Compressor utilizing low volt power tapped from high volt power

• US 6,558,126 B1
• Filed: 05/01/2000
• Issued: 05/06/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Scroll Technologies (Danfoss A/S)
• Original Assignee: Scroll Technologies (Danfoss A/S)
• Inventors: Bush, James W., Sun, Zili, Williams, John R., Hill, Joe T., Zamudio, Carlos, Barito, Thomas, Hugenroth, Jason, Hahn, Greg
• Primary Examiner(s): Thorpe, Timothy S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Rodriguez, William H.
• Application Number:
  US09/562,984
• Time in Patent Office: 1,100 Days
• Field of Search: 417/26, 417/28, 417/44.1, 417/32, 417/310, 417/410.5, 310/87, 310/89
• US Class Current: 417/44.1
• CPC Class Codes: F04C 2270/80 Diagnostics
• CPC Class Codes: F04C 23/00 Combinations of two or more pumps, each being of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston type, specially adapted for elastic fluids; Pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids; Multi-stage pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids F04C25/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F04C 28/28 Safety arrangements; Monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 11/0094 Structural association with other electrical or electronic devices
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 11/20 for measuring, monitoring, testing, protecting or switching rectifiers H02K11/04; power electronics H02K11/33
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 11/25 Devices for sensing temperature, or actuated thereby
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 11/33 Drive circuits, e.g. power electronics H02K11/38 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02K 11/35 Devices for recording or transmitting machine parameters, e.g. memory chips or radio transmitters for diagnosis

Abstract

Low voltage electrical power is supplied to a diagnostic control device in a sealed compressor. Electrical power is tapped from a high voltage power line and transformed to low voltage power that in turn operates the diagnostic control device. The diagnostic control device and the electric voltage transforming system are housed within the sealed compressor shell, thus eliminating the need for additional openings in the compressor shell. Other low voltage devices can be powered in this way.

Claims

1. A Compressor comprising:

a sealed compressor shell housing a compressor pump unit, an electric motor for driving said compressor pump unit, and a low voltage microprocessor diagnostic control for monitoring predetermined aspects of compressor performance, said compressor pump unit, said electric motor, and said low voltage microprocessor diagnostic control all being received within said compressor shell;

an inlet opening in said compressor shell for receiving an incoming high voltage electric power supply for powering said electric motor; and

a system for converting said incoming high voltage electric power to a low voltage electric power, and feeling low voltage electric power to said low voltage microprocessor diagnostic control.

2. A compressor as recited in claim, 1 wherein said system for converting to low voltage electric power is housed within said sealed compressor shell.

3. A compressor as recited in claim 2, wherein said system for converting low voltage electric power has a power tap associated with said incoming high voltage electric power supply;

and

a circuit for converting high voltage electric power to low voltage electric power.

4. A compressor as recited in claim 3, wherein said circuit for converting high voltage electric power to low volt electric power includes a transformer.

5. A compressor as recited in claim 1, wherein said compressor pump unit is a scroll compressor.

6. A compressor as recited in claim 1, wherein a sensor is also provided with low voltage power.

7. A compressor as recited in claim 1, wherein a valve is also provided with low voltage power.

8. A compressor comprising:

a sealed compressor shell housing a compressor pump unit, an electric motor for driving said compressor pump unit, a diagnostic microprocessor control device for monitoring predetermined aspects of compressor performance, and a conversion circuit for feeding low voltage electric power to said diagnostic control device;

an inlet opening in said compressor shell for receiving an incoming high voltage electric power supply for powering said electric motor; and

said circuit for feeding low voltage electric power to said diagnostic microprocessor control device comprises a power tap associated with said incoming high voltage electric power supply, and a system for converting high voltage electric power to low voltage electric power for powering said diagnostic microprocessor control device.

9. A compressor as recited in claim 8, wherein said circuit for converting high voltage electric power to low volt electric power includes a transformer.