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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2004
Applicants:
Ian Mcgill, Auckland, NZ;
Zhuang Tian, Auckland, NZ;
Inventors:
Ian McGill, Auckland, NZ;
Zhuang Tian, Auckland, NZ;
Assignee:
Fisher & Paykel Appliances Limited, Auckland, NZ;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B049/06 ; H02K033/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A free piston gas compressor comprising a cylinder, a piston reciprocable within the cylinder and a reciprocating linear electric motor derivably coupled to the piston having at least one excitation winding. A measure of the reciprocation time of the piston is obtained, any change in the reciprocation time is detected and the power input to said excitation winding is adjusted in response to any detected change in reciprocation time.