Compressor for single or multi-stage operation
US5577390A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 14, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25B2400/075
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In a positive displacement compressor having a plurality of banks, operation can be multi-staged or single staged. Single stage operation can be of a single bank or plural banks in parallel. Switch-over between modes of operation is under the control of a microprocessor responsive to sensed inputs.
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