COMPRESSOR PROTECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM
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1. A compressor comprising:
- at least one current sensor; and
processing circuitry in communication with said at least one current sensor and operable to declare a locked rotor condition when current drawn by the compressor is at least forty (40) percent of peak locked rotor current.
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Abstract
A compressor includes at least one current sensor and processing circuitry in communication with the at least one current sensor. The processing circuitry declares a locked rotor condition when current drawn by the compressor is at least forty (40) percent of peak locked rotor current.
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24 Claims
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1. A compressor comprising:
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at least one current sensor; and processing circuitry in communication with said at least one current sensor and operable to declare a locked rotor condition when current drawn by the compressor is at least forty (40) percent of peak locked rotor current. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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starting a motor of a compressor; recording current drawn by said motor for a first predetermined time period following said starting; comparing the highest current drawn by said motor during said first predetermined time period to running current drawn by said motor following said first predetermined time period; and determining whether said running current exceeds at least forty (40) percent of said highest current. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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