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- the present invention concerns a compressor device.
- the present invention concerns a compressor device of the variable speed type that basically consists of a case or housing with a compressor element therein that is powered by a variable speed motor with a fixed set maximum number of revolutions for the compressor, an air cooling blower which sucks air from the environment via an inlet and blows it via an exhaust through this case back to the environment, and a separate cooling circuit with a cooling medium for cooling of the gas which has been compressed by the compressor or cooling compressed air from the compressor.
- Common compressor devices are generally designed in order to be able to function in certain conditions of maximum environmental temperature, these conditions are named as the nominal working conditions.
- the present invention aims to provide a solution to one or more of the above mentioned and other disadvantages, as it provides an improved compressor device which is equipped with a self-regulating control which ensures that the compressor device even at maximum performance can be employed in all environmental temperatures with permanently optimal cooling operation.
- the invention concerns an improved compressor device that mainly consists of a case with a compressor element inside that is powered by variable speed motor with a control box or unit having a setting for a maximum number of revolutions of the compressor, an air cooling blower which sucks air from the environment via an inlet and blows it back to the environment once this has passed through the case, via an exhaust, and a cooling circuit for cooling of gas which has been compressed by the compressor, characterised in that the control box is equipped with an algorithm that reduces the abovementioned maximum allowed set number of revolutions in accordance with a defined value as soon as the measured environmental temperature rises above a maximum set level and increases the maximum allowed set number of revolutions as soon as the environmental temperature falls under the above mentioned level.
- the advantage of such a device according to the invention is that, when the environmental temperature rises above the nominal level for which the compressor device is designed, the maximum allowed number of revolutions will be automatically reduced, as a result of which the compressor device will develop less heat and the cooling capacity of the air cooling blower is sufficient for the compressor, even in this elevated environmental temperature, to keep cooling sufficient in order to avoid unwanted stoppages due to overheating and to guarantee good working of the device.
- the abovementioned algorithm is such additionally, that the maximum set number of revolutions is further reduced when the temperature of the abovementioned cooling of the compressed gas is insufficient or the temperature of the cooling medium rises above a set level.
- the compressor device will be able to function even in higher environmental temperatures than is nominally provisioned, permanently at its maximum capacity without risk of stoppages or damage.
- the case includes an electronic compartment which is equipped with an air cooling blower which sucks environmental air via an entrance and blows it back to the environment via an exit, whereby in order to avoid any damage being caused to the electronic components, a maximum level is imposed for the temperature of the cool air which is used for this purpose.
- the air cooling of this electronic compartment is normally calculated for nominal conditions and by exceeding the maximum temperature of the cool air, this will lead to unwanted stoppages of the compressor device.
- an additional cooling arrangement can be provisioned for the cooling of the air that functions as a cooling medium of the electronic compartment, whereby this cooling is only switched on when the environmental temperature threatens to rise above a set level. This in order to keep the energy costs as low as possible.
- This additional cooling can function independently or can be used in combination with the algorithm for the control of the maximum set number of revolutions of the compressor device, whereby this cooling is controlled preferably by the abovementioned control box of the compressor device.
- FIG. 1 shows schematically a compressor device according to the invention
- FIGS. 2 and 3 show two control algorithms which can be applied by the device of FIG. 1 .
- the compressor device 1 of FIG. 1 consists basically of a case or housing 2 , which, in this case is divided into two compartments 4 and 5 by a wall 3 , wherein in the compartment 4 a compressor element 6 is provided which is powered by a variable speed motor 7 , for example a frequency controlled motor, controlled by a control box or unit 8 having a setting for a set maximum number of revolutions Nmax of the motor and a compartment 5 containing an electronic compartment wherein electronic components 9 are located, including for example the above mentioned control box 8 .
- a variable speed motor 7 for example a frequency controlled motor
- the compartment 4 is cooled by an air cooling blower 10 which sucks environmental air via an inlet 11 and blows it back to the environment through the compartment 4 of the case 2 via an exhaust 12 , as is shown with the arrows A.
- the compressor device 1 is further equipped with a cooling circuit 13 , with or without a cooling medium like oil, water or similar for the cooling of the gas that is compressed by the compressor and via a discharge pipe 14 and a connection 15 can be delivered to a discharge air supply system (not shown).
- the electronic compartment 5 includes air cooling blower 16 which sucks environmental air via an entrance 17 and blows it back to the environment over the electronic compartment 5 via an exit 18 as is displayed by arrows B.
- FIG. 1 a compressor device is shown in which the air cooling blowers 10 and 16 of the compartments 4 and 5 are separated, it is not excluded that these air blowers 10 and 16 could be common or that they include common parts.
- a cooling arrangement 19 is provisioned for the cooling of the air sucked by the air cooling blower 16 .
- the compressor device 1 includes first temperature sensor 20 arranged to sense (i.e., measure) the temperature T 20 of the environmental air; second temperature sensor 21 arranged to sense the temperature T 21 of the cooling circuit 13 for the compressor gas, for example, at the exit of the cooling circuit 13 , and third temperature sensor 22 arranged to sense the temperature T 22 of the cool air which flows through the electronic compartment 5 for the cooling of electronic component 9 .
- first temperature sensor 20 arranged to sense (i.e., measure) the temperature T 20 of the environmental air
- second temperature sensor 21 arranged to sense the temperature T 21 of the cooling circuit 13 for the compressor gas, for example, at the exit of the cooling circuit 13
- third temperature sensor 22 arranged to sense the temperature T 22 of the cool air which flows through the electronic compartment 5 for the cooling of electronic component 9 .
- the compressor device is designed so as to be able to operate in nominal conditions under maximum environmental temperature Tmax which is set in the control box 8 .
- the control box 8 is according to the invention equipped with an algorithm 24 that is systematized in FIG. 2 for the setting of the maximum number of revolutions Nmax of the compressor element 6 , by which in the first phase 25 the environmental temperature T 20 is compared with the set level Tmax of the environmental temperature and by which in a following phase 26 this maximum allowed number of revolutions Nmax with a defined level is reduced as soon as the environmental temperature T 20 threatens to rise above a maximum set level Tmax and the maximum set allowed number of revolutions is again raised to its initial level as soon as the environmental temperature T 20 comes below the above mentioned level Tmax.
- the maximum set number of revolutions Nmax is adjusted in such a way by the algorithm that the cooling capacity of the air cooling blower 10 is at all times sufficient with the monitored environmental temperature in order to allow the compressor element 6 to operate at this adjusted maximum set number of revolutions Nmax without the danger of over heating.
- phase 27 of algorithm 24 the temperature T 21 of the cooling medium of the cooling circuit 13 and/or of the temperature of the compressed air are compared with the maximum set temperature level T 21 max and as in phase 26 the maximum set allowed number of revolutions Nmax is again reduced when the temperature T 21 of the above mentioned cooling medium rises above the set level T 21 max.
- the working of the compressor device 1 is simple and as follows.
- the set maximum number of revolutions Nmax will be reduced, with a defined value as a result of which the compressor element 6 will/can be powered by a lower number of revolutions, which results in a reduced heat generation which is the primary function of the number of revolutions of the compressor element 6 and of the compression pressure of the pressurized gas at the exit of the compressor element 6 .
- the compressor device 1 can permanently be powered to a maximum number of revolutions and therefore with a maximum capacity pressurized gas, bearing in mind, the available cooling capacity of the air cooling 10 and of the cooling circuit 13 . Therefore it is not necessary to provide any over measured cooling as is usually the case with previously known compressor devices.
- the control box 8 can be optionally equipped with a second algorithm 28 which is schematically displayed in FIG. 3 and that is meant to ensure the protection of the electronic components 9 in the electronic compartment 5 , bearing in mind, the fact that these components 9 cannot be unprotected at high temperatures and that as a result the temperature T 22 of the cool air which flows through the electronic compartment 5 cannot rise above a certain critical maximum level.
- a second algorithm 28 which is schematically displayed in FIG. 3 and that is meant to ensure the protection of the electronic components 9 in the electronic compartment 5 , bearing in mind, the fact that these components 9 cannot be unprotected at high temperatures and that as a result the temperature T 22 of the cool air which flows through the electronic compartment 5 cannot rise above a certain critical maximum level.
- Algorithm 28 compares the environmental temperature T 20 in a first phase 29 with a maximum set level Tmax, which may or may not be the same as that which is used for algorithm 24 , and compares in a second phase 30 the temperature T 22 of the cool air in compartment 5 with the previous set maximum level T 22 max.
- the cooling arrangement 19 switches on and the cool air which is sent through the electronic compartment becomes additionally cooled.
- This second algorithm 28 offers the following advantages:
- the air cooling 16 does not have to be over sized to compensate for the nominal environmental temperatures
- the second algorithm can be applied with a certain frequency continuously or intermittently.
- both algorithms 24 and 28 can be applied individually, separately or together in compressor device 1 . It is also clear that both algorithms can be applied in the same control box 8 or in separate control boxes.
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- The present invention concerns a compressor device.
- More particularly the present invention concerns a compressor device of the variable speed type that basically consists of a case or housing with a compressor element therein that is powered by a variable speed motor with a fixed set maximum number of revolutions for the compressor, an air cooling blower which sucks air from the environment via an inlet and blows it via an exhaust through this case back to the environment, and a separate cooling circuit with a cooling medium for cooling of the gas which has been compressed by the compressor or cooling compressed air from the compressor.
- Common compressor devices are generally designed in order to be able to function in certain conditions of maximum environmental temperature, these conditions are named as the nominal working conditions.
- In the case that the limits of the nominal environmental conditions are exceeded, then, the good working of the compressor device can no longer be guaranteed and that will lead to unpredictable stoppages of the compressor device.
- In such a case it is presently the practice to use a compressor device which is over sized and therefore generates less heat than a smaller compressor device in the same conditions or a compressor device which is working at its maximum capacity by limiting the set maximum allowed number of revolutions of the compressor, for example, through the application of a transmission with a smaller transmission ratio than for nominal conditions. Therefore an extra thermal reserve is created, that can used in order to counter act the higher environmental temperature.
- This has the disadvantage that a bigger investment is necessary for the compressor device and that the compressor device is not optimally utilized under all nominal conditions with the result that there is a loss of performance in nominal conditions.
- The present invention aims to provide a solution to one or more of the above mentioned and other disadvantages, as it provides an improved compressor device which is equipped with a self-regulating control which ensures that the compressor device even at maximum performance can be employed in all environmental temperatures with permanently optimal cooling operation. For this purpose the invention concerns an improved compressor device that mainly consists of a case with a compressor element inside that is powered by variable speed motor with a control box or unit having a setting for a maximum number of revolutions of the compressor, an air cooling blower which sucks air from the environment via an inlet and blows it back to the environment once this has passed through the case, via an exhaust, and a cooling circuit for cooling of gas which has been compressed by the compressor, characterised in that the control box is equipped with an algorithm that reduces the abovementioned maximum allowed set number of revolutions in accordance with a defined value as soon as the measured environmental temperature rises above a maximum set level and increases the maximum allowed set number of revolutions as soon as the environmental temperature falls under the above mentioned level.
- The advantage of such a device according to the invention is that, when the environmental temperature rises above the nominal level for which the compressor device is designed, the maximum allowed number of revolutions will be automatically reduced, as a result of which the compressor device will develop less heat and the cooling capacity of the air cooling blower is sufficient for the compressor, even in this elevated environmental temperature, to keep cooling sufficient in order to avoid unwanted stoppages due to overheating and to guarantee good working of the device.
- Preferably the abovementioned algorithm is such additionally, that the maximum set number of revolutions is further reduced when the temperature of the abovementioned cooling of the compressed gas is insufficient or the temperature of the cooling medium rises above a set level.
- Through the monitoring of the temperature of the environmental air and/or the cooling continuously or intermittently and the adjusting of the maximum set allowed number of revolutions as a function of the measurement results, the compressor device will be able to function even in higher environmental temperatures than is nominally provisioned, permanently at its maximum capacity without risk of stoppages or damage.
- Generally the case includes an electronic compartment which is equipped with an air cooling blower which sucks environmental air via an entrance and blows it back to the environment via an exit, whereby in order to avoid any damage being caused to the electronic components, a maximum level is imposed for the temperature of the cool air which is used for this purpose. The air cooling of this electronic compartment is normally calculated for nominal conditions and by exceeding the maximum temperature of the cool air, this will lead to unwanted stoppages of the compressor device.
- According to an additional aspect of the invention, in this case, an additional cooling arrangement can be provisioned for the cooling of the air that functions as a cooling medium of the electronic compartment, whereby this cooling is only switched on when the environmental temperature threatens to rise above a set level. This in order to keep the energy costs as low as possible.
- This additional cooling can function independently or can be used in combination with the algorithm for the control of the maximum set number of revolutions of the compressor device, whereby this cooling is controlled preferably by the abovementioned control box of the compressor device.
- With the intention to better show the characteristics of the invention, hereafter, as an example without any limited character, a preferred form of embodiment of the compressor device according to the invention, is described with reference to the attached drawings, wherein:
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FIG. 1 shows schematically a compressor device according to the invention, -
FIGS. 2 and 3 show two control algorithms which can be applied by the device ofFIG. 1 . - The
compressor device 1 ofFIG. 1 consists basically of a case orhousing 2, which, in this case is divided into twocompartments wall 3, wherein in the compartment 4 acompressor element 6 is provided which is powered by avariable speed motor 7, for example a frequency controlled motor, controlled by a control box or unit 8 having a setting for a set maximum number of revolutions Nmax of the motor and acompartment 5 containing an electronic compartment whereinelectronic components 9 are located, including for example the above mentioned control box 8. - The
compartment 4 is cooled by anair cooling blower 10 which sucks environmental air via aninlet 11 and blows it back to the environment through thecompartment 4 of thecase 2 via anexhaust 12, as is shown with the arrows A. Thecompressor device 1 is further equipped with acooling circuit 13, with or without a cooling medium like oil, water or similar for the cooling of the gas that is compressed by the compressor and via adischarge pipe 14 and aconnection 15 can be delivered to a discharge air supply system (not shown). - The
electronic compartment 5 includesair cooling blower 16 which sucks environmental air via anentrance 17 and blows it back to the environment over theelectronic compartment 5 via anexit 18 as is displayed by arrows B. - Although in
FIG. 1 a compressor device is shown in which theair cooling blowers compartments air blowers - Additionally, in accordance with the invention a
cooling arrangement 19 is provisioned for the cooling of the air sucked by theair cooling blower 16. - Further the
compressor device 1 includesfirst temperature sensor 20 arranged to sense (i.e., measure) the temperature T20 of the environmental air;second temperature sensor 21 arranged to sense the temperature T21 of thecooling circuit 13 for the compressor gas, for example, at the exit of thecooling circuit 13, andthird temperature sensor 22 arranged to sense the temperature T22 of the cool air which flows through theelectronic compartment 5 for the cooling ofelectronic component 9. Thesetemperature sensors connections 23. - The compressor device is designed so as to be able to operate in nominal conditions under maximum environmental temperature Tmax which is set in the control box 8.
- The control box 8 is according to the invention equipped with an
algorithm 24 that is systematized inFIG. 2 for the setting of the maximum number of revolutions Nmax of thecompressor element 6, by which in thefirst phase 25 the environmental temperature T20 is compared with the set level Tmax of the environmental temperature and by which in a followingphase 26 this maximum allowed number of revolutions Nmax with a defined level is reduced as soon as the environmental temperature T20 threatens to rise above a maximum set level Tmax and the maximum set allowed number of revolutions is again raised to its initial level as soon as the environmental temperature T20 comes below the above mentioned level Tmax. - Preferably the maximum set number of revolutions Nmax is adjusted in such a way by the algorithm that the cooling capacity of the
air cooling blower 10 is at all times sufficient with the monitored environmental temperature in order to allow thecompressor element 6 to operate at this adjusted maximum set number of revolutions Nmax without the danger of over heating. - In a following
phase 27 ofalgorithm 24 the temperature T21 of the cooling medium of thecooling circuit 13 and/or of the temperature of the compressed air are compared with the maximum set temperature level T21max and as inphase 26 the maximum set allowed number of revolutions Nmax is again reduced when the temperature T21 of the above mentioned cooling medium rises above the set level T21max. - It is clear that this algorithm can be carried out continuously or regularly intermittently and that the value with which the maximum set number of revolutions is reduced or adjusted can be a function of the measuring results and therefore of the difference between the measured temperatures and the corresponding maximum set levels.
- The working of the
compressor device 1 is simple and as follows. - When the environmental temperature T20 rises over the maximum set level Tmax, the set maximum number of revolutions Nmax will be reduced, with a defined value as a result of which the
compressor element 6 will/can be powered by a lower number of revolutions, which results in a reduced heat generation which is the primary function of the number of revolutions of thecompressor element 6 and of the compression pressure of the pressurized gas at the exit of thecompressor element 6. - Moreover with this regulation there is a danger that the temperature T21 of
cooling circuit 13 will be too high, the maximum set number of revolutions Nmax will be set at an even lower level so that there will not be any danger whatsoever of over heating of the compressor parts incompartment 4. - In this way it is ensured that the
compressor device 1 can permanently be powered to a maximum number of revolutions and therefore with a maximum capacity pressurized gas, bearing in mind, the available cooling capacity of theair cooling 10 and of thecooling circuit 13. Therefore it is not necessary to provide any over measured cooling as is usually the case with previously known compressor devices. - This regulation does not normally occur between the normal control of the motor's number of revolutions but it works with dynamic limited number of revolutions.
- The control box 8 can be optionally equipped with a
second algorithm 28 which is schematically displayed inFIG. 3 and that is meant to ensure the protection of theelectronic components 9 in theelectronic compartment 5, bearing in mind, the fact that thesecomponents 9 cannot be unprotected at high temperatures and that as a result the temperature T22 of the cool air which flows through theelectronic compartment 5 cannot rise above a certain critical maximum level. -
Algorithm 28 compares the environmental temperature T20 in afirst phase 29 with a maximum set level Tmax, which may or may not be the same as that which is used foralgorithm 24, and compares in a second phase 30 the temperature T22 of the cool air incompartment 5 with the previous set maximum level T22max. - When the environmental temperature T20 rises higher than T20max, the
cooling arrangement 19 switches on and the cool air which is sent through the electronic compartment becomes additionally cooled. - When both the environmental temperature T20, and the temperature of the cool air T22 rise higher than their respectively set maximum levels Tmax and T22max, then in
phase 31 the cooling capacity Q ofcooling arrangement 19 is set higher so as to decrease the temperature of the cool air T22 just under the critical temperature ofelectronic components 9. - This
second algorithm 28 offers the following advantages: - the
air cooling 16 does not have to be over sized to compensate for the nominal environmental temperatures; - There are no energy losses for extra cooling when the
air cooling blower 16 is sufficient, as it is in case of normal environmental temperatures; - by the additional cooling of the cool air of the
electronic compartment 5 to allow cooling to just below the critical temperature ofcomponent 9, extra energy is saved, by the minimum cooling capacity. This results in that the total efficiency of the machine stays as high as possible. - Also the second algorithm can be applied with a certain frequency continuously or intermittently.
- It is clear that both
algorithms compressor device 1. It is also clear that both algorithms can be applied in the same control box 8 or in separate control boxes. - The present invention is in no way limited to the embodiment described by way of example and displayed in the figures but, an improved compressor device according to the invention be realised in all shapes and dimensions without departure from the scope of the invention.
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