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Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012

Filed:

Sep. 20, 2010
Applicants:

Ernest P. Hurst, Jr., Powder Springs, GA (US);

Hung M. Pham, Dayton, OH (US);

Inventors:

Ernest P. Hurst, Jr., Powder Springs, GA (US);

Hung M. Pham, Dayton, OH (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A controller for a system having at least one variable-capacity, pulse-width modulated compressor and at least one fixed-capacity compressor is provided. The controller may include processing circuitry that modulates the at least one variable-capacity, pulse-width modulated compressor to any capacity substantially between ten percent capacity and one hundred percent capacity. The processing circuitry may determine a desired capacity of the at least one variable capacity, pulse-width modulated compressor based on a load sensor signal and a current run percentage of the at least one variable capacity, pulse-width modulated compressor and may toggle the at least one fixed-capacity compressor between a run mode and a shutdown mode based on the desired capacity of the at least one variable-capacity, pulse-width modulated compressor.


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