Control device for air conditioner
US6002218A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 9, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B30/70
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A control device for controlling a plurality of motors of an air conditioner comprises a plurality of power circuits each for supplying a corresponding DC voltage to drive a respective motor. Motor driving circuits, each having a plurality of switches, supply the DC voltage from a corresponding power circuit as an AC voltage to windings of the corresponding motor. A rotational position of each corresponding motor is detected, and a position detecting signal is generated dependent thereon. Switch driving circuits, each receptive of a corresponding driving signal, drives the plurality of switches of each corresponding motor driving circuit. A single microcomputer controls the rotation of each of the plurality of motors by generating the plurality of driving signals. Each driving signal is dependent on a respective position detecting signal to drive the plurality of switches of each corresponding motor driving circuit so that the DC voltage from each power circuit is converted and supplied as an AC voltage to the windings depending on the rotational position of each corresponding motor.
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