Patents Assigned to Danfoss
  • Patent number: 10690420
    Abstract: A heat exchange tube (51) for a heat exchanger, heat exchanger and assembly method thereof. The heat exchange tube (51) is a combined heat exchange tube having a space (55) at its center, and the space (55) is configured to accommodate an insertion member (57), such that the combined heat exchange tube is expanded in and joined with a corresponding fin hole (53) in the heat exchanger. A heat exchange tube that is minute or has a small inner diameter can thus be expanded in a heat exchanger fin without employing a brazing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: DANFOSS MICRO CHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER (JIAXING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhifeng Zhang, Wenjian Wei
  • Publication number: 20200191460
    Abstract: A method for controlling suction pressure in a vapour compression system (1) comprising one or more cooling entities (5) is disclosed. For each cooling entity (5), a maximum required suction pressure and/or a required change in suction pressure for maintaining a target temperature in the refrigerated volume is obtained. A most loaded cooling entity (5) among the one or more cooling entities (5) is identified, based on the maximum required suction pressures and/or the required changes in suction pressure. The suction pressure of the vapour compression system (1) is controlled in accordance with the maximum required suction pressure and/or required change in suction pressure for the identified most loaded cooling entity (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: Danfoss A/S
    Inventors: Lars Finn Sloth LARSEN, Jan PRINS, Torben GREEN
  • Patent number: 10677058
    Abstract: The invention provides a fluid working machine comprising: a crankshaft (2) which is rotatable about an axis of rotation (3); adjacent first and second groups (5, 6, 8, 10) of valve cylinder devices (13) spaced from each other about the axis of rotation (3), one or each of the first and second groups (5, 6, 8, 10) of valve cylinder devices having first, second and third valve cylinder devices (13) arranged about and extending outwards with respect to the crankshaft (2), the first and third valve cylinder devices being axially offset from each other, the second valve cylinder device being axially offset from the first and third valve cylinder devices and the second valve cylinder device being offset from the first and third valve cylinder devices about the axis of rotation, wherein the second valve cylinder device has an axial extent which overlaps with the axial extent of one, or the axial extents of both, of the first and third valve cylinder devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignees: Danfoss Power Solutions GMBH & Co. OHG, Artemis Intelligent Power Ltd.
    Inventors: Alexis Dole, Uwe Bernhard Pascal Stein, Stephen Michael Laird
  • Patent number: 10670055
    Abstract: A hydraulic system (1) is provided comprising a group of at least two valves (2a, 2b, 2c) connected to a bus (8), each of said valves (2a, 2b, 2c) comprising a primary memory (9a, 9b, 9c) for storing a set of parameters of the valve (2a, 2b, 2c). The service work of such a hydraulic system should be facilitated. To this end each valve (2a, 2b, 2c) comprises a secondary memory (10a, 10b, 10c) storing said set of parameters of a different valve (2b, 2c, 2a) of said group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Danfoss Power Solutions ApS
    Inventors: Henrik Hjorth, Erik Christensen
  • Patent number: 10673243
    Abstract: An electric power system comprises electric energy sources (106-110) and control equipment (101) for controlling the electric energy sources in accordance with a target value of electric power produced by the electric power system. The control equipment activates and deactivates the electric energy sources based on a control value and on activation and deactivation limits. The control value can be the target value or the actual value of the electric power. The control equipment controls active electric energy sources according to the target value and according to power sharing defined for the active electric energy sources. The activation and deactivation limits as well as activation and deactivation order of the electric energy sources can be determined based on properties of the electric energy sources and on a prevailing operational situation of the electric power system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Danfoss Mobile Electrification Oy
    Inventors: Tommi Kankaanranta, Ville Naumanen
  • Patent number: 10670314
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention is a refrigeration system, comprising: an evaporator and a condenser connected by a pipeline, wherein: at least one of the evaporator and the condenser comprises a heat exchange tube, the heat exchange tube comprising a first channel and a second channel, and the first channel and the second channel of the heat exchange tube forming different flow paths of the refrigeration system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: DANFOSS MICRO CHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER (JIAXING) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Wenjian Wei, Xiangxun Lu, Zhifeng Zhang
  • Patent number: 10663077
    Abstract: A solenoid valve (1) is described comprising a first port (2), a second port (3), a valve element (4) and a valve seat (5) arranged between said first port (2) and said second port (3), a coil (12) and a yoke arrangement (14-16), said coil (12) being magnetically linked to said yoke arrangement (14-16), said yoke arrangement (14-16) having a movable armature (16). In such a solenoid valve the generation of noise should be kept low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Danfoss A/S
    Inventor: Michael Birkelund
  • Patent number: 10663200
    Abstract: A method for controlling a supply of refrigerant to an evaporator of a vapour compression system, such as a refrigeration system, an air condition system or a heat pump. During normal operation, the opening degree of the expansion valve is controlled on the basis of an air temperature, Tair, of air flowing across the evaporator and/or on the basis of superheat of refrigerant leaving the evaporator. If at least one sensor used for obtaining Tair or the superheat is malfunctioning, operation of the vapour compression system is switched to a contingency mode. A reference temperature, Tout, ref, is calculated, based on previously obtained values of a temperature, Tout, of refrigerant leaving the evaporator, during a predefined previous time interval, and subsequently the opening degree of the expansion valve is controlled on the basis of the obtained temperature, Tout, in order to reach the calculated reference temperature, Tout, ref.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: DANFOSS A/S
    Inventor: Roozbeh Izadi-Zamanabadi
  • Patent number: 10662773
    Abstract: Hydraulic axial piston unit (1) of the swashplate construction type having a drive shaft (2) adapted to drive or be driven by a cylinder block (4). The cylinder block comprises a plurality of cylinder bores (6), in which several pistons (8) are moveable in general along the rotational axis (10) of the drive shaft (2) and relative to the cylinder bores (6). First ends of the pistons (8) protrude outside of the cylinder bores (6) and are slidable fixed by means of slippers (14) to a swashplate (16). The slippers (14) are hold down in a sliding manner on a sliding surface (18) of the swashplate (16) by means of a slipper hold down ring (20) arranged parallel to the sliding surface (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Danfoss Power Solutions G.M.B.H. & Co. OHG
    Inventors: Anja Fiebing, Niels Christophersen, Carsten Fiebing
  • 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: 10640144
    Abstract: A hydraulic steering arrangement is shown having a steering unit and two working ports each of which being connected to the steering unit by a working line (3), wherein an anti jerk valve (9) is arranged in each working line (3), the anti jerk valve (9) having a valve element (12) being loaded in opening direction by the pressure in the working line (3) and in closing direction by restoring means (17). A vehicle equipped with such a steering arrangement should have a good comfort. To this end the valve element (12) is loaded in closing direction by the pressure in the working line (3) via delay means (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Danfoss Power Solutions ApS
    Inventors: Ole Soerensen, Abdul Karim Rahimzai
  • Patent number: 10625775
    Abstract: A hydraulic steering arrangement (2) is described having a main flow path (8) with a flow meter (9) and an amplification flow path (10) opening into the main flow path (8) at a connecting point (11) located between the flow meter (9) and a working port arrangement (L, R). Such a steering arrangement should have in a simple way a large flow of the hydraulic fluid to the working port arrangement. To this end pressure increasing means (17) are arranged in the main flow path (8) upstream the connecting point (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Danfoss Power Solutions ApS
    Inventors: Ole Soerensen, Abdul Karim Rahimzai, Niels Arbjerg
  • Patent number: 10630216
    Abstract: An electric system of an electromechanical power transmission chain is provided that includes a first capacitive circuit, converter equipment between the first capacitive circuit and one or more electric machines, a second capacitive circuit, and a direct voltage converter between the first and second capacitive circuits. The electric system includes a control system for controlling the direct voltage converter in response to changes in first direct voltage of the first capacitive circuit and for controlling the converter equipment in response to changes in second direct voltage of the second capacitive circuit. The control of the first direct voltage is faster than the control of the second direct voltage so as to keep the first direct voltage on a predetermined voltage range and to allow the second direct voltage to fluctuate in order to respond to peak power needs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: DANFOSS MOBILE ELECTRIFICATION OY
    Inventors: Antti Tarkiainen, Antti Summanen
  • Patent number: 10620057
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a tubular wire shielding (9) for an exhaust gas temperature sensor arrangement (1), the tubular wire shielding (9) comprising a first shielding tube (13) comprising one or more through channels for accommodating one or more wires (6a, 6b, 8a, 8b, 11a, 11b) and/or for accommodating one or more temperature measurement sensors (7), the tubular wire shielding (9) furthermore comprising a second shielding tube (14) radially surrounding the first shielding tube (14). It is an object of the invention to provide a tubular wire shielding (9) and an exhaust temperature sensor arrangement (1) which are of good mechanical stability. The object is solved in that the tubular wire shielding (9) comprises a first tube adhesive layer (15) arranged interposed between the first shielding tube (13) and the second shielding tube (14), the first tube adhesive layer (15) fixing the first shielding tube to the second shielding tube (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: DANFOSS A/S
    Inventor: Tom Christensen
  • Patent number: 10619645
    Abstract: The centrifugal compressor includes an hermetic housing; a drive shaft (4); a first and a second compression stage (8, 9) configured to compress a refrigerant, the first and second compression stages (8, 9) respectively including a first and a second impeller (18, 19), the first and second impellers (18, 19) being connected to the drive shaft (4) and being arranged in a back-to-back configuration; a radial annular groove (27) formed between the back-sides (25, 26) of the first and second impellers (18, 19); an inter-stage sealing arrangement (35) provided between the first and second compressor stages (8, 9) and in the radial annular groove (27); a radial bearing arrangement configured to rotatably support the drive shaft (4); and a thrust bearing arrangement configured to limit an axial movement of the drive shaft (4) during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Danfoss A/S
    Inventors: Arnaud Daussin, Patrice Bonnefoi, Nicolas Nouyrigat
  • Patent number: 10620071
    Abstract: The invention relates to a pressure sensor (1) comprising a pressure sensing arrangement (8) and a housing. The housing comprises an intermediate member (2) and a bottom part (3), wherein the intermediate member (2) comprises an aperture (4). The aperture (4) extends through the intermediate member (2), wherein the aperture (4) is on a first end (5) covered by a diaphragm (6) connected to the intermediate member (2). A second end (7) of the aperture (4) is covered by the bottom part (3) comprising the pressure sensing arrangement (8). Task of the invention is to provide a pressure sensor which allows a simplified and cost effective assembly and mounting. The task is solved in that the intermediate member (2) comprises a gripping surface (16) on an outer surface of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: DANFOSS A/S
    Inventors: Hans-Henning Hansen, Ingvar Smari Kampp, Lars Nørgaard, Veenith Shetty, Klaus Tonnesen
  • Patent number: 10619677
    Abstract: A shaft (1) is shown comprising a shaft section (2) having an axis (3), a tooth geometry (4) at least at one end of said shaft section, said tooth geometry (4) having a first end (5) opposite said shaft section (2) and a second end (6) adjacent said shaft section (2), a number of teeth (7) distributed in circumferential direction around said axis (3), a bottom curve (9) between adjacent teeth (7), and an outer tooth curve (12), said bottom curve (9) having a positive slope from said first end (5) towards said shaft section (2) and a negative slope (14) at said second end (6). In such a shaft wear should be made as small as possible. To this end said bottom curve (9) comprises a section having a concave bottom curvature (15) between said positive slope and said negative slope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Danfoss Power Solutions ApS
    Inventor: Vagn Soennichsen
  • Patent number: 10612856
    Abstract: A heat exchanger (100) comprises: a first header tube (1) and two second header tubes (3); a first heat exchange tube (51) in fluid communication with one of the two second header tubes (3) and a second chamber (B) of the first header tube (1); a first runner tube (61) in fluid communication with the one of two second header tubes (3) and a first chamber (A) of the first header tube (1); a second heat exchange tube (52) in fluid communication with the other of the two second header tubes (3) and the first chamber (A) of the first header tube (1); and a second runner tube (62) in fluid communication with the other of the two second header tubes (3) and the second chamber (B) of the first header tube (1). The heat exchanger (100) bends at a first bending portion (71) between the other of the two second header tubes (3) and the first header tube (1), so as to enable the other of the two second header tubes (3) to be higher or lower than the first header tube (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: DANFOSS MICRO CHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER (JIAXING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junfeng Jin, Huan Jin
  • Patent number: 10611402
    Abstract: A hydraulic steering unit (1) is described comprising a supply port arrangement having a pressure port (P) connected to a main flow path (2) and a tank port (T) connected to a tank flow path (3), a working port arrangement having a left working port (L) connected to a left working flow path (9) and a right working port (R) connected to a right working flow path (10), a bridge arrangement (15) of variable orifices having a first left orifice (A2L) connected to the main flow path (2) and to a left connecting point (16) at the left working flow path (9), a first right orifice (A2R) connected to the main flow path (2) and to a right connecting point (17) at the right working flow path (10), a second left orifice (A3L) connected to the left connecting point (16) at the left working flow path (9) and to the tank flow path (3), and a second right orifice (A3R) connected to the right connecting point (17) at the right working flow path (10) and to the tank flow path (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Danfoss Power Solutions ApS
    Inventors: Niels Arbjerg, Charles Anthony Bates, Poul Ennemark, Mogens Frederiksen, Casper Mikael Olesen
  • Patent number: 10612819
    Abstract: A pulsation damper (1) comprising a first tube (4) and a second tube (5), e.g. arranged concentrically with respect to each other, the first tube (4) being arranged inside the second tube (5). The second tube (5) has a closed end, and the first tube (4) has a second end (7) arranged at a distance from the closed end (8) of the second tube (5). The first tube (4) is fluidly connected to the second tube (5) via the second end (7). The pulsation damper is capable of damping pressure pulses within a broad frequency range. Furthermore a vapour compression system (14) having a pulsation damper (1) arranged in an economizer line (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: DANFOSS A/S
    Inventors: Carsten Mølhede Thomsen, Klaus Halldorsson, Bjarke Skovgård Dam