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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
May. 13, 2016
Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc., Sidney, OH (US);
Troy R. Brostrom, Lima, OH (US);
Mark Hiszem, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Richard A. Miu, Sidney, OH (US);
Jason M. Warner, Arcanum, OH (US);
Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc., Sidney, OH (US);
Abstract
A compressor may include a shell, a compression mechanism, first and second temperature sensors, and a control module. The shell may define a lubricant sump. The compression mechanism may be disposed within the shell and may be operable to compress a working fluid. The first temperature sensor may be at least partially disposed within the shell at a first position. The second temperature sensor may be at least partially disposed within the shell at a second position that is vertically higher than the first position. The control module may be in communication with the first and second temperature sensors and the pressure sensor and may determine whether a liquid level in the lubricant sump is below a predetermined level based on data received from the first and second temperature sensors.