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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2018
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc., Louisville, KY (US);
Srujan Kusumba, Louisville, KY (US);
Gregory William Hahn, Louisville, KY (US);
Joseph Wilson Latham, Louisville, KY (US);
Michael Lee McIntyre, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A linear compressor and methods of operation, for example, to control extension of the linear compressor, are provided herein. A method may include supplying a time varying voltage to a motor of the linear compressor, determining an uneven fatigue condition at the linear compressor, and applying a limiting force at the motor in a negative axial direction in response to the determining step.