air conditioning system;

an opening sensor for acquiring an inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor; and

a controller configured to perform the following, based on the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor acquired by the opening sensor:

when the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor is below a first preset value, shutting down a drive motor of the centrifugal compressor; or

when the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor is not below the first preset value, performing the following operations in a preset order: decreasing the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor, and increasing a rotational speed of the centrifugal compressor;

wherein the controller is further configured to dynamically decrease acceleration of the increasing rotational speed of the centrifugal compressor to 0 as the inlet opening of the centrifugal compressor decreases during the process of increasing the rotational speed of the centrifugal compressor.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 23, 2023
From: DENG, KAI; CAO, JUN; SHAO, YUCHANG
To: CARRIER AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION R&D MANAGEMENT (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065307/0586 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 23, 2023
From: SISHTLA, VISHNU; CARRIER AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION R&D MANAGEMENT (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
To: CARRIER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065307/0601 →
Priority Claims (1)
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