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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Inventors:
Charles A. Cluff, Zionsville, IN (US);
Matthew T. Austin, Brownsburg, IN (US);
Assignee:
Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 49/02 (2006.01); F25B 13/00 (2006.01); F25B 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 49/022 (2013.01); F25B 13/00 (2013.01); F25B 31/026 (2013.01); F25B 2500/26 (2013.01); F25B 2500/27 (2013.01); F25B 2600/01 (2013.01); F25B 2600/02 (2013.01); F25B 2600/0271 (2013.01); F25B 2600/0272 (2013.01); F25B 2600/15 (2013.01); F25B 2700/193 (2013.01); F25B 2700/1931 (2013.01); F25B 2700/1932 (2013.01); F25B 2700/2115 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a method for operating a compressor () having an inlet () and an outlet (), the method includes: running the compressor to compress a fluid; shutting down () the compressor; determining () a condition-dependent threshold restart pressure difference (threshold) across the compressor; relieving the pressure difference to reach the threshold; and, after the threshold is reached, restarting () the compressor.