HVAC control system for household central air conditioning

• US 10,234,165 B2
• Filed: 07/17/2014
• Issued: 03/19/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Company Limited
• Inventors: Zhao, Yong, Hu, Ge, Zhou, Yiqiao, Lu, Chuping
• Primary Examiner(s): Crenshaw, Henry T
• Application Number:
  US14/334,638
• Publication Number:
  US 20140324230A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,706 Days
• Field of Search: 62507, 62505, 62230, 622281, 62160, 62807, 62800
• CPC Class Codes: F24F 11/89 Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices

Abstract

An HVAC control system for a household central air conditioning, including an HVAC system controller, a centrifugal blower motor, a compressor motor, and an axial fan motor. The HVAC system controller includes an HVAC microprocessor, a sensor, an interface unit for motor control, a power supply part, and a signal processing circuit. The interface unit for motor control includes an inverter unit and a rotor position detection unit. At least one of the centrifugal blower motor, the compressor motor, and the axial fan motor is a permanent magnet synchronous motor in the absence of a motor controller. The HVAC microprocessor drives the permanent magnet synchronous motor in the absence of a motor controller via the inverter unit. The rotor position detection unit sends a rotor position signal of the permanent magnet synchronous motor in the absence of a motor controller to the HVAC microprocessor.

Claims

1. An HVAC control system for a household central air conditioning, comprising:

a) an HVAC system controller, the HVAC system controller comprising an HVAC microprocessor, an internal sensor, an external sensor, a housing, an interface unit for motor control, a power supply part, and a signal processing circuit;

the interface unit for motor control comprising a first motor control assembly and a second motor control assembly;

the first motor control assembly comprising a first inverter unit and a first rotor position detection unit; and

the second motor control assembly comprising a relay and a drive circuit;

b) a centrifugal blower motor;

c) a compressor motor; and

d) an axial fan motor;

wherein

the power supply part supplies power to each circuit part;

the internal sensor is disposed within the housing;

the external sensor is disposed outside of the housing;

each of the internal sensor and the external sensor sends a detected signal to the HVAC microprocessor via the signal processing circuit;

one of the centrifugal blower motor, the compressor motor, and the axial fan motor is a permanent magnet synchronous motor, and each of the remaining two of the centrifugal blower motor, the compressor motor, and the axial fan motor is an AC motor;

wherein the permanent magnet synchronous motor does not comprise a motor controller;

the HVAC system controller is spatially separated from the permanent magnet synchronous motor;

the HVAC microprocessor controls the AC motor via the relay and the drive circuit;

the HVAC microprocessor drives the permanent magnet synchronous motor via the first inverter unit;

the first rotor position detection unit is connected to the permanent magnet synchronous motor; and

the first rotor position detection unit is adapted to detect a rotor position signal of the permanent magnet synchronous motor, and to send the rotor position signal to the HVAC microprocessor.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein two of the centrifugal blower motor, the compressor motor, and the axial fan motor are the permanent magnet synchronous motors, and the remaining one of the centrifugal blower motor, the compressor motor, and the axial fan motor is the AC motor;

the first motor control assembly further comprises a second inverter unit and a second rotor position detection unit;

the HVAC microprocessor drives the permanent magnet synchronous motors via the first inverter unit and the second inverter unit;

each of the first rotor position detection unit and the second rotor position detection unit is connected to one of the permanent magnet synchronous motors; and

each of the first rotor position detection unit and the second rotor position detection unit is adapted to detect a rotor position signal of one of the permanent magnet synchronous motors, and to send the rotor position signal to the HVAC microprocessor.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein all of the centrifugal blower motor, the axial fan motor, and the compressor motor are the permanent magnet synchronous motors;

the first motor control assembly further comprises a second inverter unit, a third inverter unit, a second rotor position detection unit, and a third rotor position detection unit;

the HVAC microprocessor drives the permanent magnet synchronous motors via the first inverter unit, the second inverter unit, and the third inverter unit;

each of the first rotor position detection unit, the second rotor position detection unit, and the third rotor position detection unit is connected to one of the permanent magnet synchronous motors; and

each of the first rotor position detection unit, the second rotor position detection unit, and the third rotor position detection unit is adapted to detect a rotor position signal of one of the permanent magnet synchronous motors, and to send the rotor position signal to the HVAC microprocessor.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the first rotor position detection unit is a phase current detection circuit.

9. The system of claim 2, wherein each of the first rotor position detection unit and the second rotor position detection unit is a phase current detection circuit.

10. The system of claim 3, wherein each of the first rotor position detection unit, the second rotor position detection unit, and the third rotor position detection unit is a phase current detection circuit.

5. An HVAC control system for a household central air conditioning, comprising:

a) a first controller for an indoor unit, the first controller comprising;

a first microprocessor, an internal sensor, an external sensor, a housing, a first interface unit for motor control, a first power supply part, and a signal processing circuit;

b) a second controller for an outdoor unit, the second controller comprising;

a second microprocessor, a second interface unit for motor control, and a second power supply part;

c) a centrifugal blower motor;

d) a compressor motor; and

e) an axial fan motor;

wherein

the first power supply part supplies power to each circuit part of the first controller;

the internal sensor is disposed within the housing;

the external sensor is disposed outside of the housing;

each of the internal sensor and the external sensor sends a detected signal to the first microprocessor via the signal processing circuit;

the second power supply part supplies power to each circuit part of the second controller;

the second microprocessor controls the compressor motor and the axial fan motor via the second interface unit for motor control;

the first microprocessor controls the centrifugal blower motor via the first interface unit for motor control;

the first interface unit for motor control or the second interface unit for motor control comprises a first motor control assembly and a second motor control assembly;

the first motor control assembly comprises a first inverter unit and a first rotor position detection unit; and

the second motor control assembly comprises a relay and a drive circuit;

one of the centrifugal blower motor, the compressor motor, and the axial fan motor is a permanent magnet synchronous motor, and each of the remaining two of the centrifugal blower motor, the compressor motor, and the axial fan motor is an AC motor;

wherein the permanent magnet synchronous motor does not comprise a motor controller;

the first controller and the second controller are spatially separated from the permanent magnet synchronous motor;

the first microprocessor or the second microprocessor controls the AC motor via the relay and the drive circuit;

the first microprocessor or the second microprocessor drives the permanent magnet synchronous motor via the first inverter unit;

the first rotor position detection unit is connected to the permanent magnet synchronous motor; and

the first rotor position detection unit is adapted to detect a rotor position signal of the permanent magnet synchronous motor, and to send the rotor position signal to the first microprocessor or the second microprocessor.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein two of the centrifugal blower motor, the compressor motor, and the axial fan motor are the permanent magnet synchronous motors, and the remaining one of the centrifugal blower motor, the compressor motor, and the axial fan motor is the AC motor;

the first motor control assembly further comprises a second inverter unit and a second rotor position detection unit;

the first microprocessor and/or the second microprocessor drive/drives the permanent magnet synchronous motors via the first inverter unit and the second inverter unit;

each of the first rotor position detection unit and the second rotor position detection unit is connected to one of the permanent magnet synchronous motors; and

each of the first rotor position detection unit and the second rotor position detection unit is adapted to detect a rotor position signal of one of the permanent magnet synchronous motors, and to send the rotor position signal to the first microprocessor and/or the second microprocessor.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein all of the centrifugal blower motor, the axial fan motor, and the compressor motor are the permanent magnet synchronous motors;

the first motor control assembly further comprises a second inverter unit and a second rotor position detection unit;

the first motor control assembly further comprises a third inverter unit and a third rotor position detection unit;

the first microprocessor and/or the second microprocessor drive/drives the permanent magnet synchronous motors via the first inverter unit, the second inverter unit, and the third inverter unit;

each of the first rotor position detection unit, the second rotor position detection unit, and the third rotor position detection unit is connected to one of the permanent magnet synchronous motors; and

each of the first rotor position detection unit, the second rotor position detection unit, and the third rotor position detection unit is adapted to detect a rotor position signal of one of the permanent magnet synchronous motors, and to send the rotor position signal to the first microprocessor and/or the second microprocessor.

8. The system of claim 5, wherein the first rotor position detection unit is a phase current detection circuit.

11. The system of claim 6, wherein each of the first rotor position detection unit and the second rotor position detection unit is a phase current detection circuit.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein each of the first rotor position detection unit, the second rotor position detection unit, and the third rotor position detection unit is a phase current detection circuit.