Compressor for heat exchange system, heat exchange system and method for controlling operation of compressor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12305635-B2
Application number	US-202017122091-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 15, 2020
Priority date	Mar 10, 2020
Publication date	May 20, 2025
Grant date	May 20, 2025

Abstract

The disclosure relates to compressors for heat exchange systems, heat exchange systems having such compressors, and methods for controlling operation of compressors. The compressor includes a drive device for driving the compressor and having at least a first and second working conditions. An output power of the drive device under the second working condition is greater than an output power under the first working condition. The compressor has at least one upload/download flow path configured to be opened before the drive device is switched from the first working condition to the second working condition to reduce a suction flow of the compressor until current operating parameters of the compressor reach preset values, after which the switching is performed, and to increase the suction flow until the compressor is in a required working state, after the switching is completed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A compressor for a heat exchange system, comprising:
a drive device for driving the compressor and having at least a first working condition and a second working condition,
an output power of the drive device under the second working condition being greater than the output power of the drive device under the first working condition,
wherein the compressor has at least one upload/download flow path, which is configured to be opened before the drive device is switched from the first working condition to the second working condition, to reduce a suction flow of the compressor until current operating parameters of the compressor reach preset values, after the compressor reaches the preset values, the upload/download flow path is controlled to increase the suction flow until the compressor is in a required working state in the second working condition;
wherein the at least one upload/download flow path comprises a slide valve cavity housing a compressor slide valve, a first pipeline communicating with the slide valve cavity and a suction cavity of the compressor, and a first valve disposed in the first pipeline, the first valve configured to be opened to allow fluid through the at least one upload/download flow path or closed to block fluid through the at least one upload/download flow path, wherein the at least one upload/download flow path directly fluidly connects the slide valve cavity with the suction cavity of the compressor.

2. The compressor for the heat exchange system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the upload/download flow path comprises one or more bypass flow paths arranged in parallel with a flow path for adjusting the suction flow in the compressor, and
a control valve is disposed in the bypass flow path and is configured to be opened before the drive device is switched from the first working condition to the second working condition, to allow a fluid to be compressed in the compressor to flow through the bypass flow path providing a path for a part of the fluid that has been suctioned to flow back to the suction cavity.

3. The compressor for the heat exchange system according to claim 2 , wherein:
a second pipeline communicating with the slide valve cavity and a lubricant supply port of the compressor,
and
a second valve disposed in the second pipeline.

4. The compressor for the heat exchange system according to claim 3 , wherein at least one of the first valve, the second valve, and the control valve are solenoid valves.

5. The compressor for the heat exchange system according to claim 1 , wherein the upload/download flow path comprises a plunger valve disposed on a rotor side of the compressor and configured to be opened before the drive device is switched from the first working condition to the second working condition.

6. The compressor for the heat exchange system according to claim 1 , wherein the compressor is provided with a controller connected to the upload/download flow path and configured to control the fluid flow of at least one of the upload/download flow paths.

7. The compressor for the heat exchange system according to claim 6 , wherein the compressor is provided with a flow path for adjusting the suction flow, and the controller is further configured to control the fluid flow in the flow path for adjusting the suction flow before the drive device is switched from the first working condition to the second working condition.

8. The compressor for the heat exchange system according to claim 7 , wherein a compressor slide valve is disposed in the flow path for adjusting the suction flow, and the controller is configured to control an opening degree of the compressor slide valve.

9. The compressor for the heat exchange system according to claim 1 , wherein the compressor is a screw compressor or a piston compressor.

10. The compressor for the heat exchange system according to claim 1 , wherein the drive device is a dual speed motor.

11. The compressor for the heat exchange system according to claim 1 , wherein the operating parameters are at least one of operating current, operating torque, and operating duration.

12. The compressor for the heat exchange system according to claim 11 , wherein a preset value of the operating current is not greater than a current value corresponding to a torque required by the drive device to complete switching from the first working condition to the second working condition.

13. The compressor for the heat exchange system according to claim 1 , wherein the drive device for driving the compressor operates continuously when transitioning between the first working condition and the second working condition.

14. A heat exchange system, comprising:
a compressor having:
a drive device for driving the compressor and having at least a first working condition and a second working condition,
an output power of the drive device under the second working condition being greater than the output power of the drive device under the first working condition,
wherein the compressor has at least one upload/download flow path, which is configured to be opened before the drive device is switched from the first working condition to the second working condition, to reduce a suction flow of the compressor until current operating parameters of the compressor reach preset values, after the compressor reaches the preset values, the upload/download flow path is controlled to increase the suction flow until the compressor is in a required working state in the second working condition;
wherein the at least one upload/download flow path comprises a slide valve cavity housing a compressor slide valve, a first pipeline communicating with the slide valve cavity and a suction cavity of the compressor, and a first valve disposed in the first pipeline, the first valve configured to be opened to allow fluid through the at least one upload/download flow path or closed to block fluid through the at least one upload/download flow path, wherein the at least one upload/download flow path directly fluidly connects the slide valve cavity with the suction cavity of the compressor.

15. The heat exchange system according to claim 14 , wherein:
the upload/download flow path comprises one or more bypass flow paths arranged in parallel with a flow path for adjusting the suction flow in the compressor, and
a control valve is disposed in the bypass flow path and is configured to be opened before the drive device is switched from the first working condition to the second working condition, to allow a fluid to be compressed in the compressor to flow through the bypass flow path.

16. The heat exchange system according to claim 14 , wherein the upload/download flow path comprises a plunger valve disposed on a rotor side of the compressor and configured to be opened before the drive device is switched from the first working condition to the second working condition.

17. The heat exchange system according to claim 14 , wherein the compressor is provided with a controller connected to the upload/download flow path and configured to control the fluid flow of at least one of the upload/download flow paths.

18. The heat exchange system according to claim 14 , wherein the compressor is a screw compressor or a piston compressor.

19. The heat exchange system according to claim 14 , wherein the drive device is a dual speed motor.

20. The heat exchange system according to claim 14 , wherein the operating parameters are at least one of operating current, operating torque, and operating duration.

Assignees

• Carrier Corp

Inventors

• Wang Jin
• Wang Lifeng
• Wei Huaxiong

Classifications

• F04B7/02

  the valving being fluid-actuated · CPC title

• F04B49/225

  with throttling valves or valves varying the pump inlet opening or the outlet opening · CPC title

• F04B2203/0207

  Torque · CPC title

• F04B2203/0201

  Current · CPC title

• F04B49/22

  by means of valves (F04B49/03 takes precedence) · CPC title