Refrigeration cycle device with motor speed estimator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10590934-B2
Application number	US-201615567558-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 7, 2016
Priority date	Jun 11, 2015
Publication date	Mar 17, 2020
Grant date	Mar 17, 2020

Abstract

The present invention includes a refrigeration cycle circuit that includes compressor, indoor heat exchanger, expansion valve, and outdoor heat exchanger that are connected to each other. A working fluid containing R1123 (1,1,2-trifluoroethylene) and R32 (difluoromethane) is used as a refrigerant sealed in the refrigeration cycle circuit, and an electric motor driving device that drives an electric motor of compressor includes a rotational speed estimator. The rotational speed estimator estimates rotational speed based on information on a detection value of an electric current input to the electric motor or a magnetic pole position of a rotor that constitutes the electric motor.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A refrigeration cycle device comprising
a refrigeration cycle circuit that includes a compressor including an electric motor; a condenser; an expansion valve; and an evaporator; the compressor, the condenser, the expansion valve, and the evaporator being connected to each other,
wherein
a working fluid containing 1,1,2-trifluoroethylene and difluoromethane is used as a refrigerant sealed in the refrigeration cycle circuit,
the refrigeration cycle device further includes an electric motor driving device that drives the electric motor, and
the electric motor driving device includes a rotational speed estimator,
wherein the electric motor driving device is configured to stop a supply of electric power to the electric motor upon occurrence of rotation abnormality of the electric motor,
wherein the electric motor driving device includes an electric current detector that detects an electric current input to the electric motor,
the refrigeration cycle device further includes a high-pressure-side-pressure detector that is provided between a discharge part of the compressor and an inlet of the expansion valve,
the electric motor driving device detects an electric current input to the electric motor, and
the electric motor driving device is configured to stop supplying electric power to the electric motor in cases where a detection value detected by the high-pressure-side pressure detector is equal to or larger than a predetermined value and where a change rate of a detection value detected by the electric current detector is equal to or larger than a predetermined value.

2. The refrigeration cycle device according to claim 1 , wherein
the rotational speed estimator estimates rotational speed based on a detection value of an electric current input to the electric motor.

3. The refrigeration cycle device according to claim 1 , wherein
the electric motor further comprises a rotor and a stator disposed around the rotor, and
the rotational speed estimator estimates rotational speed based on information on a magnetic pole position of the rotor.

4. The refrigeration cycle device according to claim 3 , wherein
the rotor includes a permanent magnet.

5. The refrigeration cycle device according to claim 4 , wherein
the stator is a concentrated-winding stator.

6. The refrigeration cycle device according to claim 4 , wherein
the permanent magnet is a neodymium magnet.

7. The refrigeration cycle device according to claim 1 , wherein
the electric motor further comprises a rotor and a stator disposed around the rotor,
the stator includes a three-phase winding wire including lead wires connected to a power feeding terminal, and
spacing between adjacent ones of the lead wires on a stator side is larger than spacing between the adjacent ones of the lead wires on a power feeding terminal side.

8. A refrigeration cycle device comprising
a refrigeration cycle circuit that includes a compressor including an electric motor; a condenser; an expansion valve; and an evaporator; the compressor, the condenser, the expansion valve, and the evaporator being connected to each other,
wherein
a working fluid containing 1,1,2-trifluoroethylene and difluoromethane is used as a refrigerant sealed in the refrigeration cycle circuit,
the refrigeration cycle device further includes an electric motor driving device that drives the electric motor,
the electric motor driving device includes a rotational speed estimator,
the electric motor driving device includes an electric current detector that detects an electric current input to the electric motor, and
the electric motor driving device is configured to stop supplying electric power to the electric motor when a change rate of a detection value detected by the electric current detector is equal to or larger than a predetermined value.

9. A refrigeration cycle device comprising
a refrigeration cycle circuit that includes a compressor including an electric motor; a condenser; an expansion valve; and an evaporator; the compressor, the condenser, the expansion valve, and the evaporator being connected to each other,
wherein
a working fluid containing 1,1,2-trifluoroethylene and difluoromethane is used as a refrigerant sealed in the refrigeration cycle circuit,
the refrigeration cycle device further includes an electric motor driving device that drives the electric motor,
the electric motor driving device includes a rotational speed estimator,
the electric motor driving device includes a voltage detector that detects a voltage input to the electric motor driving device, and
the electric motor driving device is configured to stop supplying electric power to the electric motor when a change rate of a detection value detected by the voltage detector is smaller than a predetermined value.

10. The refrigeration cycle device according to claim 8 , further comprising
a high-pressure-side pressure detector that is provided between a discharge part of the compressor and an inlet of the expansion valve,
wherein
the predetermined value is made smaller as a detection value detected by the high-pressure-side pressure detector becomes larger.

11. The refrigeration cycle device according to claim 9 , further comprising
a high-pressure-side pressure detector that is provided between a discharge part of the compressor and an inlet of the expansion valve,
wherein
the predetermined value is made larger as a detection value detected by the high-pressure-side pressure detector becomes larger.

12. A refrigeration cycle device comprising:
a refrigeration cycle circuit that includes a compressor including an electric motor; a condenser; an expansion valve; and an evaporator; the compressor, the condenser, the expansion valve, and the evaporator being connected to each other,
wherein
a working fluid containing 1,1,2-trifluoroethylene and difluoromethane is used as a refrigerant sealed in the refrigeration cycle circuit,
the refrigeration cycle device further includes an electric motor driving device that drives the electric motor, and
the electric motor driving device includes a rotational speed estimator,

wherein the electric motor driving device is configured to stop a supply of electric power to the electric motor upon occurrence of rotation abnormality of the electric motor,
the electric motor driving device includes a voltage detector that detects a voltage input to the electric motor driving device,
the refrigeration cycle device further includes a high-pressure-side pressure detector that is provided between a discharge part of the compressor and an inlet of the expansion valve,
the electric motor driving device detects a voltage input to the electric motor driving device, and
the electric motor driving device is configured to stop supplying electric power to the electric motor in cases where a detection value detected by the high-pressure-side pressure detector is equal to or larger than a predetermined value and where a change rate of a detection value detected by the voltage detector is smaller than a predetermined value.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Sakima Fuminori
• Fujitaka Akira
• Nakai Hiroaki
• Kyogoku Akihiro
• Matsuo Hideaki
• Sato Shigehiro
• Takaichi Kenji

Classifications

• F25B2700/1931

  Discharge pressures · CPC title

• F25B49/02

  for compression type machines, plants or systems · CPC title

• F04C28/08

  characterised by varying the rotational speed · CPC title

• F04B49/065

  and making use of computers · CPC title

• F25B13/00

  Compression machines, plants or systems, with reversible cycle (defrosting cycles F25B47/02) · CPC title