Fluid injection control system and fluid circulation system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11085661-B2
Application number	US-201816212792-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 7, 2018
Priority date	Dec 8, 2017
Publication date	Aug 10, 2021
Grant date	Aug 10, 2021

Abstract

A fluid injection control system, a fluid injection control method and a fluid circulation system including the fluid injection control system are provided. The fluid injection control system includes an injection valve, control apparatus and energy storage apparatus. The injection valve is arranged in a path along which a fluid flows into a device; the energy storage apparatus is configured to supply, in response to the control apparatus being powered off, power to the control apparatus so as to maintain an operation of the control apparatus.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A fluid injection control system, comprising an injection valve, control apparatus and energy storage apparatus; wherein
the injection valve is arranged in a path along which a fluid flows into a compressor,
the energy storage apparatus is configured to, in response that the control apparatus is powered off, supply power to the control apparatus to maintain an operation of the control apparatus, and
the control apparatus is configured to, in response that the control apparatus is powered off, control the injection valve to be closed so as to prevent the fluid from being injected into the compressor through the injection valve, and wherein the compressor is powered off when the control apparatus is powered off.

2. The fluid injection control system of claim 1 , wherein, the control apparatus is further configured to control, in a power-on state of the control apparatus, an open degree of the injection valve so as to control flow of the fluid injected into the compressor through the injection valve.

3. The fluid injection control system of claim 1 , further comprising:
a power-off detection circuit, configured to detect a state of supply of power from an external power supply to the control apparatus, and to send a power-off signal to the control apparatus in response that the supply of power from the external power supply to the control apparatus is off.

4. The fluid injection control system of claim 3 , further comprising:
a valve drive circuit, configured to control an open degree of the injection valve,
wherein the control apparatus is further configured to send, in response to receiving the power-off signal, a valve closing signal to the valve drive circuit such that the valve drive circuit drives the injection valve to be closed.

5. The fluid injection control system of claim 4 , wherein, the valve drive circuit is configured to control a valve actuating mechanism to drive the injection valve to be opened at a controlled open degree or to drive the injection valve to be closed.

6. The fluid injection control system of claim 5 , wherein, the energy storage apparatus is further configured to supply, in response that the control apparatus is powered off, power to at least one of the valve drive circuit and the valve actuating mechanism.

7. The fluid injection control system of claim 1 , wherein the energy storage apparatus is electrically connected with an external power supply configured to supply power to the control apparatus.

8. The fluid injection control system of claim 1 , wherein the energy storage apparatus comprises a super capacitor or a rechargeable battery.

9. The fluid injection control system of claim 1 , wherein the energy storage apparatus is in electrical connection with the control apparatus directly.

10. The fluid injection control system of claim 1 , wherein, the energy storage apparatus is electrically connected with the control apparatus via a switch;
the switch is configured to be switched on in response that the control apparatus is powered off, such that an electric energy from the energy storage apparatus is supplied to the control apparatus through the switch.

11. The fluid injection control system of claim 10 , wherein, the switch comprises a diode or a MOS transistor.

12. The fluid injection control system of claim 3 , wherein, at least one of the energy storage apparatus and the power-off detection circuit are integrated into the control apparatus.

13. A fluid circulation system comprising the fluid injection control system and the device of claim 1 , wherein the fluid injection control system is configured to control injection of the fluid into the compressor.

14. The fluid circulation system of claim 13 , wherein,
the fluid circulation system further comprises an evaporator and a condense, the compressor, the condenser and the evaporator being in a fluid communication with one another in sequence through a pipe and forming a fluid circulation loop, and
the injection valve is arranged in a path of the fluid flowing from an outlet of the condenser to the compressor.

15. The fluid circulation system of claim 13 , wherein, the fluid circulation system further comprises a temperature detector configured to detect a temperature of the fluid flowing out from an outlet of the compressor and to send a temperature signal indicative of the temperature to the control apparatus, and
the control apparatus is further configured to determine whether t the temperature of the fluid flowing out from the outlet of the compressor exceeds a threshold based on the temperature signal, and to control, in response to the temperature exceeding the threshold, the injection valve to inject a fluid into the compressor to reduce the temperature of the fluid flowing out from the outlet of the compressor.

16. A fluid injection control method, comprising:
controlling injection of fluid into a compressor by using the fluid injection control system of claim 1 .

17. The fluid injection control method of claim 16 , wherein said controlling the injection of the fluid into the compressor by using the fluid injection control system comprises:
detecting a state of supply of power from an external power supply to the control apparatus;
determining whether the control apparatus is powered off according to the detected state; and
supplying power by the energy storage apparatus to the control apparatus in response to the control apparatus being powered off, and controlling by the control apparatus the injection valve to be closed so as to prevent the fluid from being injected into the compressor through the injection valve.

18. The fluid injection control system of claim 1 , wherein the system excludes an additional solenoid valve.

19. The fluid injection control system of claim 18 , wherein the injection valve excludes a solenoid valve.

20. The fluid injection control system of claim 18 , wherein the injection valve is a stepper-motor valve.

Assignees

• Danfoss Tianjin Ltd

Inventors

• Ma He
• Yao Li
• Shang Zhiwei
• Li Guocun
• Zamana Luigi

Classifications

• F25B41/42

  Arrangements for diverging or converging flows, e.g. branch lines or junctions · CPC title

• F25B49/02

  for compression type machines, plants or systems · CPC title

• F25B41/20

  Disposition of valves, e.g. of on-off valves or flow control valves (expansion valves F25B41/31) · CPC title

• F25B9/08 Primary

  using ejectors (F25B9/10 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F25B31/006 Primary

  Cooling of compressor or motor · CPC title