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EP3219992A1
EP3219992A1 EP16380007.1A EP16380007A EP3219992A1 EP 3219992 A1 EP3219992 A1 EP 3219992A1 EP 16380007 A EP16380007 A EP 16380007A EP 3219992 A1 EP3219992 A1 EP 3219992A1
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centrifugal impeller
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Albert Bach-Esteve Burch
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/26—Rotors specially for elastic fluids
    • F04D29/28—Rotors specially for elastic fluids for centrifugal or helico-centrifugal pumps for radial-flow or helico-centrifugal pumps
    • F04D29/281—Rotors specially for elastic fluids for centrifugal or helico-centrifugal pumps for radial-flow or helico-centrifugal pumps for fans or blowers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D27/00—Control, e.g. regulation, of pumps, pumping installations or pumping systems specially adapted for elastic fluids
    • F04D27/001—Testing thereof; Determination or simulation of flow characteristics; Stall or surge detection, e.g. condition monitoring
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04D—NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04D29/00—Details, component parts, or accessories
    • F04D29/26—Rotors specially for elastic fluids
    • F04D29/28—Rotors specially for elastic fluids for centrifugal or helico-centrifugal pumps for radial-flow or helico-centrifugal pumps
    • F04D29/30—Vanes

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  • the present invention relates to air blower fans and in particular to radial type fans, proposing a fan unit equipped with a centrifugal impeller having a structural formation that provides a functional advantage in efficiency in relation to the air flow that is driven and the electrical energy consumption to drive this flow, where the air flow can be determined from the energy consumption of the motor driving the centrifugal impeller, without the need to use external sensors.
  • Radial fan units which include a centrifugal impeller that is rotationally driven by a motor, such that on rotating said centrifugal impeller drives an air flow from a central interior opening and projects it outwards to the periphery; for this purpose the centrifugal impeller is equipped with a set of blades arranged around the central interior opening to radially extract air from said central interior opening and project it outwards to the periphery.
  • centrifugal impellers In said centrifugal impellers the position and configuration of the blades are fundamental factors in determining the air driving capacity of the centrifugal impeller, which therefore decisively affects the performance of the fan unit; consequently said factors are essential in the structural design of centrifugal impellers.
  • centrifugal impellers with blades that curve forward are conventionally known, where the air driving blades are uniformly arranged in an inclined position in the direction of rotation and with respect to the radial direction of the centrifugal impeller, with an arched configuration in the transverse direction from the inner edge to the outer edge according to the position of the centrifugal impeller, the blades having a convex configuration positioned towards the outer periphery of the centrifugal impeller.
  • centrifugal impellers with blades that curve forward, the air flow measurement is obtained directly by measuring the energy consumption of the motor driving the centrifugal impeller and according to the characteristic flow/energy consumption curve of the fan unit.
  • centrifugal impellers of this type allow the air flow to be measured directly based on the energy consumption of the motor, they have a low efficiency in terms of flow/pressure with respect to the energy consumption driving the centrifugal impeller.
  • centrifugal impellers with blades that curve backward where the blades driving the air are also uniformly arranged in an inclined position in the direction of rogation and with respect to the radial direction of the centrifugal impeller, with an arched configuration in the transverse direction from the inner edge to the outer edge according to the position of the centrifugal impeller, but in this case the blades have a convex configuration positioned towards the inner periphery of the centrifugal impeller.
  • the invention proposes a fan unit with a radial configuration incorporating a centrifugal impeller developed with a structural formation presenting features for driving air that are advantageous in terms of efficiency, allowing the air flow to be measured indirectly based on the energy consumption of the fan unit without the need for external sensors.
  • the fan unit comprises a casing with a central interior opening which is provided with a centrifugal impeller rotationally driven by a motor.
  • the centrifugal impeller has a set of blades arranged around the central interior opening, and inclined with respect to the radial direction of the centrifugal impeller.
  • the centrifugal impeller has an inner edge adjacent to the central interior opening and an outer edge on the periphery of the centrifugal impeller.
  • the blades have an arched configuration extending transversely between the inner edge adjacent to the central interior opening and the outer edge arranged on the periphery of the centrifugal impeller, the blades having a convex configuration positioned towards the inner part of the centrifugal impeller.
  • the fan unit additionally comprises measurement means configured to measure the air flow driven by the centrifugal impeller based on the energy consumption of the motor.
  • the transversely arched configuration of the blades has a curvature with a radius comprised between half and double the radius of the centrifugal impeller, which has proved in experiments to result in an air flow that favors the flow-energy consumption combination, such that better performance is achieved with respect to that of conventional centrifugal impellers with blades having a more pronounced curvature, with a radius of at least 85 millimeters, which are also more costly to manufacture.
  • a fan unit is thereby attained with a centrifugal impeller in which the structural features of the configuration of the blades determine conditions rendering the functional air driving behavior more efficient in comparison with air driven by conventional centrifugal impellers, improving the performance of the fan unit.
  • the fan unit object of the invention presents a centrifugal impeller resulting in features giving it its own identity and making it preferable with respect to other fan units with conventional impellers for the same application.
  • the object of the invention relates to a fan unit with a radial configuration incorporating a centrifugal impeller with a structural formation that improves the efficiency and performance of fan units incorporating conventional centrifugal impellers for the same application.
  • the fan unit comprises a casing (1) in which there is arranged or directly built a volute-type air duct (2) having a central interior opening (3) which is provided with a centrifugal impeller (4) rotationally driven by a motor (5), specifically a brushless electric motor.
  • the air is taken in through one of the sides of the fan unit towards the central interior opening (3) in the direction axial to the centrifugal impeller (4), and the air is let out in the direction radial to the centrifugal impeller (4) through the fan unit discharge outlet (6).
  • the centrifugal impeller (4) comprises two annular elements (7) and (8) that are axially arranged parallel to one another, blades (9) arranged around the central interior opening (3) being intercalated between the annular elements (7) and (8), and the centrifugal impeller (4) having an inner edge (10) adjacent to the central interior opening (3) and an outer edge (11) arranged on the periphery of the centrifugal impeller (4).
  • the blades (9) extend from the central interior opening (3) of the centrifugal impeller (4) to the outer periphery of the centrifugal impeller (4), in an inclined position with respect to the radial direction of the centrifugal impeller (4) and according to a tangential arrangement with respect to the central interior opening (3).
  • the blades (9) have an arched configuration extending transversely between the inner edge (10) adjacent to the central interior opening (3) and the outer edge (11) on the periphery of the centrifugal impeller (4), the blades (9) having a convex configuration positioned towards the inner part of the centrifugal impeller (4).
  • the fan unit additionally comprises measurement means associated with the motor (5) driving the centrifugal impeller (4), said measurement means being particularly configured to measure the air flow driven by the centrifugal impeller (4) based on the energy consumption of the motor (5).
  • the transversely arched configuration of the blades (9) is based on a curvature with a radius (r) comprised between half and double the radius (Rr) of the centrifugal impeller (4), i.e., the curvature of the radius (4) of the blades (9) is comprised in the range [0.5*Rr ⁇ r ⁇ 2*Rr].
  • Said Figure 6 shows a comparative graph with three characteristic flow (Q)/energy consumption (Wa) curves.
  • the first curve (C 0 ) drawn in a solid line shows the characteristic curve of a conventional fan unit with a centrifugal impeller with blades that curve backward;
  • the second curve (C 1 ) drawn in a line with dots shows the characteristic curve of the fan unit of the invention;
  • the third curve (C 3 ) drawn in a dashed line shows the characteristic curve of a conventional fan unit with a centrifugal impeller with blades that curve forward.
  • the energy consumption of the fan unit of the invention is much lower than the energy consumption of a conventional fan unit with a centrifugal impeller with blades that curve forward.
  • the first curve (C 0 ) reaches a maximum point (M) after which the energy consumption goes from increasing to decreasing, and therefore, there are two different flow rates for the same energy consumption of the motor driving the centrifugal impeller.
  • M maximum point
  • This particularity of the first curve (C 0 ) characteristic of a conventional fan unit with blades that curve backward makes it impossible for the flow rate to be measured directly based on the energy consumption, which means that external flow rate sensors are needed for efficient measurement.
  • the second curve (C 1 ) characteristic of the fan unit of the invention always shows increasing energy consumption as the driven air flow is increased, such that a specific air flow value always unequivocally corresponds to a specific energy consumption value.
  • the configuration of the blades (9) of the centrifugal impeller (4) of the invention allows the functional behavior of the fan unit to be improved, achieving a suitable driven air flow-energy consumption ratio, as with conventional fan units provided with blades that curve backward.
  • operating conditions are achieved in which the driven air flow always increases as energy consumption increases, as with conventional fan units provided with blades that curve forward, such that air flow can be measured precisely and reliably based on the energy consumption without having to use external sensors such as those required for equivalent conventional fan units with blades that curve backward.

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ES16380007T ES2837106T3 (es) 2016-03-14 2016-03-14 Unidad de ventilación
PT163800071T PT3219992T (pt) 2016-03-14 2016-03-14 Unidade de ventilação
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US20180142696A1 (en) * 2016-11-18 2018-05-24 Sogefi Air & Cooling Systems Impeller for a fluid pump

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US4231706A (en) * 1977-04-27 1980-11-04 Hitachi, Ltd. Impeller of a centrifugal blower
DE29818179U1 (de) * 1998-10-12 1999-02-11 Motoren Ventilatoren Landshut Gmbh, 84030 Landshut Radialgebläse
WO2003031918A1 (en) * 2001-10-09 2003-04-17 Abb Ab Device, system and method for on-line monitoring of flow quantities
JP2005308606A (ja) * 2004-04-23 2005-11-04 Shinko Kogyo Co Ltd 空気調和機のファン室の風量計
US20060275123A1 (en) * 2005-06-02 2006-12-07 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Multi-blade fan for air-cooled engine
EP1783374A1 (de) * 2004-07-14 2007-05-09 Daikin Industries, Ltd. Zentrifugalgebläse und klimaanlage mit zentrifugalgebläse
US20080134713A1 (en) * 2006-12-12 2008-06-12 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Turbo fan and air conditioner having the same

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US4231706A (en) * 1977-04-27 1980-11-04 Hitachi, Ltd. Impeller of a centrifugal blower
DE29818179U1 (de) * 1998-10-12 1999-02-11 Motoren Ventilatoren Landshut Gmbh, 84030 Landshut Radialgebläse
WO2003031918A1 (en) * 2001-10-09 2003-04-17 Abb Ab Device, system and method for on-line monitoring of flow quantities
JP2005308606A (ja) * 2004-04-23 2005-11-04 Shinko Kogyo Co Ltd 空気調和機のファン室の風量計
EP1783374A1 (de) * 2004-07-14 2007-05-09 Daikin Industries, Ltd. Zentrifugalgebläse und klimaanlage mit zentrifugalgebläse
US20060275123A1 (en) * 2005-06-02 2006-12-07 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Multi-blade fan for air-cooled engine
US20080134713A1 (en) * 2006-12-12 2008-06-12 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Turbo fan and air conditioner having the same

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20180142696A1 (en) * 2016-11-18 2018-05-24 Sogefi Air & Cooling Systems Impeller for a fluid pump

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