Vibration control for a variable speed cooling system
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G05D-019/02
F16F-015/00
G06F-017/50
출원번호
US-0447100
(2014-07-30)
등록번호
US-9817408
(2017-11-14)
발명자
/ 주소
Meeuwsen, Gregory L
출원인 / 주소
TRANE INTERNATIONAL INC.
대리인 / 주소
Hamre, Schumann, Mueller and Larson, P.C.
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초록▼
A vibration control system for a variable speed cooling system includes a programmable controller in communication with a variable frequency drive (VFD). The programmable controller is programmed to command the VFD to operate at frequencies only outside of one or more frequency lockout bands automat
A vibration control system for a variable speed cooling system includes a programmable controller in communication with a variable frequency drive (VFD). The programmable controller is programmed to command the VFD to operate at frequencies only outside of one or more frequency lockout bands automatically calculated by the programmable controller based on a comparison of newly acquired variable speed cooling system vibration data with previously stored variable speed cooling system vibration specification data.
대표청구항▼
1. A variable speed cooling and vibration control system, comprising: at least one variable speed motor;a variable speed drive (VFD) for controlling the speed of at least one variable speed motor; andone or more vibration sensors installed at one or more predetermined locations on the variable speed
1. A variable speed cooling and vibration control system, comprising: at least one variable speed motor;a variable speed drive (VFD) for controlling the speed of at least one variable speed motor; andone or more vibration sensors installed at one or more predetermined locations on the variable speed cooling system: a vibration data acquisition system that acquires vibration level data associated with at least one vibration sensor, anda programmable controller in communication with the VFD and the vibration data acquisition system, wherein the programmable controller: directs a VFD frequency sweep wherein the at least one variable speed motor sweeps through a range of frequencies;determines one or more frequency lockout bands, based on the vibration level data from the vibration data acquisition system and variable speed cooling system vibration specification data, andcommands the VFD to operate the at least one variable speed motor at one or more frequencies outside the one or more frequency lockout bands. 2. The variable speed cooling and vibration control system according to claim 1, wherein the VFD frequency sweep is a sweep over the full operating frequency range of the at least one variable speed motor. 3. The variable speed cooling and vibration control system according to claim 1, wherein the vibration level data is generated via the vibration data acquisition system during the desired VFD frequency sweep. 4. The variable speed cooling and vibration control system according to claim 1, wherein at least one predetermined location comprises a variable speed fan motor. 5. The variable speed cooling and vibration control system according to claim 1, wherein at least one predetermined location comprises a variable speed compressor motor. 6. The variable speed cooling and vibration control system according to claim 1, wherein at least one predetermined location comprises a refrigerant tubing elbow. 7. The variable speed cooling and vibration control system according to claim 1, wherein the programmable controller is further programmed with expert rules to detect predetermined cooling system faults and generate fault data in response thereto. 8. The variable speed cooling and vibration control system according to claim 7, wherein the predetermined cooling system faults comprise a fan out of balance fault when a fan becomes unbalanced. 9. The variable speed cooling and vibration control system according to claim 7, wherein the predetermined cooling system faults comprise a bad or missing transducer fault when a predetermined transducer is bad or missing. 10. The variable speed cooling and vibration control system according to claim 7, wherein the predetermined cooling system faults comprise a loose transducer fault when a predetermined transducer is loose. 11. A variable speed cooling and vibration control system, comprising: a variable speed cooling system, comprising: at least one variable speed motor;a variable speed drive (VFD) for controlling the speed of at least one variable speed motor; anda programmable controller in communication with the VFD;one or more vibration sensors mounted at one or more predetermined locations on the variable speed cooling system; anda vibration data acquisition system configured to acquire vibration level data associated with at least one vibration sensor, and in communication with the programmable controller, wherein the programmable controller: directs a VFD frequency sweep wherein the at least one variable speed motor sweeps through a range of frequencies;polls the vibration data acquisition system to retrieve newly acquired vibration level data, determines one or more frequency lockout bands, based on the newly acquired vibration level data from the vibration data acquisition system and variable speed cooling system vibration specification data, andcommands the VFD to operate the at least one variable speed motor at one or more frequencies outside the one or more frequency lockout bands. 12. The variable speed cooling and vibration control system according to claim 11, wherein at least one predetermined location comprises a variable speed fan motor. 13. The variable speed cooling and vibration control system according to claim 11, wherein at least one predetermined location comprises a variable speed compressor motor. 14. The variable speed cooling and vibration control system according to claim 11, wherein at least one predetermined location comprises a refrigerant tubing elbow. 15. The variable speed cooling and vibration control system according to claim 11, wherein the programmable controller is further programmed with expert rules to detect predetermined cooling system faults and generate fault data in response thereto. 16. The variable speed cooling and vibration control system according to claim 15, wherein the predetermined cooling system faults comprise a fan out of balance fault when a fan becomes unbalanced. 17. The variable speed cooling and vibration control system according to claim 15, wherein the predetermined cooling system faults comprise a bad or missing transducer fault when a predetermined transducer is bad or missing. 18. The variable speed cooling and vibration control system according to claim 15, wherein the predetermined cooling system faults comprise a loose transducer fault when a predetermined transducer is loose. 19. A method of automatically determining variable frequency drive (VFD) frequency lockout bands for vibration control of a variable speed cooling system, the method comprising: adjusting the speed of at least one variable speed motor to perform a frequency sweep over a desired frequency band by a variable speed cooling system VFD in response to commands from a programmable controller integrated with the variable speed cooling system;acquiring vibration amplitude data via a data acquisition system during the frequency sweep from one or more vibration sensors mounted at predetermined locations on the variable speed cooling system;calculating, via the programmable controller, frequency lockout bands based on the acquired vibration amplitude data and previously stored vibration amplitude limits; andoperating the variable speed cooling system in response to commands from the programmable controller such that at least one variable speed motor of the variable speed cooling system operates at frequencies only outside the calculated frequency lockout bands. 20. The method according to claim 19, further comprising generating fault signals upon the occurrence of a predetermined cooling system fault via the programmable controller based on previously stored expert rules to detect the predetermined cooling system faults, wherein the predetermined cooling system faults comprise at least one of a fan out of balance fault when a fan becomes unbalanced, a bad or missing transducer fault when a predetermined transducer is bad or missing, and a loose transducer fault when a predetermined transducer is loose.
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