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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2023
Applicant:
Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takaaki Morie, Yokosuka, JP;
Assignee:
SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 49/02 (2006.01); F25B 9/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 49/02 (2013.01); F25B 9/145 (2013.01); F25B 2309/1427 (2013.01); F25B 2700/15 (2013.01);
Abstract
The cryocooler includes an expander motor that operates an expander of the cryocooler, an inverter that is configured to control an operation frequency of the expander motor and is operable to drive the expander motor in the steady operation at an operation frequency lower than in the cool-down operation, a current sensor that measures a current supplied from the inverter to the expander motor, and outputs a motor current signal indicating the current; and a processor that monitors the expander motor on a basis of the motor current signal in at least the steady operation.