Patents Assigned to Danfoss
  • Patent number: 9692337
    Abstract: A method (29) for controlling a synchronous reluctance electric motor (2) is suggested, wherein the electric voltage (7) that is applied to the synchronous reluctance electric motor (2) is controlled, and wherein the control of said electric voltage (7) is based on the electric current (14) in the d-q-reference frame (25, 26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Danfoss Drives A/S
    Inventor: Michael Laursen
  • Patent number: 9692340
    Abstract: A method for controlling an electric motor (such as a synchronous reluctance electric motor) is suggested, in which the torque angle in the d-q-reference frame is at least in part and/or at least at times varied depending on at least one working condition of the electric motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Danfoss Drives A/S
    Inventor: Michael Laursen
  • Patent number: 9683673
    Abstract: A magnetic valve (1) in which a valve housing (2), an armature tube (3), an inlet connection (4) and an outlet connection (5) form a single valve part is provided. An armature (9) made from a soft magnetic material is arranged movably inside the armature tube (3). A coil (16) is arranged externally to the armature tube (3) in such a manner that the armature tube (3) and the armature (9) are arranged inside the windings of the coil (16). A valve closing element (10) is connected to the armature (9) and is movable between a position in which it abuts a valve seat (8) and positions in which it does not abut the valve seat 8, thereby closing and opening the valve (1). In one embodiment, the flow path through the valve (1) from the inlet opening (6) to the outlet opening (7) does not pass through the windings of the coil (16). In another embodiment, the armature tube (3) comprises a closed end part (3a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Danfoss A/S
    Inventors: Kristjan Arnor Gretarsson, Michael Birkelund
  • Patent number: 9657729
    Abstract: Mounting structure for housing-free hydraulic axial piston machines of the bent axis or swash plate design, having a closing plate on which a cylinder block unit with displacing pistons arranged therein is supported, and having a drive or driven shaft. The mounting structure here is designed in the manner of a basket and has a receptacle for the drive or driven shaft and at least two struts which are in each case connected at one end to the receptacle and at the other end to the closing plate in such a manner that the closing plate, the cylinder block unit and the drive or driven shaft are held—analogously as in a housing—in a functionally ready position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: DANFOSS POWER SOLUTIONS INC.
    Inventor: Harry Rasch
  • Patent number: 9657738
    Abstract: This scroll compressor (2) includes a first fixed scroll (4), an orbiting scroll arrangement (7), a drive shaft (18) adapted for driving the orbiting scroll arrangement (7) in an orbital movement, a driving unit coupled to the drive shaft (18) and arranged for driving in rotation the drive shaft (18) about a rotation axis, and guide elements for guiding in rotation the drive shaft (18), the guide elements comprising at least a first guide bearing (29) and a second guide bearing (30) arranged to respectively guide a first portion (26) and a second portion (27) of the drive shaft (18). The drive shaft (18) extends across the orbiting scroll arrangement (7) such that the first and second portions (26, 27) of the drive shaft (18) are located on either side of the orbiting scroll arrangement (7), the first and second guide bearings (29, 30) being located on either side of the orbiting scroll arrangement (7).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Danfoss Commercial Compressors
    Inventors: Patrice Bonnefoi, Yves Rosson, Ingrid Claudin
  • Patent number: 9657975
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provides an oil balancing apparatus, applied to at least three compressors connected in parallel. The oil balancing apparatus includes a first oil balancing pipe and a second oil balancing pipe. The first oil balancing pipe connects oil sumps of all the compressors, and the second oil balancing pipe only connects oil sumps of oil-rich compressors but not an oil sump of an oil-starved compressor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Danfoss (Tianjin) Ltd.
    Inventors: Hongling Xu, Leping Zhang, Kongkham Lovan
  • Patent number: 9644874
    Abstract: A method for controlling a supply of refrigerant to an evaporator (5) of a vapor compression system (1), such as a refrigeration system, an air condition system or a heat pump, is disclosed. The vapor compression system (1) comprises an evaporator (5), a compressor (2), a condenser (3) and an expansion device (4) arranged in a refrigerant circuit. The method comprises the steps of: Actuating a component, such as an expansion valve (4), a fan or a compressor (2), of the vapor compression system (1) in such a manner that a dry zone in the evaporator (5) is changed; measuring a temperature signal representing a temperature of refrigerant leaving the evaporator (5); analyzing the measured temperature signal, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Danfoss A/S
    Inventors: Roozbeh Izadi-Zamanabadi, Lars Finn Sloth Larsen, Claus Thybo
  • Patent number: 9637873
    Abstract: A sensing system for road construction equipment that includes a mounting bracket secured to a road construction vehicle that has an RFID tag. A wireless sensor is provided with an RFID reader so that when the wireless sensor is secured in the mounting bracket the RFID scanner is adjacent the RFID tag and scans and reads the RFID tag sending location information of the wireless sensor to a master controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: SAUER-DANFOSS INC.
    Inventors: Michael R. Olson, Jack Zeng
  • Patent number: 9624939
    Abstract: A magnetic bearing assembly includes a lamination stack with coil apertures extending between opposing sides. A continuous unitary insulation layer is overmolded onto the opposing sides and within the coil apertures providing a coil aperture lining. The insulation layer includes a wall within the coil aperture adjoining coil aperture lining and bisecting the coil aperture into first and second openings. A coil portion is disposed in each of the first and second openings and electrically isolated from one another by the wall. The magnetic bearing assembly is arranged in a refrigerant compressor that includes an electric motor rotationally configured to rotationally drive an impeller via a shaft. A controller is in communication with the magnetic bearing and configured to energize the coils and provide a magnetic field rotationally supporting the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: DANFOSS A/S
    Inventors: Lin Sun, Alain Pepin
  • Patent number: 9616919
    Abstract: A hydraulic steering device is provided comprising a supply port arrangement having a pressure port (P) and a tank port (5), a working port arrangement having two working ports (L, R), a main flow path (14) between the pressure port (P) and the working port arrangement, a return flow path (16) between the working port arrangement and the tank port (5), flow meter means (15) being arranged in said main flow path (14), an amplification flow path (17) being arranged in parallel to said main flow path (14), said amplification flow path (17) being connected to said main flow path (14) downstream said flow meter means (15) in a direction from said pressure port (P) to said working port arrangement. A risk of dangerous situations in case of jamming of the flow meter should be reduced. To this end pressure increasing means are provided increasing a pressure over said flow meter means (15) in case a flow through said main flow path (14) is blocked by said flow meter (15).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Danfoss Power Solutions APS
    Inventors: Niels Arbjerg, Rene Andersen
  • Patent number: 9613929
    Abstract: The invention relates to a power semiconductor chip (10) having at least one upper-sided potential surface and contacting thick wires (50) or strips, comprising a connecting layer (I) on the potential surfaces, and at least one metal molded body (24, 25) on the connecting layer(s), the lower flat side thereof facing the potential surface being provided with a coating to be applied to the connecting layer (I) according to a connection method, and the material composition thereof and the thickness of the related thick wires (50) or strips arranged on the upper side of the molded body used according to the method for contacting are selected corresponding to the magnitude.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Danfoss Silicon Power GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Becker, Ronald Eisele, Frank Osterwald, Jacek Rudzki
  • Patent number: 9605680
    Abstract: A pumping system includes a pump for moving water. In one aspect, this is in connection with performance of an operation. The system includes a variable speed motor operatively connected to drive the pump. A value indicative of flow rate of water is determined and the motor is controlled to adjust the flow rate indicative value toward a constant. A value indicative of flow pressure is determined and the motor is controlled to adjust the flow pressure indicative value toward a constant. A selection is made between flow rate control and flow pressure control. In another aspect, the pump is controlled to perform a first operation, and is operated to perform a second water operation. Control of operation of the pump to perform the first water operation is altered in response to operation of the pump to perform the second operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignees: Pentair Water Pool and Spa, Inc., Danfoss Drives A/S
    Inventors: Robert W. Stiles, Jr., Lars Hoffmann Berthelsen, Ronald B. Robol, Everett Cox, Donald Steen, Kevin Murphy, Daniel J. Hruby, Peter Westermann-Rasmussen, Gert Kjaer, Nils-Ole Harvest, Christopher Yahnker, Walter Woodcock, Jr., Einar Kjartan Runarsson, Arne Fink Hansen, Alberto Morando, Florin Lungeanu
  • Patent number: 9556736
    Abstract: A hydraulic pressure exchanger comprising a drum rotatable about an axis, a front plate arrangement having a front plate and a pressure shoe, said drum including a plurality of working cylinders, each working cylinder having a front opening and, during rotation of this drum, said front opening sliding over said pressure shoe along a path, said pressure shoe having at least two kidney-shaped openings, said kidney-shaped openings being arranged in said path. The hydraulic pressure exchanger should be operated with low noise. To this end said pressure shoe is arranged between said drum and said front plate and comprises at least one pressure cylinder arranged between two neighboring kidney-shaped openings, a piston being arranged in said pressure cylinder and resting against said front plate, said pressure cylinder being connected with a supply opening in a side of the pressure shoe opposite said front plate, said opening at least partly overlapping said path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Danfoss A/S
    Inventor: Haraldur Sigurdsson
  • Patent number: 9556874
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a variable frequency drive system and a method of controlling a pump driven by a motor with the pump in fluid communication with a fluid system. The drive system and method can provide one or more of the following: a sleep mode, pipe break detection, a line fill mode, an automatic start mode, dry run protection, an electromagnetic interference filter compatible with a ground fault circuit interrupter, two-wire and three-wire and three-phase motor compatibility, a simple start-up process, automatic password protection, a pump out mode, digital input/output terminals, and removable input and output power terminal blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: Pentair Flow Technologies, LLC, Danfoss Drives A/S
    Inventors: Melissa Drechsel Kidd, William James Genaw, Micheal Robert Pasche, Gary Thomas Baase, II, Lars Hoffmann Berthelsen, Rasmus Fink, Martin Skov Holm
  • Publication number: 20170021369
    Abstract: An ejector arrangement (1) is provided comprising a housing (5), at least two ejectors (2) arranged in said housing (5), each ejector (2) having a motive inlet (3), a suction inlet (29), an outlet (11) and a longitudinal axis (17). Such an arrangement should have a simple construction. To this end said suction inlet (29) of said ejectors (2) are connected by means of fluid paths to a common suction line (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Danfoss A/S
    Inventor: Michael Birkelund
  • Patent number: 9550521
    Abstract: A hydraulic steering arrangement (1) is provided comprising a static steering unit (2) and an adjustable pressure source (3) connected to a pressure port (4) of said steering unit (2) and having a load sensing port (21). Such a steering unit should enable a fast reaction of the steering unit. To this end said pressure source (3) is a dynamic pressure source having an orifice (Adyn) outputting hydraulic fluid to said load sensing port (21), a load sensing line (22) connecting said load sensing port (21) and a low pressure port (11), a control valve (24) being arranged in said load sensing line (22) between said load sensing port (21) and said low pressure port (11), said control valve (24) being actuated by a control pressure within said steering unit (2) and throttling a flow through said load sensing line (22) depending on said control pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Danfoss Power Solutions ApS
    Inventors: Rene Andersen, Niels Arbjerg, Abdul Karim Rahimzai
  • Patent number: 9551335
    Abstract: A method for coordinating operation between at least two groups of compressors in a cooling circuit is disclosed. A first group of compressors forms part of a low temperature (LT) part of the cooling circuit and a second group of compressors forms part of a high temperature (MT) part of the cooling circuit. Each of the compressor groups comprises one or more compressors, and each of the compressor groups comprises a controller, the controllers being capable of exchanging signals. In the case that the LT compressor group needs one or more of the LT compressors to start operation, it is investigated whether or not one or more of the MT compressors is/are operating. If this is the case, one or more of the LT compressors is/are allowed to start operation. If it is not the case, the suction pressure in the MT part of the cooling circuit is established, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Danfoss A/S
    Inventor: Jan Prins
  • Patent number: D786309
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Danfoss Power Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Meyer, Doug Kardell
  • Patent number: D787033
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Danfoss Micro Channel Heat Exchanger (Jiaxing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jin Huan, Liu Yubao
  • Patent number: D790663
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Danfoss A/S
    Inventors: Hans Kurt Petersen, Mikkel Frank