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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2019
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Curtis Christian Crane, York, PA (US);
Mark Bodell, II, York, PA (US);
Curtis G. Rager, Seven Valleys, PA (US);
John C. Hansen, Spring Grove, PA (US);
Dean K. Norbeck, Marco Island, FL (US);
Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A chiller system includes a compressor, a condenser and an evaporator in fluid communication. A motor drives the compressor. A variable speed drive powers the motor. An oil heater and pump system circulate heated lubricating oil in the compressor. A control panel is arranged to determine whether an input parameter is greater than or equal to a threshold parameter; deactivate the VSD in response to sensing that the input parameter is less than the threshold parameter; determine at least one chiller capacity control parameter at a point when the VSD is deactivated, and maintain the at least one chiller capacity control parameter while the VSD is deactivated; determine that the input parameter has been restored; determine a motor rotation and motor rotational speed; and in response to determining that the input parameter is restored and the motor is rotating in a forward direction, reactivate the VSD.