TANDEM COMPRESSOR DISCHARGE PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL LOGIC
First Claim
1. A heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
- a plurality of sensors;
a tandem compressor comprising a first compressor and a second compressor;
a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors and the tandem compressor, the controller operable to;
determine a first interruption of power to the tandem compressor;
identify a sensor corresponding to the first interruption of power to the tandem compressor, the sensor being one of the plurality of sensors;
determine that the first interruption of power was caused at least in part by the refrigerant associated with the first compressor exceeding a tolerance condition; and
reconfigure the tandem compressor, wherein on or off settings of the first compressor and the second compressor are determined based on a required load operation of the tandem compressor and the determination that the first interruption of power was caused at least in part by the refrigerant associated with the first compressor exceeding the tolerance condition.
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Abstract
An HVAC system, comprising a plurality of sensors, a tandem compressor comprising a first compressor and a second compressor, and a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors and the tandem compressor. The controller may determine a first interruption of power to the tandem compressor and identify a sensor corresponding to the first interruption of power. The controller is further operable to determine that the first interruption of power was caused at least in part by the refrigerant associated with the first compressor exceeding a tolerance condition. The controller may also reconfigure the tandem compressor, wherein on or off settings of the first compressor and the second compressor are determined based on a required load operation of the tandem compressor and the determination that the first interruption of power was caused at least in part by the refrigerant associated with the first compressor exceeding the tolerance condition.
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1. A heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors; a tandem compressor comprising a first compressor and a second compressor; a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors and the tandem compressor, the controller operable to; determine a first interruption of power to the tandem compressor; identify a sensor corresponding to the first interruption of power to the tandem compressor, the sensor being one of the plurality of sensors; determine that the first interruption of power was caused at least in part by the refrigerant associated with the first compressor exceeding a tolerance condition; and reconfigure the tandem compressor, wherein on or off settings of the first compressor and the second compressor are determined based on a required load operation of the tandem compressor and the determination that the first interruption of power was caused at least in part by the refrigerant associated with the first compressor exceeding the tolerance condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A controller for operating a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
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a memory; and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the processor operable to; determine a first interruption of power to a tandem compressor, the tandem compressor comprising a first compressor and a second compressor; determine that the first interruption of power was caused at least in part by the refrigerant associated with the first compressor exceeding a tolerance condition; and reconfigure the tandem compressor, wherein on or off settings of the first compressor and the second compressor are determined based on a required load operation of the tandem compressor and the determination that the first interruption of power was caused at least in part by the refrigerant associated with the first compressor exceeding the tolerance condition. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions, the instructions, when executed by a processor, executable to:
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determine a first interruption of power to a tandem compressor, the tandem compressor comprising a first compressor and a second compressor; determine that the first interruption of power was caused at least in part by the refrigerant associated with the first compressor exceeding a tolerance condition; and reconfigure the tandem compressor, wherein on or off settings of the first compressor and the second compressor are determined based on a required load operation of the tandem compressor and the determination that the first interruption of power was caused at least in part by the refrigerant associated with the first compressor exceeding the tolerance condition. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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