Patents Assigned to Danfoss Tianjin Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11955915
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a variable-frequency compressor with adaptive heating power control and a method for operating the same. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the variable-frequency compressor includes: a compression unit, for compressing a medium entering the variable-frequency compressor; a motor, including a stator and a rotor, for driving the compression unit; and a controller, configured to adaptively control a heating power of a winding of the stator according to information of the variable-frequency compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: DANFOSS (TIANJIN) LTD.
    Inventors: Shizhong Ji, Wanzhen Liu, Yingke Sun, Li Yao
  • Patent number: 11885327
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a flow control valve, an oil pump assembly having the flow control valve, and a scroll compressor. The flow control valve includes: a valve body having an inlet configured for a fluid to flow into the valve body and an outlet configured for the fluid to flow out of the valve body; a passage provided between the inlet and the outlet and extending in a predetermined direction, an area of a cross section of the passage perpendicular to the predetermined direction being negatively correlated with a distance from the cross section to the inlet; a valve element slidably provided in the passage, a flow area between the valve element and an inner wall of the passage is negatively correlated with the distance from the valve element to the inlet; and an elastic member provided in the valve body to apply an elastic force on the valve element so as to move the valve element in a direction toward the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Danfoss (Tianjin) Ltd.
    Inventors: Meng Wang, Changqiao Bao, Kailai Zhang
  • Patent number: 11852144
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a scroll compressor and its lubricating oil supply system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Danfoss (Tianjin) Ltd.
    Inventors: Qian Hu, Gang Yao, Xueyou Zhou, Alain Picavet, Arnaud Daussin, RĂ©mi Bou Dargham, David Genevois
  • Patent number: 11767844
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a fixed scroll and a scroll compressor with the same. The fixed scroll includes: an end plate; a fixed scroll wrap protruding from one surface of the end plate; and an internal cavity formed in the end plate. By adopting the fixed scroll and the scroll compressor with the fixed scroll according to the embodiment of the present disclosure, a weight of the scroll compressor may be reduced for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Danfoss (Tianjin) Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiangbo Lin, Xiaokun Ji
  • Patent number: 11746779
    Abstract: A scroll assembly includes an orbiting scroll and a cross ring. The orbiting scroll is configured to have a bottom plate. A plurality of bayonets and two positioning slots are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the bottom plate. The bayonets are adapted to be clamped by a chuck of a turning tool. The cross ring is configured to have an annular body and two positioning pins. An annular groove adapted for being formed by turning is provided on the lower surface of the bottom plate of the orbiting scroll, and a chamfer is formed on the edge of the annular groove formed by the intersection of the circumferential vertical surface of the positioning groove and the lower surface of the bottom plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Danfoss (Tianjin) Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhuangzhi Yang, Xiaoping Zhang, Zhi Li
  • Patent number: 11699969
    Abstract: A compressor and a control method thereof are provided. The compressor includes a motor with a rotor of a permanent magnet. According to embodiments, the method of controlling the compressor includes: applying a detection current to the motor in response to a command of starting the compressor; detecting whether there is demagnetization of the permanent magnet of the rotor according to a response of the motor to the applied detection current; resetting an operating parameter of the compressor if there is the demagnetization; and starting the compressor according to the reset operating parameters. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, when the compressor is to be started, demagnetization is detected first, and the operating parameter are set accordingly, so as to suppress or avoid performance degeneration due to the demagnetization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Danfoss (Tianjin) Ltd.
    Inventors: Shizhong Ji, Li Yao, Wanzhen Liu
  • Patent number: 11668307
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an oil tubing installation assembly and a scroll compressor adopting the same. The oil tubing installation assembly is adapted to be installed into a shell in a vertical direction and includes: a housing on which a vertical oil tubing installation surface and an oil hole located in the oil tubing installation surface are provided; a clip adapted to be installed on the oil tubing installation surface and into the shell along with the housing; and an oil tubing assembly adapted to be installed into the clip in a vertical direction after the housing and the clip have been installed into the shell. The oil tubing assembly includes an oil tubing body and a cuboid-shaped installation block. A through hole is provided in the installation block and the through hole is configured to have a first orifice on the front surface of the installation block and a second orifice on the rear surface of the installation block. The upper end of the oil tubing body is connected to the first orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Danfoss (Tianjin) Ltd.
    Inventors: Lixin Han, Xiaodong Wang, Qing Zhang, Jing Zhao, Wenhu Yao
  • Patent number: 11629808
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a mounting member including two support rails extending side by side. The two support rails include a first section and a second section in an extension direction thereof. The first section is adapted to carry a device with a first size, and the second section is adapted to carry a device with a second size. Grooves are provided on a top surface of the support rails so as to avoid interference between the bottom surface of the device and the top surface of the support rails. The disclosure also discloses a device assembly including a plurality of devices and the mounting member. The mounting member of the present disclosure allows the plurality of devices to be directly mounted on the two support rails without the need of additional support rails or spacers, thereby reducing the number of parts and improving the integrity and ease of installation of the device assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Danfoss (Tianjin) Ltd.
    Inventors: Peng Liu, Xiaojing Zhou, Tao Wang, Liang Fan, Ying Dong
  • Patent number: 11566622
    Abstract: The present invention provides a counterweight for a compressor, an electric motor, with the counterweight, for a compressor, and a compressor with the electric motor or the counterweight. The counterweight comprises: a first component having an annular shape; a first groove formed in a surface of the first component and having a sidewall and a bottom wall; and a second component disposed in the first groove. With the technical solution according to the present invention, for example, counterbalance requirements are met, while fluid can be prevented from being stirred to cause power loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Danfoss (Tianjin) Ltd.
    Inventors: Jian Jin, Xing Zheng, Jing Zhao, Yanbo Zhao
  • Patent number: 11486621
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a controller for a compressor and a control method, a compressor assembly, and a refrigeration system, which improve control efficiency and reliability. The controller includes an obtaining module configured to obtain at least one operation state parameter of the compressor, and a controlling module configured to shut off a liquid injection valve if one of the at least one operation state parameter of the compressor meets a protection action condition, wherein the liquid injection valve is configured to regulate flow of fluid injected into the compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Danfoss (Tianjin) Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhiwei Shang, Li Yao, He Ma, Guocun Li
  • Patent number: 11480171
    Abstract: The present invention provides a vertical, axial flow oil pump (10). The oil pump includes: a casing (11), the casing having a cylindrical shape as a whole and being able to rotate around its own central axis (O); a suction port (12), located at a lower end of the casing in an axial direction, and configured to suck oil into the oil pump; a discharge port (13), located at an upper end of the casing in the axial direction, and configured to discharge the oil from the oil pump to outside; and an impeller (14), provided in and formed integrally with the casing. The impeller rotates together with the casing when the casing rotates, so that the oil is flowed from the suction port to the discharge port. The present invention also provides a scroll compressor having the oil pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Danfoss (Tianjin) Ltd.
    Inventors: Liqian Ren, Jian Jin, Jing Zhao, Yanbo Zhao
  • Patent number: 11408421
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a scroll compressor. At least two shrink belts (23?, 23?, 26, 26?, 28, 28?) are provided around the outer periphery of said fixed scroll between the outer periphery of said fixed scroll (2) and the inner wall surface of the upper cap (1) of the scroll compressor. The at least two shrink belts are annular, and are in interference fit between the outer periphery of said fixed scroll and the inner wall surface of the upper cap. The at least two shrink belts include a main shrink belt (23?, 23?, 28) and an assistant shrink belt (26, 26?, 28?). The main shrink belt and the assistant shrink belt are arranged side by side in the axial direction, that is, in the vertical direction of the fixed scroll, and the main shrink belt and the assistant shrink belt are spaced apart from each other by a distance. In this way, it is allowed to add other special structure (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Danfoss (Tianjin) Ltd.
    Inventors: Lin Ma, Wenhu Yao, Kun Qian, Bin Wang
  • Patent number: 11396873
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a scroll compressor. The scroll compressor includes: a fixed scroll having an end plate and a fixed scroll wrap extending from the end plate; an orbiting scroll having an orbiting scroll wrap, the orbiting scroll wrap being engaged with the fixed scroll wrap to form a plurality of compression chambers for compressing a medium; a channel formed in the end plate of the fixed scroll, the channel leading to one compression chamber of the plurality of compression chambers; and a valve provided on the end plate of the fixed scroll, and configured to open when a pressure in the one compression chamber is higher than a predetermined pressure threshold so as to allow the medium in the one compression chamber to flow out of the one compression chamber through the channel. The scroll compressor according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, for example, can improve the performance of the scroll compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: DANFOSS (TIANJIN) LTD.
    Inventors: Changqiao Bao, Kun Qian, Wenhu Yao, Xueyou Zhou, Gang Yao, Zaiwang Wang, Quanping Lei
  • Patent number: 11371504
    Abstract: A scroll compressor is disclosed. The scroll compressor includes an shell, a fixed scroll, a housing and an orbiting scroll. The fixed scroll and the housing are disposed in the shell and fixed relative to each other. An outer peripheral surface of the housing and an inner peripheral surface of the shell are fitted to each other. The orbiting scroll is disposed between the fixed scroll and the housing. The fixed scroll is formed therein with a first injection passage, the housing is formed therein with a second injection passage, a port of the first injection passage and a port of the second injection passage face each other, so that the first injection passage and the second injection passage communicate with each other. The scroll compressor further includes an injection tube assembly, the injection tube assembly is disposed in the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Danfoss (Tianjin) Ltd.
    Inventors: Lin Ma, Wenhu Yao, Kun Qian, Bin Wang, Guillaume Rochet
  • Patent number: 11133760
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for controlling compressor braking, a frequency converter and a variable speed compressor. The method includes steps of: determining to brake a compressor, wherein a brake circuit includes three switching units and the three switching units are respectively electrically connected to three phases of windings of a motor of the compressor; actuating two of the three switching units to short-circuit two phases of windings of the motor. The two phases of windings of the motor are short-circuited by controlling the three switching units to generate braking torque, such that the compressor is braked without introducing a DC voltage, and thus the braking energy consumption is reduced. Besides, by turning on only two switches at a time, the switching abrasion is reduced, and the overall service life of the three switching units is effectively improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Danfoss (Tianjin) Ltd.
    Inventors: Shizhong Ji, Li Yao, Yingke Sun, Qingyue Meng
  • Patent number: 11085661
    Abstract: A fluid injection control system, a fluid injection control method and a fluid circulation system including the fluid injection control system are provided. The fluid injection control system includes an injection valve, control apparatus and energy storage apparatus. The injection valve is arranged in a path along which a fluid flows into a device; the energy storage apparatus is configured to supply, in response to the control apparatus being powered off, power to the control apparatus so as to maintain an operation of the control apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: DANFOSS (TIANJIN) LTD.
    Inventors: He Ma, Li Yao, Zhiwei Shang, Guocun Li, Luigi Zamana
  • Patent number: 10906091
    Abstract: A sand casting mold configured to cast a component and a method of forming the sand casting mold configured to cast the component by 3D printing are disclosed. The sand casting mold includes: an upper portion and a lower portion; a mold cavity defined by the upper portion and the lower portion; an upper sprue in the upper portion; a lower sprue which is in the lower portion and is in communication with the upper sprue; an upper runner which is in the upper portion, is separated from the upper sprue by a predetermined distance, and is in communication with the mold cavity; and a lower runner which is in the lower portion, is in communication with the lower sprue, is separated from the mold cavity in the lower portion, and has a first end in communication with the lower sprue, and a second end in communication with the upper runner. With the sand casting mold configured to cast the component according to the embodiments of the present invention, for example, a production cost can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Danfoss (Tianjin) Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiangbo Lin, Chengshui Huang, Sanxiang Liu, Xiaokun Ji, Mickael Bron
  • Patent number: 10739327
    Abstract: Provided is a monitoring apparatus used to monitor lubricating oil inside a compressor. The monitoring apparatus comprises a first capacitance detector (100), a calculation unit, and a determining unit. The first capacitance detector (100) is disposed in a compressor (10) and is completely immersed in lubricating oil (20) inside the compressor (10), and is used to detect a first capacitance value (Cn). The calculation unit calculates a relative dielectric constant of the lubricating oil inside the compressor according to the first capacitance value (Cn) detected by the first capacitance detector (100). The determining unit monitors, according to the calculated relative dielectric constant, whether quality of the lubricating oil (20) inside the compressor (10) encounters an exception. Further provided are a method for monitoring quality of lubricating oil inside a compressor and an apparatus and a method for monitoring a fluid level of lubricating oil inside a compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: DANFOSS (TIANJIN) LTD.
    Inventors: Yingke Sun, Dongdong Wang, Leping Zhang, Jingyuan Li, Pierre Ginies, Philippe Dewitte, Liang Fan
  • Patent number: 10658891
    Abstract: Embodiments describe a motor. The motor includes a stator, and a rotor, which is arranged within the stator. An end part of at least one air-gap slot of the rotor has an offset with a predetermined distance and/or a predetermined angle relative to a main body part adjacent immediately to the end part. With the offset of a predetermined distance and/or a predetermined angle configured at the end part of at least one air-gap slot of the rotor, ripple torque of the motor is effectively lower down while complexity of the motor, stator or rotor will not be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: DANFOSS (TIANJIN), LTD.
    Inventors: Wanzhen Liu, Li Yao, Yan Lin, Guangqiang Liu, Zhenyu Wang, Meng Wang, Weiping Tang
  • Patent number: 10557651
    Abstract: An oil-gas balancing apparatus includes: a body, a gas balancing opening and at least one oil balancing hole. The body has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, and the first end can be fixedly connected to a shell of a compressor and in communication with an oil sump of the compressor and a chamber of the oil sump. The gas balancing opening is disposed on a first portion of an end surface of the second end. The at least one oil balancing hole is disposed on a second portion of the end surface of the second end. The second portion and the first portion are oppositely disposed. A compressor system can include the oil-gas balancing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: Danfoss (Tianjin) Ltd.
    Inventors: Liang Fan, Leping Zhang, Serdar Suindykov