Screw compressor with adjustable internal volume ratio

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9970440-B2
Application number	US-201514797324-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 13, 2015
Priority date	Sep 23, 2014
Publication date	May 15, 2018
Grant date	May 15, 2018

Abstract

A screw compressor is provided having adjustable internal volume ratio, including a body and a male rotor, a female rotor and a slide valve configured inside the body, a groove being configured at one side of the male rotor and the female rotor, and the slide valve being configured inside the groove with the slide valve movable inside the groove from a first position corresponding to a minimum internal volume ratio to a second position corresponding to a maximum internal volume ratio.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A screw compressor having an adjustable internal volume ratio, wherein the screw compressor comprises:
a body;
a male rotor;
a female rotor;
a slide valve inside the body; and
a groove being configured at one side of the male rotor and the female rotor, wherein the slide valve is configured inside the groove, wherein the slide valve is able to move inside the groove from a first position corresponding to a minimum internal volume ratio to a second position corresponding to a maximum internal volume ratio, wherein the slide valve comprises a first end disposed next to respective suction ends of the male rotor and the female rotor, and wherein in the second position, the first end of the slide valve is flush with the suction ends of the male rotor and the female rotor.

2. The screw compressor with the adjustable internal volume ratio according to claim 1 , wherein the slide valve is able to move to a third position corresponding to a middle internal volume ratio, and wherein the third position is between the first position and the second position.

3. The screw compressor with the adjustable internal volume ratio according to claim 1 , wherein the slide valve comprises a second end disposed next to respective exhaust ends of the male rotor and the female rotor, and a radial exhaust port being configured at the second end of the slide valve.

4. The screw compressor with the adjustable internal volume ratio according to claim 3 , wherein in the first position the first end extends outside the suction ends, while the second end does not extend outside the exhaust ends, and wherein in the second position the slide valve is entirely wrapped between the female rotor and the male rotor.

5. The screw compressor with the adjustable internal volume ratio according to claim 3 , wherein in the third position, the first end extends outside the suction ends.

6. The screw compressor with the adjustable internal volume ratio according to claim 1 , wherein the slide valve is driven by high pressure oil.

7. The screw compressor with the adjustable internal volume ratio according to claim 6 , wherein the screw compressor with adjustable internal volume ratio comprises a hydraulic cylinder with an adjusting piston connected to the slide valve, wherein the adjusting piston is configured inside the hydraulic cylinder.

8. The screw compressor with the adjustable internal volume ratio according to claim 7 , wherein the hydraulic cylinder is connected to an oil pipeline, which is connected to a suction cavity of the screw compressor, an upload magnetic valve and an unload magnetic valve being configured on the oil pipeline, and a first adjusting opening and a second adjusting opening being configured on the hydraulic cylinder, with the first adjusting opening and the second adjusting opening being connected to the magnetic valves.

9. The screw compressor with the adjustable internal volume ratio according to claim 1 , wherein the length of the slide valve is determined by a maximum internal volume ratio designed for the screw compressor.

10. A screw compressor having an adjustable internal volume ratio, wherein the screw compressor comprises:
a body;
a male rotor;
a female rotor;
a slide valve inside the body; and
a groove being configured at one side of the male rotor and the female rotor, wherein the slide valve is configured inside the groove, wherein the slide valve is able to move inside the groove from a first position corresponding to a minimum internal volume ratio to a second position corresponding to a maximum internal volume ratio, wherein the slide valve comprises a first end disposed next to respective suction ends of the male rotor and the female rotor and a second end disposed next to respective exhaust ends of the male rotor and the female rotor, wherein in the first position, the first end of the slide valve is longitudinally extended beyond the suction ends of the male rotor and the female rotor, and wherein in the second position, the first end of the slide valve is flush with the suction ends of the male rotor and the female rotor.

Assignees

• Johnson Controls Tech Co
• Johnson Controls Air Conditioning And Refrigeration Wuxi Co Ltd
• Johnson Controls Air Conditioning And Refrigeration Wuxi Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhu Yu

Classifications

• F04C18/16

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

• F04C28/125 Primary

  with sliding valves controlled by the use of fluid other than the working fluid · CPC title