Oil free screw compressor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9752582-B2
Application number	US-201615186775-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 20, 2016
Priority date	Jul 3, 2007
Publication date	Sep 5, 2017
Grant date	Sep 5, 2017

Abstract

Provided is a highly reliable oil free screw compressor including a first sensor for detecting a temperature of lubrication oil, second sensors for detecting temperatures of intake air, and a cooling fan controller having a storage portion storing therein a set temperature of lubrication oil and a set temperature of intake air, and a computing portion for computing a control signal for increasing the speed of the cooling fan if a detected value of a temperature of the lubrication oil, delivered from the first sensor, becomes higher than the set value of lubrication oil stored in the storage portion, and computing a control signal for increasing the speed of the cooling fan if a detected value of a temperature of the intake air, delivered from the second sensor, becomes higher than the set temperature of the intake air, stored in the storage portion.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An oil free compressor comprising:
a compressor body configured to compress intake air,
a compressor housing,
a compressed air discharge line provided in the compressor housing configured to discharge compressed air,
a lubrication oil pipe line configured to flow lubrication oil,
an air cooler configured to cool the compressed air flowing in the compressed air discharge line,
an oil cooler configured to cool the lubrication oil flowing in the lubrication oil pipe line,
a cooling fan configured to flow cooling air into the oil cooler and the air cooler,
a cooling fan controller configured to:
increase the rotating speed of the cooling fan if a temperature of the lubrication oil becomes higher than a predetermined temperature, and
increase the rotating speed of the cooling fan if a temperature of the intake air becomes higher than a predetermined temperature.

2. The oil free compressor as set forth in claim 1 , wherein
the rotating speed of the cooling fan is controlled by an inverter exclusively used for the cooling fan.

3. The oil free compressor as set forth in claim 1 , wherein
the rotating speed of the cooling fan is controlled by an inverter used for the compressor.

4. The oil free compressor as set forth in claim 1 , wherein
the cooling fan controller receives temperatures of the inside of the compressor and temperatures of the outside of the compressor so as to control the rotating speed of the cooling fan.

5. The oil free compressor as set forth in claim 1 , wherein
the cooling fan controller receives a temperature in a control panel so as to control the rotating speed of the cooling fan.

6. The oil free compressor as set forth in claim 1 , wherein
a rotor of the compressor body is supported at least on one end by bearings, and the bearings are lubricated by lubricating oil flowing in the lubrication oil pipe line.

7. The oil free compressor as set forth in claim 1 , wherein
the compressor comprises at least two compressor bodies.

8. The oil free compressor as set forth in claim 1 , wherein
the compressor comprises at least a first stage compressor body and a second stage compressor body, and the compressed air discharge line provided in the compressor housing comprises:
a first portion configured to:
discharge compressed air from the first stage compressor body; and
deliver the compressed air to the second stage compressor body; and

a second portion configured to:
discharge compressed air from the second stage compressor body; and
deliver the compressed air outside the compressor housing.

9. The oil free compressor as set forth in claim 8 , wherein
the air cooler comprises a first cooler configured to cool compressed air flowing in the first portion of the compressed air discharge line and a second cooler configured to cool compressed air flowing in the second portion of the compressed air discharge line.

10. The oil free compressor as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising
a first sensor configured to detect a temperature of lubrication oil, which is provided in a position for detecting a temperature of lubrication oil in the lubrication oil pipeline downstream of the air cooling cooler to cool lubrication oil.

11. The oil free compressor as set forth in claim 1 , further comprising
a second sensor being provided in a position for detecting a temperature of intake air on a suction side of the compressor body, or being provided in a position for detecting a temperature compressed air flowing in the compressed air discharge line.

12. The oil free compressor as set forth in claim 1 , wherein
the compressed air discharge line discharges compressed air directly from the compressor body, and the compressed air discharged through the compressed air discharge line does not pass through a gear casing or an oil sump of the compressor body.

Assignees

• Hitachi Industry Equipment Systems Co Ltd

Inventors

• Fujimoto Hideki
• Nishimura Hitoshi

Classifications

• F04C18/16

  with helical teeth, e.g. chevron-shaped, screw type {(for non-parallel axes of movement F04C18/48)} · CPC title

• F04C2240/81

  Sensor, e.g. electronic sensor for control or monitoring · CPC title

• F04C29/04 Primary

  Heating; Cooling (of machines or engines in general F01P); Heat insulation (heat insulation in general F16L59/00) · CPC title

• F04C2270/195

  Controlled or regulated · CPC title

• F04C2240/30

  Casings or housings · CPC title