Compressor diagnostic system
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1. A system comprising:
- a compressor receiving fluid from a low-pressure side of a circuit and outputting fluid to a high-pressure side of said circuit;
a motor drivingly connected to said compressor;
at least one high-side sensor operable to measure fluid properties of said high-pressure side of said circuit;
at least one current sensor operable to monitor a current drawn by said motor; and
processing circuitry receiving fluid property and current information from said at least one high-side sensor and said at least one current sensor and comparing one of said fluid property and current information to the other of said fluid property and current information to determine a system operating condition.
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Abstract
A system includes a compressor receiving fluid from a low-pressure side of a circuit and outputting fluid to a high-pressure side of the circuit. The system also includes a motor drivingly connected to the compressor, at least one high-side sensor operable to measure fluid properties of the high-pressure side of the circuit, at least one current sensor operable to monitor a current drawn by the motor, and processing circuitry receiving fluid property and current information from the at least one high-side sensor and the at least one current sensor and processing the information to determine a system operating condition.
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1. A system comprising:
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a compressor receiving fluid from a low-pressure side of a circuit and outputting fluid to a high-pressure side of said circuit; a motor drivingly connected to said compressor; at least one high-side sensor operable to measure fluid properties of said high-pressure side of said circuit; at least one current sensor operable to monitor a current drawn by said motor; and processing circuitry receiving fluid property and current information from said at least one high-side sensor and said at least one current sensor and comparing one of said fluid property and current information to the other of said fluid property and current information to determine a system operating condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A compressor comprising:
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a compression mechanism receiving fluid from a low-pressure side of the compressor and outputting fluid to a high-pressure side of the compressor; a motor drivingly connected to said compression mechanism; at least one high-side sensor operable to measure fluid property characteristics of the compressor; at least one current sensor operable to monitor a current drawn by said motor; and processing circuitry receiving fluid property and current information from said at least one high-side sensor and said at least one current sensor and comparing one of said fluid property and current information to the other of said fluid property and current information to determine a compressor operating condition. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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