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Apparatus and method for controlling a compressor

US6616414B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 20, 2001
Grant dateSep 9, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 23, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF04B2203/0402
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In an apparatus and a method for controlling a compressor, by setting a stroke reference value so as to be smaller than a maximum stroke value in a maximum load state and operating the reciprocating compressor stably, damage of a reciprocating compressor can be prevented, a cost in a motor design can be reduced, and a size of a motor can be decreased in designing of the motor.

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