The multi-compressor refrigeration system comprising a controller and a multi-compressor device including at least three compressors which are coupled in parallel, each compressor equipped with an oil sump and an oil level detection device, the compressors divided into two groups each including at least one compressor; suction fittings of the compressors that are fluidly connected by a common suction line and oil sumps that are fluidly connected by a common oil equalization line. The multi-compressor device includes an oil pumping device located in the common oil equalization line and between the two groups, and at least one valve located in the common oil equalization line and configured to control an oil flow between the oil pumping device and at least one compressor of a group associated with the at least one valve.
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A SCROLL COMPRESSOR INCLUDING A DISCHARGE CHECK VALVE ASSEMBLY WITH METAL-TO-METAL SEALING SURFACES
The scroll compressor comprising a compressor shell (2) having a discharge outlet (4), and a discharge check valve assembly (18) including a valve housing (21) arranged at the discharge outlet (4) and provided with a metal valve seat (24), and a valve member (26) movable between a closed position and an open position. The metal valve seat (24) has a frusto-conical or toroidal sealing surface (25) and the valve member (26) has a metal sealing surface (36) being configured to cooperate with the frusto-conical or toroidal sealing surface (25) when the valve member (26) is in the closed position, the metal valve seat (24) and the valve member (26) being configured to define a linear sealing contact between the metal sealing surface (36) of the valve member (26) and the frusto-conical or toroidal sealing surface (25) of the metal valve seat (24). The valve member (26) comprises a valve stem portion (33) and a valve head portion (35) connected to the valve stem portion (33). The valve stem portion (33) includes a stem end portion (41) which is remote from the valve head portion (35). The stem end portion (41) includes a tool fixing member (42) configured to allow temporary fixing of a tooling, adapted to displace the valve member (26) in the open position during assembly process of the scroll compressor (1), to the stem end portion (41).
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The counterweight (26) is manufactured by an additive manufacturing process and includes a mounting portion (28) having a first density and a mass portion (29) having a second density, the mass portion (29) being formed radially outward of the mounting portion (28), wherein the first density of the mounting portion (28) and the second density of the mass portion (29) are different from each other, and wherein the mass portion (29) includes at least a first segment (29.1) having a first segment density and a second segment (29.2) having a second segment density which is different from the first segment density.
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Multi-compressor system with normally-open valves in oil balancing connections
The multi-compressor system (7) has a plurality of parallelly coupled compressors (8); inlet connection lines (15) each connected to a refrigerant suction fitting of a respective compressor (8); outlet connection lines (17) each connected to a refrigerant discharge fitting of a respective compressor (8); a common oil balancing line (18) and balancing connection lines (19) each connecting the common oil balancing line (18) to an oil balancing connection (21) of a respective compressor (8); and spring-loaded normally-open valves (25) each being arranged within a respective balancing connection line (19) or within an oil balancing connection (21) of a respective compressor (8) and each being configured to close when a pressure difference between a pressure prevailing in the low pressure volume of the respective compressor (8) and a pressure prevailing in the common oil balancing line (18) reaches a predetermined value.
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A MULTI-COMPRESSOR SYSTEM HAVING INDIVIDUAL OIL BALANCING LINES
The multi-compressor system (7) comprises a plurality of compressors (8) which are parallelly coupled; a common suction line (14) and inlet connection lines (15) each connecting the common suction line (14) to a suction fitting (11) of a respective compressor (8); a common discharge line (16) and outlet connection lines (17) each connecting the common discharge line (16) to a discharge fitting (12) of a respective compressor (8); a plurality of individual oil balancing lines (18) each fluidly connecting low pressure volumes of two respective compressors (8) of the plurality compressors, at least one compressor (8) comprising two oil balancing line connections (19) formed in the respective compressor shell (9) and each connected to a respective individual oil balancing line (18), and two compressors comprising a single oil balancing line connection (19) formed in the respective compressor shell (9) and connected to a respective individual oil balancing line (18); and a controller configured to operate the multi-compressor system (7) according to a plurality of predetermined authorized operating configurations.
A scroll compressor (1) including a hermetic casing (2) provided with a suction inlet (3); a compression unit (6); a drive shaft (23) configured to drive an orbiting scroll (8) of the compression unit (6) in an orbital movement; an electric motor (16) coupled to the drive shaft (23); an oil sump (41); a refrigerant guiding device (43) configured to force a main part of a refrigerant, entering the scroll compressor (1) through the suction inlet (3), to flow downwardly through the electric motor (16), before reaching the compression unit (6); and an oil sump fairing (47) arranged between a lower end of the electric motor (16) and a free surface of oil stored in the oil sump (41), the oil sump fairing (47) being configured to prevent a refrigerant flow, emerging from the lower end of the electric motor (16), to directly impact the free surface of the oil stored in the oil sump (41).
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The scroll compressor (1) includes a fixed scroll (7) including a fixed base plate (11) and a fixed spiral wrap (12); an orbiting scroll (8) including an orbiting base plate (13) and an orbiting spiral wrap (14), the fixed spiral wrap (12) and the orbiting spiral wrap (14) forming a plurality of compression chambers (15); a drive shaft (16) including a driving portion (18) configured to drive the orbiting scroll (8) in an orbital movement, the drive shaft (16) being rotatable around a rotation axis (A); a support arrangement (5) including a thrust bearing surface (9) on which is slidably mounted the orbiting scroll (8); a rotation preventing system (21) configured to prevent rotational movement of the orbiting scroll (8) with respect to the fixed scroll (7) and the support arrangement (5), the rotation preventing system (21) including a plurality of orbital discs (22) and comprising a load detecting sensor arrangement (25) configured to detect loads applied to at least one of the orbital discs (22).
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Scroll compressor provided with a discharge muffler arrangement
The scroll compressor includes a compressor shell having a discharge outlet; an orbiting scroll; a fixed scroll including a discharge passage (16); a discharge pressure volume (17) at least partially defined by the compressor shell and the fixed scroll (7); a discharge muffler arrangement (21) attached to the fixed scroll (7) and arranged in the discharge pressure volume (17), the discharge muffler arrangement (21) including a first tubular element (28) provided with a muffler inlet (29) fluidly connected to the discharge passage (16), an expansion chamber (33) fluidly connected to an inner volume of the first tubular element (28), and a second tubular element (35) including an inlet opening emerging in the expansion chamber (33) and an outlet opening fluidly connected to the discharge pressure volume (17).
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Refrigerant compressor including an oil level sensor arrangement
The refrigerant compressor includes a compressor casing (2); an oil sump (13) arranged in the compressor casing (2); and an oil level sensor arrangement (14) configured to detect an oil level in the oil sump (13), the oil level sensor arrangement (14) including a tubular element (16) secured to the compressor casing (2) and a floating element (17) surrounding the tubular element (16) and being movably mounted with respect to the tubular element (16). The compressor casing (2) includes a passage opening (24) and dimensions of the tubular element (16), the floating element (17) and the passage opening (24) are defined to allow an insertion and a removal of the tubular element (16) and the floating element (17) into and out of the compressor casing (2) through the passage opening (24).
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SCROLL COMPRESSOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SCROLL COMPRESSOR
A scroll compressor (2) comprises: a sealed housing (3); a compression unit (11), comprising a fixed scroll (12) and an orbiting scroll (13); a drive shaft (18) configured to drive the orbiting scroll (13) to move orbitally, the drive shaft (18) being capable of rotating about an axis of rotation; a synchronous reluctance motor (15) configured to drive the drive shaft (18) to rotate about the axis of rotation, the synchronous reluctance motor (15) comprising a rotor (16) coupled to the drive shaft (18) and a stator (17) disposed around the rotor (16), and the rotor (16) comprising a ferrite permanent magnet (23); a compressor control apparatus (31) configured to control the scroll compressor (2) to operate; a lubricating oil tank (27), formed in a bottom portion of the sealed housing (3); a heating apparatus configured to heat lubricating oil stored in the lubricating oil tank (27); and an oil temperature sensor (28) disposed in the lubricating oil tank (27).
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Discharge valve arrangement for a refrigerant compressor
The discharge valve arrangement (17) includes a valve plate (18) including a discharge passage (22) and a valve seat (23) surrounding the discharge passage (22); a valve housing (24) being secured to the valve plate (18) and including a bottom portion (25) facing away from the valve plate (18), a sidewall (26) extending from the bottom portion (25) and towards the valve plate (18), and a discharge opening (28) formed in the sidewall (26); a valve member (31) displaceable between a closed position in which the valve member (31) closes the discharge passage (22) and an open position in which the valve member (31) opens the discharge passage (22). The valve housing (24) includes a gas damping chamber defined by the bottom portion (25) and the sidewall (26) and being configured to accommodate the valve member (31) in the open position; and an exhaust opening (37) formed in the bottom portion (25) and emerging in the gas damping chamber.
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The scroll compressor includes a fixed scroll (8) having a fixed end plate (11) and a fixed spiral wrap (12) extending from the fixed end plate (11); an orbiting scroll (9) having an orbiting base plate (14) and an orbiting spiral wrap (15) extending from a first face of the orbiting base plate (14), the orbiting spiral wrap (15) of the orbiting scroll (9) meshing with the fixed spiral wrap (12) of the fixed scroll (8) to form compression chambers (18), the orbiting base plate (14) having a flange portion (16) radially extending on at least part of the circumference of the orbiting base plate (14) and beyond an outer wall surface of the orbiting spiral wrap (15); and a first and a second axial stabilizing arrangement (29, 31) configured to axially stabilize the orbiting scroll (9), the first axial stabilizing arrangement (29) being formed between the flange portion (16) of the orbiting base plate (14) and the fixed scroll (8), and the second axial stabilizing arrangement (31) being formed between a portion of the orbiting spiral wrap (15) of the orbiting scroll (9) and the fixed end plate (11) of the fixed scroll (8).
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The scroll compressor (1) includes a compression unit (6); a drive shaft (16) which is vertically orientated; upper and lower bearing arrangements (27, 28) configured to rotatably support the drive shaft (16); a centrifugal oil pump (29) including a pick-up tube (32) attached to a lower end portion (23) of the drive shaft (16) and provided with a oil inlet immersed in an oil sump (31), the centrifugal oil pump (29) being configured to deliver oil to the compression unit (6) and to the upper and lower bearing arrangements (27, 28); and a static fairing member (35) secured to a non-rotating part of the scroll compressor (1) and including a static tubular part (36) which is immersed in the oil sump (31) and which surrounds the pick-up tube (32) with a predetermined distance such that a gap is formed between the inner surface of the static tubular part (36) and the outer surface of the pick-up tube (32).
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Scroll compressor provided with an hydrostatic lower bearing arrangement
The scroll compressor includes a compression unit; a drive shaft which is vertically orientated; a lower bearing arrangement (28) configured to rotatably support the drive shaft; and an oil pump (29) arranged at a lower end of the drive shaft and configured to deliver oil to the compression unit and to the lower bearing arrangement (28). The lower bearing arrangement (28) comprises a radial bearing housing (34) including an inner radial bearing surface (37) surrounding the lower end portion of the drive shaft; upper and lower axial thrust bearings (43, 44) configured to limit an axial movement of the drive shaft; and a pressurized oil chamber (51) fluidly connected to the oil pump (29), the pressurized oil chamber (51) being at least partially delimited by the outer surface of the lower end portion of the drive shaft, the inner radial bearing surface (37) and the upper and lower axial thrust bearings (43, 44).
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The scroll compressor (1) includes a hermetic casing (2); an electric motor (12) arranged within the hermetic casing (2); an electrical box (14) attached to an outer surface of the hermetic casing (2); and compressor power terminals (13) insulated from the hermetic casing (2) and electrically connected to the electric motor (12), the compressor power terminals (13) protruding in the electrical box (14), the electrical box (14)] containing a control module (15) configured to control the electric motor (12), control wires (16) connected to the control module (15), and a terminal block assembly (17) configured to electrically connect the compressor power terminals (13) and the control wires (16) to external power leads (18) of an external power source. The terminal block assembly (17) includes a body part (19) and a wire guiding part (21) which is configured to guide and position the control wires (16) in predetermined connection positions with respect to the body part (19).
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SCROLL COMPRESSOR PROVIDED WITH A DISCHARGE PORT DEFLECTOR
The scroll compressor (1) includes a compressor shell (2) having a discharge outlet (4); a fixed scroll (7) arranged within the compressor shell (2) and including a fixed base plate (11) and a discharge passage (16) which is formed in the fixed base plate (11) and which is provided with a discharge port (17) emerging into a discharge pressure volume (18) at least partially defined by the compressor shell (2) and the fixed scroll (7); and a deflector (29) arranged in the discharge pressure volume (18), the deflector (29) covering the discharge port (17) and at least partially delimiting a discharge opening (31) facing the discharge outlet (4) of the compressor shell (2), the deflector (29) being configured to force a compressed refrigerant gas flow emerging from the discharge port (17) to smoothly shift from an axial direction to a radial direction and being configured to direct said compressed refrigerant gas flow towards the discharge outlet (4).
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The counterweight (26) for a scroll compressor is manufactured by an additive manufacturing process and comprises a mounting portion (28) having a first density and a mass portion (29) having a second density, the mass portion (29) being formed radially outward of the mounting portion (28).
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Discharge check valve assembly (18) including a tubular valve housing (21) having a first end portion (21.1) configured to be arranged inside a compressor shell (2) and a second end portion (21.2) configured to be arranged outside the compressor shell (2); a valve seat (24) located within the tubular valve housing (21); a valve member (25) movable between a closed position in which the valve member (25) bears against the valve seat (24) and an open position in which the valve member (25) is remote from the valve seat (24); and a valve body (26) arranged within the tubular valve housing (21) and comprising a ring-shaped attachment portion (27) fixed to an inner surface of the tubular valve housing (21), the valve body (26) further comprising a guiding portion (28) which is configured to guide the valve member (25) between the closed and open positions and which is connected to the ring-shaped attachment portion (27) by at least two connecting arms (29) protruding from an outer surface of the guiding portion (28), the outer surface of the guiding portion (28) having a cross-section which tapers towards the second end portion (21.2) of the tubular valve housing (21) and away from the valve seat (24).
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Scroll compressor including a lubrication system provided with an oil stirring arrangement
The scroll compressor (1) includes a fixed scroll (7); an orbiting scroll (8); a support arrangement (5) including a thrust bearing surface (9) on which is slidably mounted the orbiting scroll (8); a rotation preventing device configured to prevent rotation of the orbiting scroll (8) with respect to the fixed scroll (7), the rotation preventing device including a plurality of orbital discs (28) respectively rotatably mounted in circular receiving cavities (29) provided on the support arrangement (5), each orbital disc (28) being provided with an outer circumferential bearing surface (31) configured to cooperate with an inner circumferential bearing surface (32) provided on the respective circular receiving cavity (29); and a lubrication system configured to lubricate the inner and outer circumferential bearing surfaces (32, 31) with oil supplied from an oil sump (36), the lubrication system including a plurality of oil reservoirs (43) each arranged in a bottom surface of a respective circular receiving cavity, and a plurality of oil stirring arrangements each configured to stir oil contained in a respective oil reservoir (43).
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Scroll compressor including a baseplate having a mounting base and a cylindrical rim secured by a double-welded T-joint
The scroll compressor (2) including a hermetic enclosure (3), a compression unit (11) configured to compress refrigerant, and an electric motor (16) configured to drive the compression unit (11) via a drive shaft (15), the hermetic enclosure (3) including a midshell (4), an upper cap (5) and a baseplate (6), the baseplate (6) including a mounting base (24) having a plate shape and including a central portion, and a cylindrical rim surrounding the central portion and extending upwardly, the cylindrical rim (28) being secured to the mounting base (24) by a double-welded T-joint (29), the double-welded T-joint (29) including an inner welding seam connecting an inner surface of the cylindrical rim (28) to the mounting base (24), and an outer welding seam connecting an outer surface of the cylindrical rim (28) to the mounting base (24).
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21.
A SCROLL COMPRESSOR WITH A COMPRESSION SECTION MADE OF SOLID SOLUTION STRENGTHENED FERRITIC DUCTILE IRON
A scroll compressor (1) comprising an enclosure (2); a compression section (6) arranged within the enclosure (2), the compression section (6) comprising a fixed scroll element (7) having a first baseplate (11) and a first wrap portion (12) extending from the first baseplate (11), and an orbiting scroll element (8) having a second baseplate (13) and a second wrap portion (14) extending from the second baseplate (13), the fixed and orbiting scroll elements (7, 8) being intermeshed to form compression chambers (15); and a driving section (16) coupled with the orbiting scroll element (8) for moving the orbiting scroll element (8) in an orbiting motion during operation of the scroll compressor (1). At least one of the fixed and orbiting scroll elements (7, 8) is made of solid solution strengthened ferritic ductile iron.
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The scroll compressor comprises a fixed scroll (8) having an fixed end plate (11) and a fixed spiral wrap (12) extending from the fixed end plate (11); an orbiting scroll (9) having an orbiting base plate (14) and an orbiting spiral wrap (15) extending from a first face of the orbiting base plate (14), the orbiting spiral wrap (15) of the orbiting scroll (9) meshing with the fixed spiral wrap (12) of the fixed scroll (8) to form compression chambers (18), the orbiting base plate (14) comprising a flange portion (16) radially extending on at least part of the circumference of the orbiting base plate (14) and beyond an outer wall surface of the orbiting spiral wrap (15); and a first and a second axial stabilizing arrangement (29, 31) configured to axially stabilize the orbiting scroll (9), the first axial stabilizing arrangement (29) being formed between the flange portion (16) of the orbiting base plate (14) and the fixed scroll (8), and the second axial stabilizing arrangement (31) being formed between a portion of the orbiting spiral wrap (15) of the orbiting scroll (9) and the fixed end plate (11) of the fixed scroll (8).
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Scroll compressor including a crankpin having an upper recess
The scroll compressor comprises a fixed scroll having a fixed end plate and a fixed spiral wrap extending from the fixed end plate; an orbiting scroll (9) having an orbiting end plate and an orbiting spiral wrap extending from the orbiting end plate, the fixed spiral wrap and the orbiting spiral wrap meshing with each other to form compression chambers; a vertical drive shaft (19) having a crankpin (21) at an upper end portion of the vertical drive shaft (19), the crankpin (21) including an outer circumferential surface (23) cooperating with an orbiting scroll bearing (24). The crankpin (21) includes a recess (25) formed in an axial end face (26) of the crankpin (21), the recess (25) and an upper portion (27) of the outer circumferential surface (23) defining therebetween a circumferential wall (28) extending along at least a part of the circumference of the crankpin (21), the circumferential wall (28) being deformable in a radial direction during operation of the scroll compressor.
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Scroll compressor having a press-fitted motor and a vertically central suction inlet
The scroll compressor (2) includes a hermetic casing (3) comprising a mid shell (4) provided with a suction inlet (7); a compression unit (11) arranged within the hermetic casing (3); a drive shaft (27) configured to drive an orbiting scroll (13) of the compression unit (11); an electric motor (21) coupled to the drive shaft (27) and configured to drive in rotation the drive shaft (27) about its rotational axis, the electric motor (21) including a rotor (22) and a stator (23) which includes a stator stack (24), wherein the stator stack (24) is press-fitted in the mid shell (4), the suction inlet (7) is facing the stator stack (24), and the compression unit (11) includes a single suction opening (34) arranged at an opposite position in relation to the suction inlet (7).
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Scroll compressor provided with an orbital disc lubrication system
The scroll compressor includes a fixed scroll; an orbiting scroll (8); a drive shaft (16); a support arrangement (5) on which is slidably mounted the orbiting scroll (8); a rotation preventing device configured to prevent rotation of the orbiting scroll (8) with respect to the fixed scroll, the rotation preventing device including orbital discs (28) respectively arranged in circular receiving holes (29) provided on the support arrangement (5), each orbital disc (28) being provided with an outer circumferential bearing surface (31) configured to cooperate with an inner circumferential bearing surface (32) provided on the respective circular receiving hole (29); and a lubrication system configured to lubricate the inner and outer circumferential bearing surfaces (32, 31) with oil supplied from an oil sump, the lubrication system including an oil reservoir (38) in which part of the oil supplied to the lubrication system is collected during operation of the scroll compressor, and a plurality of lubrication passages (41) provided on the support arrangement (5), each lubrication passage (41) including an oil outlet aperture (41.2) emerging in a bottom surface of a respective circular receiving hole (29) and an oil inlet aperture (41.1) emerging in the receiving chamber (27).
F04C 18/02 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
The scroll compressor (2) comprising a hermetic enclosure (3), a compression unit (11) configured to compress refrigerant, and an electric motor (16) configured to drive the compression unit (11) via a drive shaft (15), the hermetic enclosure (3) comprising a midshell (4), an upper cap (5) and a baseplate (6), the baseplate (6) comprising a mounting base (24) having a plate shape and including a central portion, and a cylindrical rim surrounding the central portion and extending upwardly, the cylindrical rim (28) being secured to the mounting base (24) by a double-welded T-joint (29), the double-welded T-joint (29) including an inner welding seam connecting an inner surface of the cylindrical rim (28) to the mounting base (24), and an outer welding seam connecting an outer surface of the cylindrical rim (28) to the mounting base (24).
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The centrifugal turbo-compressor (2) includes a hermetic casing; a drive shaft (6); a first and a second compression stage (12, 13) configured to compress a refrigerant and respectively including a first and a second impeller (18, 19) connected to the drive shaft (6) and being arranged in a back-to-back configuration; an interstage sealing device provided between the first and second impellers (18, 19). The hermetic casing includes a main casing portion (4) in which are arranged the first and second compression stages (12, 13) and the inter-stage sealing device. The first and second compression stage (12, 13) respectively includes a first and a second aerodynamic member (29, 31) each having an annular disc shape and respectively facing front-sides (21, 22) of the first and second impellers (18, 19).
The bearing arrangement includes a one-piece gas bearing sleeve (32) configured to rotatably support the drive shaft (4) and made in molybdenum or in a molybdenum alloy, the one-piece gas bearing sleeve (32) including a radial bearing surface (33) configured to Surround the drive shaft (4).
The scroll compressor (2) comprises a hermetic enclosure (3) comprising an outer shell (4); a compression unit (11) arranged within the hermetic enclosure (3); an electric motor (21) configured to drive the compression unit (11), the electric motor (21) including a rotor (22) and a stator (23); and an inner shell (26) in which the electric motor (21) is arranged. A baffle (34) is arranged inside the inner shell (26) at a stator end winding (25) of the electric motor (21), the baffle (34) comprising deflecting means configured to deflect at least a part of a main refrigerant flow, flowing inside the inner shell (26), towards said stator end winding (25).
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The scroll compression device includes a first scroll element (11) having a first base plate (13) and a first spiral wrap (14); a second scroll element (12) having a second base plate (15) and a second spiral wrap (16), one of the first and second scroll elements (11, 12) being configured to perform an orbiting movement in relation to the other one of the first and second scroll elements, the first and second scroll elements (11, 12) intermeshing with each other and delimiting compression chambers (17); and a sealing device (28) arranged in an end face (19) of the first spiral wrap (14) and having a sealing surface configured to cooperate with the second base plate (15). The sealing device (28) is configured to allow fluid flow from an upstream compression chamber to a downstream compression chamber through the sealing surface when the pressure in the upstream compression chamber exceeds the pressure in the downstream compression chamber, and the sealing device (28) is configured to prevent fluid flow from a downstream compression chamber to an upstream compression chamber through the sealing surface when the pressure in the downstream compression chamber exceeds the pressure in the upstream compression chamber.
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Scroll compressor having a central main discharge port and an auxiliary discharge port
The scroll compressor comprises a fixed scroll element comprising a fixed end plate (13) and a fixed spiral wrap (14); an orbiting scroll element comprising an orbiting end plate and an orbiting spiral wrap (16), the fixed and orbiting spiral wraps (14, 16) being intermeshed with each other to define pairs of compression pockets, a radial inner pair of compression pockets comprising a direct pocket (17.1) and an indirect pocket (17.2); a central main discharge port (18) formed in the fixed end plate (13) and configured to communicate the direct pocket (17.1) with a discharge pressure volume; and an auxiliary discharge port (26) formed in the fixed end plate (13) at a position close to an outer wall side (14.2) of the fixed spiral wrap (14) and adjacent the inner end (14.4) of the fixed spiral wrap (14). The auxiliary discharge port (26), during orbiting movement of the orbiting scroll element (12), is at least partially uncovered by the orbiting spiral wrap (16) to communicate the indirect pocket (17.2) with the discharge pressure volume.
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Scroll compressor having a baseplate including first and second cylindrical rim portions
The scroll compressor (2) comprises a hermetic enclosure (3) comprising a midshell (4), an upper cap (5) and a baseplate (6), the baseplate (6) comprising a mounting base (32) having a plate shape and including a central opening (33), and a central cap (28) arranged within the central opening (33), the central cap (28) comprising a concave portion (29) and a first cylindrical rim portion (30) extending upwardly and having an outer diameter substantially corresponding to an inner diameter of the midshell (4); a compression unit (11) configured to compress refrigerant; and an electric motor (21) configured to drive the compression unit (11) via a drive shaft (19). The mounting base (32) comprises a second cylindrical rim portion (34) extending upwardly and surrounding the central opening (33), wherein an inner diameter of the second cylindrical rim portion (34) substantially corresponds to the inner diameter of the midshell (4) and to an outer diameter of the first cylindrical rim portion (30).
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The centrifugal turbo-compressor (2) includes a hermetic casing; a drive shaft (6); a first and a second compression stage (12, 13) configured to compress a refrigerant and respectively including a first and a second impeller (18, 19) connected to the drive shaft (6) and being arranged in a back-to-back configuration; an interstage sealing device provided between the first and second impellers (18, 19). The hermetic casing includes a main casing portion (4) in which are arranged the first and second compression stages (12, 13) and the inter-stage sealing device. The first and second compression stage (12, 13) respectively includes a first and a second aerodynamic member (29, 31) each having an annular disc shape and respectively facing front-sides (21, 22) of the first and second impellers (18, 19).
The bearing arrangement includes a one-piece gas bearing sleeve (32) configured to rotatably support the drive shaft (4) and made in molybdenum or in a molybdenum alloy, the one-piece gas bearing sleeve (32) including a radial bearing surface (33) configured to Surround the drive shaft (4).
The double-stage impeller arrangement (17) includes a first impeller (18) and a second impeller (19), each of the first and second impellers (18, 19) having a front-side (21, 22) and a back-side (25, 26), the first and second impellers (18, 19) being configured to be connected to a drive shaft (4) of the double-stage centrifugal turbo-compressor (2) and being arranged in a back-to-back configuration; a radial annular groove formed between the back-sides (25, 26) of the first and second impellers (18, 19); and an inter-stage sealing device provided between the first and second impellers (18, 19). The second impeller (19) is distinct and separated from the first impeller (18) so as to enable an adjustment of an axial distance between the back-sides (25, 26) of the first and second impellers (18, 19), and the inter-stage sealing device includes a one-piece sealing member (32) having an annular disc shape and being at least partially arranged within the radial annular groove.
The invention relates to a method for operating an electric machine (100) with a permanently and/or separately excited rotor (120) and a plurality of phase windings (111, 112, 113) for a stator (110), the electric machine (100) being operated in block commutation, in which one of the phase windings (111, 112, 113) at a time is energised for a block length and, after a commutation, another of the phase windings (111, 112, 113) is energised, and the block length is adapted according to a duration of the commutation between the phase windings (111, 112, 113) at a current operating point.
The scroll compressor (1) includes a fixed scroll (7); an orbiting scroll (8); a drive shaft (16); a support arrangement (5) including a thrust bearing surface (9) on which is slidably mounted the orbiting scroll (8); a rotation preventing device configured to prevent rotation of the orbiting scroll (8) with respect to the fixed scroll (7), the rotation preventing device including orbital discs (28) respectively arranged in circular receiving holes (29) provided on the support arrangement (5), each orbital disc (28) being provided with an outer circumferential bearing surface (31) cooperating with an inner circumferential bearing surface (32) of the respective circular receiving hole (29); and a lubrication system configured to lubricate the inner and outer circumferential bearing surfaces (32, 31) with oil supplied from an oil sump (50), the lubrication system including lubrication passages (41) formed within the support arrangement (5), each lubrication passage (41) including an oil outlet aperture (41.2) emerging in the inner circumferential bearing surface (32) of a respective circular receiving hole (29) and at a predetermined position where low load is applied on the respective orbital disc during rotation of the drive shaft.
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An Oldham coupling includes an annular ring having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, a first and a second engaging groove that are diametrically opposed and located on the first side, and a third and a fourth engaging groove that are diametrically opposed and located on the second side. The first and second engaging grooves are configured to be engaged with a first and a second engaging projection provided on a fixed element. The third and fourth engaging grooves are configured to be engaged with a third and a fourth engaging projection provided on an orbiting scroll. The first and third engaging grooves are located in a first angular sector, and the second and fourth engaging grooves are located in a second diametrically opposed angular sector of the annular ring, the first and second angular sectors have an opening angle less than 40°.
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SCROLL COMPRESSION DEVICE HAVING A SEALING DEVICE, AND SCROLL COMPRESSOR INCLUDING SUCH A SCROLL COMPRESSION DEVICE
The scroll compression device includes a first scroll element (11) having a first base plate (13) and a first spiral wrap (14); a second scroll element (12) having a second base plate (15) and a second spiral wrap (16), one of the first and second scroll elements (11, 12) being configured to perform an orbiting movement in relation to the other one of the first and second scroll elements, the first and second scroll elements (11, 12) intermeshing with each other and delimiting compression chambers (17); and a sealing device (28) arranged in an end face (19) of the first spiral wrap (14) and having a sealing surface configured to cooperate with the second base plate (15). The sealing device (28) is configured to allow fluid flow from an upstream compression chamber to a downstream compression chamber through the sealing surface when the pressure in the upstream compression chamber exceeds the pressure in the downstream compression chamber, and the sealing device (28) is configured to prevent fluid flow from a downstream compression chamber to an upstream compression chamber through the sealing surface when the pressure in the downstream compression chamber exceeds the pressure in the upstream compression chamber.
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A CENTRIFUGAL COMPRESSOR HAVING A INTER-STAGE SEALING ARRANGEMENT
The centrifugal compressor includes an hermetic housing; a drive shaft (4); a first and a second compression stage (8, 9) configured to compress a refrigerant, the first and second compression stages (8, 9) respectively including a first and a second impeller (18, 19), the first and second impellers (18, 19) being connected to the drive shaft (4) and being arranged in a back-to-back configuration; a radial annular groove (27) formed between the back-sides (25, 26) of the first and second impellers (18, 19); an inter-stage sealing arrangement (35) provided between the first and second compressor stages (8, 9) and in the radial annular groove (27); a radial bearing arrangement configured to rotatably support the drive shaft (4); and a thrust bearing arrangement configured to limit an axial movement of the drive shaft (4) during operation. The diameter of the inter-stage sealing arrangement (35) is configured to minimize the amplitude of the axial load applying on the thrust bearing arrangement during operation of the centrifugal compressor (2).
The fluid machine includes a stationary member (6), a rotary member (5) and a labyrinth seal (9) including a succession of stationary steps (11) formed on the stationary member (6), and a succession of rotary steps (14) formed on the rotary member (5). The labyrinth seal (9) further includes a plurality of stationary recesses (18) each formed in a radial wall portion (12) of a respective stationary step (11), and a plurality of rotary recesses (21) each formed in a radial wall portion (16) of a respective rotary step (14). Each stationary step (11) defines a stationary projection (19) delimited by the stationary recess (18) formed on said stationary step (11), and each rotary step (14) defines a rotary projection (22) delimited by the rotary recess (21) formed on said rotary step (14). The axial width (Wr) of each of the stationary recesses (18) and of the rotary recesses (21) substantially equals the axial width (Wp) of each of the stationary projections (19) and of the rotary projections (22).
The centrifugal refrigeration compressor (2) includes a hermetic housing (3); a drive shaft (4) including a first axial end portion (5), a second axial end portion (6) and an intermediate portion (7), the drive shaft (4) further including a central axial bore (8); a first and a second compression stage (9, 11) respectively including a first and a second impeller (16, 17) connected to the first axial end portion (5) of the drive shaft (4); an electrical motor (19) configured for driving in rotation the drive shaft (4) and including a stator and a rotor, the rotor being connected to the second axial end portion of the drive shaft (4); a fixed shaft element secured to the hermetic housing (3) and extending partially into the central axial bore (8) of the drive shaft (4); and a radial bearing arrangement configured for rotatably supporting the drive shaft (4), the radial bearing arrangement being arranged between an outer surface of the fixed shaft element and an inner surface of the drive shaft (4).
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This scroll compressor (2) includes a first and second fixed scrolls (4, 5) comprising first and second fixed spiral wraps (9, 12), an orbiting scroll arrangement (7) comprising first and second orbiting spiral wraps (14, 15), the first fixed spiral wrap (9) and the first orbiting spiral wrap (14) forming a plurality of first compression chambers (16) and the second fixed spiral wrap (5) and the second orbiting spiral wrap (15) forming a plurality of second compression chambers (17). The scroll compressor further includes a drive shaft (23) adapted for driving the orbiting scroll arrangement (7) in an orbital movement, and a driving motor (24) arranged for driving in rotation the drive shaft (23) about a rotation axis, the driving motor (24) being located nearby the first fixed scroll (4). The first fixed scroll (4) includes at least one first discharge passage (21) arranged to conduct the refrigerant compressed in the first compression chambers (16) towards the driving motor (24).
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The scroll compressor includes a closed container (2), a compression unit (3) including a first fixed scroll (4) and an orbiting scroll arrangement (7), a drive shaft (31) adapted for driving the orbiting scroll arrangement (7) in an orbital movement, a plurality of bearings (46, 47, 48) configured to rotatably support the drive shaft (31), a first anti-rotation device (51) configured to prevent rotation of the orbiting scroll arrangement (7) with respect to the first fixed scroll (4), a first oil sump delimited by the closed container (2), a second oil sump (S2) at least partially delimited by the first fixed scroll (4), a first lubrication system configured to lubricate at least partially the bearings with oil supplied from the first oil sump, and a second lubrication system configured to lubricate at least partially the first anti-rotation device (51) with oil supplied from the second oil sump (S2).
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A SCROLL COMPRESSOR HAVING AN OIL DISCHARGE DEVICE
The scroll compressor includes a compression unit comprising a first fixed scroll (4) having a receiving cavity (25) and an orbiting scroll arrangement, a refrigerant suction part (29) suitable for supplying the compression unit with a refrigerant flow, a first anti-rotation device located in the receiving cavity (25) and configured to prevent rotation of the orbiting scroll arrangement with respect to the first fixed scroll (4), and an oil discharge device (56) including an oil discharge passage (61), the oil discharge passage (61) including an oil inlet (62) fluidly connected to the receiving cavity (25) and at least one oil discharge outlet (63a) located in a refrigerant flow path and configured to supply the refrigerant flow with oil from the receiving cavity (25).
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A scroll compressor including an Oldham coupling lubrication system The scroll compressor (1) includes a first fixed scroll (4), an orbiting scroll arrangement (7), a first Oldham coupling (51) configured to prevent rotation of the orbiting scroll arrangement (7) with respect to the first fixed scroll (4) and including at least a pair of first engaging elements (54) respectively slidably engaged with a pair of complementary engaging elements (56) provided on the first fixed scroll (4), an oil sump, and a lubrication system configured to lubricate at least partially the first engaging elements (54) of the first Oldham coupling (51) with oil supplied from the oil sump.
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A SCROLL COMPRESSOR PROVIDED WITH AN ORBITING GUIDING PORTION FOR IMPROVING THE FILING OF THE COMPRESSION CHAMBERS
This scroll compressor includes a scroll compression unit including a first fixed scroll including a first fixed base plate and a first fixed spiral wrap, an orbiting scroll arrangement (7) including a first orbiting spiral wrap (14), the first fixed spiral wrap and the first orbiting spiral wrap (14) forming a plurality of first compression chambers. The scroll compressor further includes a refrigerant suction part suitable for supplying the scroll compression unit with refrigerant to be compressed. The orbiting scroll arrangement (7) further includes a first orbiting guiding portion (21) extending from an outer end portion of the first orbiting spiral wrap (14) and configured to guide, in use, at least a part of the refrigerant supplied to the scroll compression unit towards the first compression chambers.
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This scroll compressor (2) includes a first fixed scroll (4), an orbiting scroll arrangement (7), a drive shaft (18) adapted for driving the orbiting scroll arrangement (7) in an orbital movement, a driving unit coupled to the drive shaft (18) and arranged for driving in rotation the drive shaft (18) about a rotation axis, and guide elements for guiding in rotation the drive shaft (18), the guide elements comprising at least a first guide bearing (29) and a second guide bearing (30) arranged to respectively guide a first portion (26) and a second portion (27) of the drive shaft (18). The drive shaft (18) extends across the orbiting scroll arrangement (7) such that the first and second portions (26, 27) of the drive shaft (18) are located on either side of the orbiting scroll arrangement (7), the first and second guide bearings (29, 30) being located on either side of the orbiting scroll arrangement (7).
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The scroll compressor (1) includes an orbiting scroll arrangement (7), and a drive shaft (18) configured to drive the orbiting scroll arrangement (7) in an orbital movement, the drive shaft (18) including a lubrication channel (32) and a first lubrication hole (35) fluidly connected to the lubrication channel (32) and emerging in an outer wall of the drive shaft (18). The scroll compressor (1 ) further includes a first and a second bearings (38, 39) axially offset along a rotation axis of the drive shaft (18) and each configured to engage the drive shaft (18). The first and second bearings (38, 39) and the drive shaft (18) partially define a first annular gap (44) in which emerges the first lubrication hole (35). The first bearing (38) and the drive shaft (18) define a first oil recess fluidly connected to the first annular gap (44), and the second bearing (39) and the drive shaft (18) define a second oil recess fluidly connected to the first annular gap (44).
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This scroll compressor includes a closed container, a scroll compression unit (3) including a first fixed scroll (4) having a first fixed base plate (8) and a first fixed spiral wrap partially delimiting a first refrigerant inlet passage (P1), and an orbiting scroll arrangement (7) including a first orbiting spiral wrap (14), the first fixed spiral wrap and the first orbiting spiral wrap (14) forming a plurality of first compression chambers. The scroll compressor further includes a drive shaft adapted for driving the orbiting scroll arrangement (7) in an orbital movement, and a refrigerant suction duct (19) suitable for supplying the scroll compression unit (3) with refrigerant to be compressed. The refrigerant suction duct (19) includes a refrigerant supplying portion (19c) oriented towards the first refrigerant inlet passage (P1) and configured to conduct, in use, at least a part of the refrigerant suctioned in the refrigerant suction duct (19) towards the first refrigerant inlet passage (P1 ).
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This scroll compressor (2) includes a first and second fixed scrolls (4, 5) comprising first and second fixed spiral wraps (9, 12), an orbiting scroll arrangement (7) comprising first and second orbiting spiral wraps (14, 15), the first fixed spiral wrap (9) and the first orbiting spiral wrap (14) forming a plurality of first compression chambers (16) and the second fixed spiral wrap (5) and the second orbiting spiral wrap (15) forming a plurality of second compression chambers (17). The scroll compressor further includes a drive shaft (23) adapted for driving the orbiting scroll arrangement (7) in an orbital movement, and a driving motor (24) arranged for driving in rotation the drive shaft (23) about a rotation axis, the driving motor (24) being located nearby the first fixed scroll (4). The first fixed scroll (4) includes at least one first discharge passage (21 ) arranged to conduct the refrigerant compressed in the first compression chambers (16) towards the driving motor (24).
F04C 18/02 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
This scroll compressor (2) includes a first fixed scroll (4), an orbiting scroll arrangement (7), a drive shaft (18) adapted for driving the orbiting scroll arrangement (7) in an orbital movement, a driving unit coupled to the drive shaft (18) and arranged for driving in rotation the drive shaft (18) about a rotation axis, and guide elements for guiding in rotation the drive shaft (18), the guide elements comprising at least a first guide bearing (29) and a second guide bearing (30) arranged to respectively guide a first portion (26) and a second portion (27) of the drive shaft (18). The drive shaft (18) extends across the orbiting scroll arrangement (7) such that the first and second portions (26, 27) of the drive shaft (18) are located on either side of the orbiting scroll arrangement(7), the first and second guide bearings (29, 30) being located on either side of the orbiting scroll arrangement (7).
F04C 18/02 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
53.
Compression device, and thermodynamic system comprising such a compression device
The compression device according to the invention includes first and second compressors mounted in parallel and an oil level equalization line arranged to fluidly connect the oil sumps of the first and second compressors. The oil level equalization line includes at least one oil level regulating portion positioned near one of the first and second compressors and including a dam wall extending transversely to the longitudinal direction of said oil level regulating portion and a flow opening arranged such that, when the oil level in the oil sump of the compressor situated near the oil level regulating portion extends above the upper level of the dam wall, oil flows through the flow opening toward the other compressor.
F04C 23/00 - Combinations of two or more pumps, each being of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston type, specially adapted for elastic fluids; Pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids; Multi-stage pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
F04C 28/02 - Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids specially adapted for several pumps connected in series or in parallel
F04C 28/06 - Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids specially adapted for stopping, starting, idling or no-load operation
54.
Scroll refrigeration compressor with improved retaining means and bypass valves
The scroll compressor includes stationary and moving volutes each including a scroll plate provided with a spiral wrap, the spiral wraps defining the variable-volume compression chambers, a delivery conduit including a first end emerging in a central compression chamber and a second end designed to be communicated with a delivery chamber, a delivery valve movable between closing and opening positions for closing and opening at least one delivery opening arranged to communicate the delivery conduit and the delivery chamber, at least one bypass valve associated with a bypass passage arranged to communicate the delivery chamber with an intermediate compression chamber. The compressor includes a retaining plate mounted on the scroll plate of the stationary scroll and on which first and second retaining elements are formed, the latter being arranged to limit respectively the amplitude of movement of the delivery valve and of each bypass valve toward the opening position thereof.
F04C 18/00 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
F04C 18/02 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
F04C 28/26 - Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids characterised by using valves controlling pressure or flow rate, e.g. discharge valves using bypass channels
F04C 29/12 - Arrangements for admission or discharge of the working fluid, e.g. constructional features of the inlet or outlet
F04C 23/00 - Combinations of two or more pumps, each being of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston type, specially adapted for elastic fluids; Pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids; Multi-stage pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
55.
Scroll refrigeration compressor with confluent bypass passage and flow passage
The scroll compressor includes stationary and moving scrolls each including a scroll plate provided with a spiral wrap, the spiral wraps defining the variable-volume compression chambers, a separating plate mounted on the scroll plate of the stationary scroll and defining with the latter a first intermediate volume, and a delivery chamber defined by the separating plate and the sealed casing. The compressor includes a bypass passage arranged to communicate the first intermediate volume with an intermediate compression chamber, a flow passage arranged to communicate the first intermediate volume with the delivery chamber, and a bypass valve associated with the flow passage, each bypass valve associated with a flow passage mounted on the surface of the separating plate turned toward the delivery chamber and movable between closing and opening positions for closing and opening the flow passage.
F04C 18/02 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
F04C 28/26 - Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids characterised by using valves controlling pressure or flow rate, e.g. discharge valves using bypass channels
F04C 29/12 - Arrangements for admission or discharge of the working fluid, e.g. constructional features of the inlet or outlet
F04C 23/00 - Combinations of two or more pumps, each being of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston type, specially adapted for elastic fluids; Pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids; Multi-stage pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
The compressor includes a sealed enclosure containing a compression stage, an electric motor having a stator provided with a first and second end windings, an intermediate casing surrounding the stator so as to define an annular outer volume with the sealed enclosure, connecting means arranged to fluidly connect the compression stage and a distal chamber defined by the intermediate casing and the electric motor and comprising the second end winding, and a refrigerant suction inlet emerging in the annular outer volume. The connecting means include at least one refrigerant circulation duct situated outside the intermediate casing, and at least one distal window formed on the intermediate casing and emerging on the one hand in the at least one refrigerant circulation duct and on the other hand in the distal chamber near the second end winding of the stator.
F01C 1/02 - Rotary-piston machines or engines of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
F04C 18/00 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
F04C 23/00 - Combinations of two or more pumps, each being of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston type, specially adapted for elastic fluids; Pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids; Multi-stage pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
F04C 18/02 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
F01C 21/10 - Outer members for co-operation with rotary pistons; Casings
F04C 23/02 - Pumps characterised by combination with, or adaptation to, specific driving engines or motors
57.
Compression device and a thermodynamic system comprising such a compression device
A compression device includes a first compressor and a second compressor mounted in parallel, each compressor including a leakproof enclosure including a low pressure portion containing a motor and an oil sump, an oil level equalization conduit putting into communication the oil sumps of the first and second compressors, and control means adapted for controlling the starting and the stopping of the first and second compressors. The first compressor includes first detection means coupled with the control means and adapted for detecting an oil level in the oil sump of the first compressor. The control means are adapted for controlling the stopping of the second compressor when the oil level detected by the first detection means falls below a first predetermined value.
F04D 29/063 - Lubrication specially adapted for elastic fluid pumps
F04C 23/00 - Combinations of two or more pumps, each being of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston type, specially adapted for elastic fluids; Pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids; Multi-stage pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
F04C 28/02 - Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids specially adapted for several pumps connected in series or in parallel
F04C 28/06 - Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids specially adapted for stopping, starting, idling or no-load operation
The scroll refrigeration compressor according to the invention includes a sealed enclosure at least partially defining a discharge chamber designed to be connected to a discharge line, and a discharge valve attached on the sealed enclosure and fluidly connected to the discharge chamber. The discharge valve includes a valve body, a valve seat, and a discharge check valve movable between a covering position and a released position. The discharge valve includes deflection means positioned in the valve body and arranged to orient the flow of refrigerant coming from the discharge line at least partially toward the periphery of the discharge check valve.
F16K 15/14 - Check valves with flexible valve members
F16K 15/06 - Check valves with guided rigid valve members with guided stems
F16K 17/04 - Safety valves; Equalising valves closing on insufficient pressure on one side spring-loaded
F01C 1/02 - Rotary-piston machines or engines of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
F01C 1/063 - Rotary-piston machines or engines of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents with coaxially-mounted members having continuously-changing circumferential spacing between them
F04C 2/02 - Rotary-piston machines or pumps of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
F04C 29/12 - Arrangements for admission or discharge of the working fluid, e.g. constructional features of the inlet or outlet
F04C 23/00 - Combinations of two or more pumps, each being of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston type, specially adapted for elastic fluids; Pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids; Multi-stage pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
F04C 18/02 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
59.
Scroll refrigeration compressor with a delivery valve and a bypass valve
A compressor including: a stationary volute and a moving volute each including a plate provided with a scroll, said scrolls defining variable-volume compression chambers; a delivery line provided in the plate of the stationary volute; a delivery port arranged such as to establish a communication between the delivery line and a delivery chamber; and a non-return device including (i) a valve seat surrounding the delivery port and (ii) a delivery valve which can move between delivery port opening and closing positions. The compressor includes: at least one bypass passage having a first end opening into the delivery line at a point between the central compression chamber and the valve seat and a second end opening into an intermediate compression chamber or into a low-pressure portion of the compressor, and at least one bypass valve which can move between bypass passage closing and opening positions.
F04C 18/02 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
F04C 29/12 - Arrangements for admission or discharge of the working fluid, e.g. constructional features of the inlet or outlet
F04C 28/26 - Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids characterised by using valves controlling pressure or flow rate, e.g. discharge valves using bypass channels
F04C 23/00 - Combinations of two or more pumps, each being of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston type, specially adapted for elastic fluids; Pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids; Multi-stage pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
60.
Valve arrangement for a scroll refrigeration compressor
A valve arrangement including a valve plate with at least one delivery port intended to allow fluid flow from a delivery line made in of a volute of the compressor, and a valve seat made on a first face of the valve plate, a delivery valve moveable between an obturation position and a release position, retaining means arranged for limiting the movement range of the delivery valve. The arrangement further includes at least one bypass valve positioned adjacent to the second face of the valve plate, the bypass valve being moveable between an obturation position of a bypass channel made in the plate of said volute, and a release position in of said bypass channel, and retaining means positioned on the second face of the valve plate and arranged in order to limit the movement range of the bypass valve towards its release position.
F01C 1/063 - Rotary-piston machines or engines of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents with coaxially-mounted members having continuously-changing circumferential spacing between them
F01C 1/02 - Rotary-piston machines or engines of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
F04B 49/03 - Stopping, starting, unloading or idling control by means of valves
F16K 15/14 - Check valves with flexible valve members
F16K 15/08 - Check valves with guided rigid valve members shaped as rings
F04C 29/00 - Component parts, details, or accessories, of pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids, not provided for in groups
F04C 28/16 - Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids characterised by changing the positions of the inlet or outlet openings with respect to the working chamber using lift valves
F04C 29/12 - Arrangements for admission or discharge of the working fluid, e.g. constructional features of the inlet or outlet
F04C 18/02 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
The invention relates to a compressor including: a stationary volute (6) and a moving volute (9) each comprising a plate (7, 11) provided with a scroll (8, 12), said scrolls defining variable-volume compression chambers (13); a separator (16) sealingly mounted to the plate (7) of the stationary volute (6) and defining therewith a first intermediate volume (19); and a delivery chamber (22) defined by the separator and a sealed enclosure. The compressor also includes: a bypass passage arranged to communicate the first intermediate volume (19) with an intermediate compression chamber (13b); a flow passage arranged to communicate the first intermediate volume (19) with the delivery chamber (22); and a bypass valve (34) mounted to the surface of the separator that is facing the delivery chamber, which valve can move between positions for sealing and opening the flow passage.
F04C 18/02 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
F04C 28/26 - Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids characterised by using valves controlling pressure or flow rate, e.g. discharge valves using bypass channels
F04C 29/12 - Arrangements for admission or discharge of the working fluid, e.g. constructional features of the inlet or outlet
The invention relates to a scroll refrigeration compressor including: a sealed casing; stationary (7) and moving (10) volutes comprising scrolls inserted into one another and defining variable-volume compression chambers (13); a delivery chamber (24) defined by the plate (8) of the stationary volute (7) and the sealed casing; a heat shield (32) disposed in the delivery chamber, dividing the chamber into (i) a first volume (33a) defined by the plate of the stationary volute and the heat shield and (ii) a second volume (33b) defined by the heat shield and the sealed casing; and at least one bypass passage (34) arranged to communicate the first and second volumes. The compressor also includes: at least one bypass passage (35) arranged to communicate the first volume (33a) with an intermediate compression chamber (13b), and at least one bypass valve (36) which is disposed in the first volume and which can move between positions for sealing and opening a corresponding bypass passage (35).
F04C 18/02 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
F04C 23/00 - Combinations of two or more pumps, each being of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston type, specially adapted for elastic fluids; Pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids; Multi-stage pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
F04C 28/26 - Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids characterised by using valves controlling pressure or flow rate, e.g. discharge valves using bypass channels
F04C 18/06 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents of other than internal-axis type
63.
THERMODYNAMIC SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF COMPRESSORS
The invention relates to a thermodynamic system, including a circuit for circulating a refrigerant which comprises, in particular: a compression device including first and second compressors (7, 8), each of which includes a sealed chamber (9) provided with a low-pressure portion (11) containing a motor (12) and an oil pan (13) that is arranged in the base of the chamber, and a refrigerant-intake opening (15) leading into the low-pressure portion; a refrigerant-dispensing device (18) connecting an evaporator (5) to the intake opening (15) of the first compressor (7); an oil level equalizing line (21) placing the oil pans (13) of the first and second compressors in communication with each other; a connection device (22) placing the low-pressure portion (11) of the first compressor (7) in communication with the intake opening (15) of the second compressor (8); and a control means (28) arranged to control the starting and stopping of the first and second compressors according to four control modes.
F04B 49/02 - Stopping, starting, unloading or idling control
F04C 23/00 - Combinations of two or more pumps, each being of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston type, specially adapted for elastic fluids; Pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids; Multi-stage pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
F04C 28/02 - Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids specially adapted for several pumps connected in series or in parallel
F04C 28/06 - Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids specially adapted for stopping, starting, idling or no-load operation
F25B 49/02 - Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices for compression type machines, plants or systems
The invention relates to a compressor including: a stationary volute (6) and a moving volute (9) each comprising a plate (7, 11) provided with a scroll (8, 12), said scrolls defining variable-volume compression chambers (13); a separator (16) sealingly mounted to the plate (7) of the stationary volute (6), such as to authorise a relative movement between the separator and the stationary volute; and a delivery chamber (21) defined by the separator and the sealed casing. The compressor also includes: a bypass passage (32) arranged to connect the delivery chamber (21) to an intermediate compression chamber (13b); a non-return device (34) comprising a sealing member that can move between positions for sealing and opening the bypass passage; and a housing (35) disposed between the separator (16) and the plate (7) of the stationary volute, comprising a first portion sealingly mounted in a recess (44) defined by the separator (16) and arranged in parallel to the longitudinal axis (A) of the compressor.
F04C 18/02 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
F04C 28/26 - Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids characterised by using valves controlling pressure or flow rate, e.g. discharge valves using bypass channels
F04C 29/12 - Arrangements for admission or discharge of the working fluid, e.g. constructional features of the inlet or outlet
The invention relates to a scroll refrigeration compressor including: a stationary fan scroll (6) and a movable fan scroll (9), each of which comprises a plate (9, 11) provided with a coil (8, 12), the coils defining compression chambers (13), the volumes of which are variable; a delivery pipe (21) including a first end, leading into a central compression chamber (13a), and a second end, to be placed in communication with a delivery chamber (22); a delivery valve (28), movable between a position for blocking and a position for clearing at least one delivery opening arranged to place the delivery pipe (21) and the delivery chamber (22) in communication with each other; and at least one bypass valve (34) combined with a bypass passage arranged to place the delivery chamber (22) in communication with an intermediate compression chamber (13b). The compressor comprises a retaining plate (29) which is mounted onto the plate (7) of the stationary fan scroll (6), and on which first and second retaining means are formed, said retaining means being arranged to limit the amplitude of movement of the delivery valve (28) and of each bypass valve, respectively, toward the clearing position thereof.
F04C 18/02 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
F04C 29/12 - Arrangements for admission or discharge of the working fluid, e.g. constructional features of the inlet or outlet
F04C 28/26 - Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids characterised by using valves controlling pressure or flow rate, e.g. discharge valves using bypass channels
This refrigeration system (1) comprises a circuit (2) through which there circulates a refrigerant fluid notably comprising a compression device (6) comprising first and second compressors (7, 8), each compressor comprising a body (9) comprising, on the one hand, a low-pressure part (11) containing a motor (12) and an oil pan (13) and, on the other hand, a refrigerant fluid intake orifice (15) opening into the low-pressure part, first and second branch pipes (21, 22) placing a refrigerant fluid distribution pipe respectively in communication with the intake orifices (15) of the compressors (7, 8), an oil level equalizing pipe (23) placing the oil pans (13) of the compressors in communication with each other, and a pressure equalizing pipe (24) placing the low-pressure parts (11) of the compressors in communication with each other. The first branch pipe comprises means for reducing the bore section for the flow of the refrigerant gas along said branch pipe.
This compressor comprises first and second volutes describing an orbital relative movement and each comprising a plate from which a spiral extends, the two spirals being engaged one inside the other and defining pairs of compression chambers of variable volume. The compressor has a housing formed in that surface of the plate of the first volute which is turned towards the spirals, which housing opens into one of the compression chambers, refrigerant delivery means leading into the housing, and a nonreturn device being mounted in the housing, the nonreturn device preventing communication between the delivery means and the compression chamber into which housing opens in a first or closed position, and allowing communication between the delivery means and said compression chamber in a second or open position.
F01C 1/02 - Rotary-piston machines or engines of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
The invention relates to a valve arrangement comprising: a valve plate (26) including (i) a delivery port (27) intended to allow the flow of fluid from a delivery line provided in a volute of the compressor and (ii) a valve seat (28) provided on a first face of the valve plate; a delivery valve (29) which can move between a delivery port (27) closing position and a port opening position; and retaining means (30) arranged to limit the range of movement of the delivery valve (29). The arrangement also comprises: at least one bypass valve (39) disposed adjacent to a second face of the valve plate (26), said bypass valve (39) being able to move between a position comprising the closing of a bypass channel (34) provided in the plate of the volute and a position comprising the opening of said bypass channel; and retaining means disposed on the second face of the valve plate (26) and arranged to limit the range of movement of the bypass valve.
F04C 29/12 - Arrangements for admission or discharge of the working fluid, e.g. constructional features of the inlet or outlet
F04C 28/16 - Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids characterised by changing the positions of the inlet or outlet openings with respect to the working chamber using lift valves
The invention relates to a scroll refrigeration compressor including: a stationary volute (8) and a moving volute (11) each comprising a plate (9, 12) provided with a scroll (10, 13), said scrolls defining variable-volume compression chambers (14); a delivery line (15) provided in the plate (9) of the stationary volute (8); a delivery port (27) arranged such as to establish a communication between the delivery line (15) and a delivery chamber (16); and a non-return device comprising (i) a valve seat (18) surrounding the delivery port (27) and (ii) a delivery valve (29) which can move between delivery port (27) opening and closing positions. The compressor comprises: at least one bypass passage (32) having a first end opening into the delivery line (15) at a point between the central compression chamber (14a) and the valve seat (28) and a second end opening into an intermediate compression chamber (14b), and at least one bypass valve (39) which can move between bypass passage (32) closing and opening positions.
F04C 18/02 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
F04C 28/26 - Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids characterised by using valves controlling pressure or flow rate, e.g. discharge valves using bypass channels
F04C 29/12 - Arrangements for admission or discharge of the working fluid, e.g. constructional features of the inlet or outlet
70.
REFRIGERATION SYSTEM AND HEAT PUMP UNIT INCLUDING SUCH A SYSTEM
The invention relates to a cooling system and a heat pump unit including such a system. Said refrigeration system includes a main circuit (2) for circulating a refrigerant, comprising a condenser (4), an expansion valve (5), an evaporator (6) and a compressor (3) connected in series, a refrigerant injection circuit (7) designed to enable the refrigerant taken from the main circuit to be injected into at least one compression chamber of the compressor, a means (8, 9) for measuring the temperature and delivery pressure of the compressor, and a regulation means (11) coupled with the injection circuit and designed such as to regulate the amount of refrigerant injected into the compressor, the regulation means including a blocking means movable between open and closed positions of the injection circuit, and a control means (12) designed for controlling the movements of the blocking means between the open and closed positions thereof according to the temperatures and pressures measured by the measurement means.
This machine comprises two volute casings describing an orbital relative movement, one of the volute casings being fitted with at least one scroll (7) and the other volute casing being equipped with at least two scrolls (12, 13), the various scrolls delimiting a first series of variable-volume chambers (18a-18d) belonging to a first compression or expansion stage, and a second series of variable-volume chambers (18e-18h) belonging to a second compression or expansion stage, each stage comprising a high-pressure fluid passage (24, 28) designed to open into one of the chambers of the respective stage and a low-pressure fluid passage (19a, 19b, 26) designed to open into one of the chambers of the respective stage. The portion of the low-pressure fluid passage (26) of the second stage that is designed to open into one of the chambers of the second stage is further away from the zone of convergence of the scrolls delimiting the variable-volume chambers of the second stage than the portion of the high-pressure fluid passage (24) of the first stage that is designed to open into one of the chambers of the first stage.
F04C 18/02 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
F04C 23/00 - Combinations of two or more pumps, each being of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston type, specially adapted for elastic fluids; Pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids; Multi-stage pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
72.
DEVICE FOR SEPARATING A LUBRICANT FROM A REFRIGERANT LUBRICANT/GAS MIXTURE DISCHARGED FROM AT LEAST ONE REFRIGERATING COMPRESSOR
The invention relates to a separation device (2), including a body (3) defining a separation chamber (4), at least one inlet opening (7) leading into the separation chamber and to be connected to a discharge opening of the refrigerating compressor so as to enable a refrigerant lubricant/gas mixture to be fed into the separation chamber, at least one lubricant outlet opening (8) leading into the separation chamber and to be connected to a lubricant housing provided in the refrigerating compressor. The separation device includes a first measuring means (10) adapted for measuring the temperature of the lubricant contained in the lubricant housing provided in the refrigerating compressor, and an adjustment means (12) adapted for adjusting the temperature of the separated lubricant in the separation chamber (4) on the basis of the lubricant temperature measured by said first measuring means.
F25B 43/02 - Arrangements for separating or purifying gases or liquids; Arrangements for vaporising the residuum of liquid refrigerant, e.g. by heat for separating lubricants from the refrigerant
The invention relates to a refrigeration compressor including a plurality of compression units (9), each compression unit comprising a cylinder head (11) with a refrigerant suction chamber (14) and a refrigerant discharge chamber (15), a refrigerant-dispensing device (23) including a dispensing pipe (24) and by-pass pipes (25) for enabling the communication between the dispensing pipe and the suction chambers of the compression units, and a refrigerant discharge device (26) including a discharge pipe (27) and by-pass pipes (28) for enabling the communication between the discharge pipe and the discharge chambers of the compression units. The compressor further includes pressure-balancing means (29) arranged so as to enable the communication between the suction chambers (14) of at least two compression units or the discharge chambers of at least two compression units.
F04B 39/00 - Component parts, details, or accessories, of pumps or pumping systems specially adapted for elastic fluids, not otherwise provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups
This compressor comprises first and second volutes (8, 11) describing an orbital relative movement and each comprising a plate (9, 12) from which a spiral (10, 13) extends, the two spirals being engaged one inside the other and defining pairs of compression chambers (14) of variable volume. The compressor has a housing (25) formed in that surface of the plate (9) of the first volute which is turned towards the spirals (10, 13), which housing (25) opens into one of the compression chambers (14), refrigerant delivery means (33) leading into the housing (25), and a nonreturn device (26) being mounted in the housing (25), the nonreturn device preventing communication between the delivery means and the compression chamber into which the housing (25) opens in a first or closed position, and allowing communication between the delivery means and said compression chamber in a second or open position.
F04C 18/02 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
The compressor includes a sealed housing defining a suction volume and a compression volume respectively provided on either side of a body contained in the housing, an oil injection circuit supplied with oil from an oil contained in a casing and adapted for injecting oil into the compression volume, the oil injection circuit comprising an electrovalve including a body attached to the wall of the sealed housing and a core movable under the action of a magnetic fluid between a closing position for injecting oil into the compression volume and an opening position preventing or limiting the injection of oil into the compression volume. The compressor includes a control system for moving the core of the electrovalve between the opening and closing positions based on the compressor speed and/or on the cooling gas discharge temperature.
The invention relates to a compressor that comprises a fixed volute (3) and a mobile volute (6) performing an orbital movement relative to the fixed volute, wherein the fixed and mobile volutes (3, 6) are each provided with a spiral (5, 8), the two spirals being meshed into each other and defining variable-volume compression chambers, the spiral (8) of the mobile volute only including a protrusion (12) extending on at least a portion of the length thereof. At least one of the volutes (3, 6) includes at least one channel arranged for establishing a communication between the two compression chambers during the orbital movement of the mobile volute, the ends of the channel opening respectively on either side of the outer and inner walls of the spiral of the volute including the channel, or into the outer and inner walls of the spiral of the volute including the channel. The channel includes a check valve adapted for allowing the fluid flow only from the outer wall of the spiral of the volute including the channel towards the inner wall thereof.
F04C 18/02 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
F04C 29/00 - Component parts, details, or accessories, of pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids, not provided for in groups
77.
TEMPORARY SELF-LUBRICATING COATING FOR SCROLL COMPRESSOR
A sealed compressor is provided with a spray lubricant that will provide lubricant at various bearing surfaces during initial start-up of the compressor. The lubricant will wear away quickly after initial run-in, but liquid lubricant will be provided by that time.
F04C 18/02 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
CYLINDER HEAD FOR PISTON REFRIGERATION COMPRESSOR, COMPRESSION UNIT INCLUDING SUCH CYLINDER HEAD, AND PISTON REFRIGERATION COMPRESSOR INCLUDING SAID COMPRESSION UNIT
The invention relates to a cylinder head (3) for a piston refrigeration compressor that comprises at least a first part (6) defining a cooling-gas suction chamber (8) and at least a second part (12) defining a cooling-gas discharge chamber (14), the first and second parts being distinct from each other, and the suction and discharge chambers each being intended to be brought into communication with a compression chamber (26) provided in the compressor. The cylinder head includes thermal insulation means provided between the first and second parts, the thermal insulation means including an insulation chamber (22) defined by the first and second parts (6, 12).
The invention relates to a refrigeration compressor having a sealed housing defining a suction volume and a compression volume respectively provided on either side of a body (5) contained in the housing, and an oil injection circuit adapted for injecting oil into the compression volume. The oil injection circuit includes a stopper (26) mobile under the action of a centrifugal force between a first position for injecting oil into the compression volume and a second position preventing or limiting the injection of oil into the compression volume, wherein the stopper (26) is adapted so as to move into the second position when the speed of the compressor exceeds a predetermined value.
F04C 18/02 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
F04C 23/00 - Combinations of two or more pumps, each being of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston type, specially adapted for elastic fluids; Pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids; Multi-stage pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
F04C 28/24 - Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids characterised by using valves controlling pressure or flow rate, e.g. discharge valves
The compressor of the invention includes a sealed housing defining a suction volume and a compression volume respectively provided on either side of a body (5) contained in the housing, an oil injection circuit supplied with oil from an oil contained in a casing (22) and adapted for injecting oil into the compression volume, the oil injection circuit comprising an electrovalve (25) including a body (26) attached to the wall of the sealed housing and a core (34) movable under the action of a magnetic fluid between a closing position for injecting oil into the compression volume and an opening position preventing or limiting the injection of oil into the compression volume. The compressor includes a control means for moving the core (34) of the electrovalve between the opening and closing positions based on the compressor speed and/or on the cooling gas discharge temperature.
F04C 18/02 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
Method of assembling a compressor comprising a sealed chamber delimited laterally by a shell (3), a drive shaft (8) housed in the shell and guided relative to the other parts of the compressor via at least one bearing (9) provided in a bearing support (10) fixed to the internal wall of the shell. The method comprises steps consisting in supplying a shell (3) having, in the fixing plane of the bearing support, an oval section comprising a small axis to which the bearing support (10) is intended to be mounted, exerting a pressure on the shell (3) in order to elastically deform it so as to increase the length of its small axis, inserting and positioning the bearing support (10) in the fixing plane of the latter, and ceasing to exert a pressure on the shell so that the latter tends to elastically return to its original form and grip the bearing support.
F04C 18/02 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
82.
DEVICE FOR SUCTION GAS DISTRIBUTION IN A PARALLEL COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY, AND PARALLEL COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY
The invention relates to a distribution device (5) for suction gas, that comprises a distribution pipe (6) as well as bypass pipes (7) for establishing communication between the distribution pipe and the inner volumes (3) of cooling compressors (2). A device for normalising the suction gas flow is provided in the distribution pipe upstream of the bypass pipes (7).
The invention concerns a positioning and retaining element (27) comprising: a cylindrical rotary belt of substantially constant thickness, having an inner diameter substantially equal to the outer diameter of the stator to be capable of being mounted substantially coaxial clamped about the stator; a number of support members (30) projecting radially from the belt outwards and having each a support surface (34) on the housing of the compressor, said support surfaces being located on the lateral surface of a fictitious rotary cylinder of same axis (29) as the other belt and of diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of the housing, such that the positioning and retaining element can be mounted clamped inside the housing.
The invention concerns an element comprising an annular body (9) provided with two series of pins (10, 12) projecting from at least one side of the body (9), the pins (10) of a first series being engaged in grooves (7) of the fixed volute (3) and the pins (12) of a second series being engaged in grooves (8) of the mobile volute (4), to provide an orbital movement of the mobile volute (4) relative to the fixed volute (3), the contact surfaces of the pins (10, 12) of a common series with the walls of the grooves of the corresponding volute being parallel and the contact surfaces of the pins (10, 12) belonging to two series of pins being perpendicular. The annular body (9) is made of a first metal with a specific density and the pins are made of a second metal having a lower density than that of the first metal.
F01C 17/06 - Arrangements for drive of co-operating members, e.g. for rotary piston and casing using cranks, universal joints, or similar elements
F04C 18/02 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
The invention relates to a scroll-type refrigerant compressor. The inventive compressor comprises: a sealed chamber which is defined by a ferrule (2) and which contains a suction volume and a compression volume; and an electric motor which is disposed on the suction side and which comprises a stator (7) and a rotor (8), the latter being solidly connected to a drive shaft (26). The stator (7) is surrounded by an intermediate casing (6) which defines (i) an annular volume (13) with the moving ferrule (2) of the compressor and (ii) a chamber (11) containing the coil end of the motor and facing the compression volume side. The end of the intermediate casing that faces the side opposite the compression volume is disposed at the end of the stator facing the side opposite the compression volume or set back from same. In addition, means (14) are provided in order to convey at least part of the gas arriving at the gas inlet in the ferrule into the chamber (11) containing the coil end.
F04C 18/02 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
The invention relates to a scroll-type refrigerant compressor. The inventive compressor includes a drive shaft (26) comprising an off-axis lubrication conduit (35) which is supplied with oil from an oil pan (31) located in the lower part of the compressor by means of an oil pump (34) that is disposed at a first end of the shaft. The lubrication conduit comprises lubrication holes (36) at the different shaft guide bearings. The second end of the shaft is equipped with a device that enables the orbital movement of the moving scroll of the compressor. The aforementioned shaft also comprises a return conduit (37) which is inclined in relation to the axis of the shaft and which extends over at least part of the length thereof. One of the ends of the return conduit opens at the wall of the shaft in the area located beyond the rotor on the side of the oil pan. In addition, fluid communication means (38, 39) are provided between the lubrication conduit and the return conduit.
F04C 18/02 - Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents
F04C 23/00 - Combinations of two or more pumps, each being of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston type, specially adapted for elastic fluids; Pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids; Multi-stage pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
11 - Environmental control apparatus
Goods & Services
Moteurs électriques; compresseurs hermétiques frigorifiques,
matériel de groupes de condensation; vannes d'aspiration, de
refoulement et de liquides en tant que parties de machines. Boîtiers électriques. Appareils d'éclairage, de chauffage, de production de
vapeur, de cuisson, de réfrigération, de séchage, de
ventilation, de distribution d'eau et installations
sanitaires; parties d'installations de réfrigération;
matériel de ventilation.
