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Reciprocating compressor

US8894380B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 20, 2008
Grant dateNov 25, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P25/032
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A reciprocating compressor is provided that reciprocates a piston inside a cylinder as a linear motor is driven, to compress a refrigerant by sucking the refrigerant into a compression space between the cylinder and the piston, and then discharge the same. The piston is operated at a top dead center position and in a resonance state by symmetrically applying a voltage even if a load varies. An elastic coefficient of mechanical spring is set in consideration of a degree of shift of the piston influenced by gas springs varied by the load, and an initial value of the piston to maintain stroke of the piston is set so as to correspond to a required cooling capacity condition.

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