Patents by Inventor Julian Pfaffl

Julian Pfaffl has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230353078
    Abstract: In order to improve a method for selecting a frequency converter for a refrigerant compressor unit comprising a refrigerant compressor and an electric drive motor in such a way that the frequency converter is optimised for the application in question, it is proposed that a working state suitable for the operation of the refrigerant compressor unit is selected in an application field of an application diagram of the refrigerant compressor, that an operating frequency is selected for this selected working state, and that, on the basis of drive data, a working state operating current value corresponding to the selected working state and the selected operating frequency is ascertained for the operation of the refrigerant compressor unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: BITZER KUEHLMASCHINENBAU GMBH
    Inventors: John Gibson, Tobias Hieble, Julian Pfaffl, Juergen Nill, Ferdinand Breithuth
  • Patent number: 11736053
    Abstract: In order to improve a method for selecting a frequency converter for a refrigerant compressor unit comprising a refrigerant compressor and an electric drive motor in such a way that the frequency converter is optimised for the application in question, it is proposed that a working state suitable for the operation of the refrigerant compressor unit is selected in an application field of an application diagram of the refrigerant compressor, that an operating frequency is selected for this selected working state, and that, on the basis of drive data, a working state operating current value corresponding to the selected working state and the selected operating frequency is ascertained for the operation of the refrigerant compressor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: BITZER Kuehlmaschinenbau GmbH
    Inventors: John Gibson, Tobias Hieble, Julian Pfaffl, Juergen Nill, Ferdinand Breithuth
  • Patent number: 11525605
    Abstract: A cooling circuit comprises a refrigerant compressor incorporating a suction port and a pressure chamber incorporating a pressure port, a condenser arranged downstream of the pressure port, a fluid collecting chamber in which a reservoir of refrigerant is formed, an evaporator which is located between the condenser and the suction port, a feed unit which is connected at one side to the refrigerant reservoir and to the pressure chamber at the other side and which serves for supplying refrigerant from the refrigerant reservoir to the pressure chamber which incorporates a pumping unit for the refrigerant. It is proposed that in order improve this cooling circuit, the pumping unit comprise a pressure-tight closed housing which is provided with only one inlet and one outlet as access points and a pumping element which is movable for pumping the refrigerant be arranged in the pumping chamber thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: BITZER Kuehlmaschinenbau GmbH
    Inventors: Julian Pfaffl, Klaus Ohser
  • Patent number: 10804834
    Abstract: In order to improve a method for selecting a frequency converter for a refrigerant compressor unit that includes a refrigerant compressor and an electric drive motor such that the frequency converter is selected in a manner for optimized use, it is proposed that a working state suitable for operation of the refrigerant compressor unit should be selected within an application field of an application graph of the refrigerant compressor, that an operating frequency for this selected working state should be selected, and that a working state operating current value that corresponds to the selected working state and the selected operating frequency should be determined from drive data, for operation of the refrigerant compressor unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: BITZER Kuehlmaschinenbau GmbH
    Inventors: John Gibson, Tobias Hieble, Julian Pfaffl, Juergen Nill, Ferdinand Breithuth
  • Publication number: 20200252018
    Abstract: In order to improve a method for selecting a frequency converter for a refrigerant compressor unit comprising a refrigerant compressor and an electric drive motor in such a way that the frequency converter is optimised for the application in question, it is proposed that a working state suitable for the operation of the refrigerant compressor unit is selected in an application field of an application diagram of the refrigerant compressor, that an operating frequency is selected for this selected working state, and that, on the basis of drive data, a working state operating current value corresponding to the selected working state and the selected operating frequency is ascertained for the operation of the refrigerant compressor unit
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Applicant: BITZER KUEHLMASCHINENBAU GMBH
    Inventors: John Gibson, Tobias Hieble, Julian Pfaffl, Juergen Nill, Ferdinand Breithuth
  • Publication number: 20190058433
    Abstract: In order to improve a method for selecting a frequency converter for a refrigerant compressor unit that includes a refrigerant compressor and an electric drive motor such that the frequency converter is selected in a manner for optimized use, it is proposed that a working state suitable for operation of the refrigerant compressor unit should be selected within an application field of an application graph of the refrigerant compressor, that an operating frequency for this selected working state should be selected, and that a working state operating current value that corresponds to the selected working state and the selected operating frequency should be determined from drive data, for operation of the refrigerant compressor unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: John Gibson, Tobias Hieble, Julian Pfaffl, Juergen Nill, Ferdinand Breithuth
  • Publication number: 20160258655
    Abstract: In a cooling circuit which comprises a refrigerant compressor incorporating a suction port and a pressure chamber incorporating a pressure port, a condenser which is arranged in the cooling circuit downstream of the pressure port and comprises a fluid collecting chamber in which a reservoir of refrigerant is formed, an evaporator which is located in the cooling circuit between the condenser and the suction port, a feed unit which is connected at one side to the refrigerant reservoir and to the pressure chamber at the other side and which serves for supplying refrigerant from the refrigerant reservoir to the pressure chamber which incorporates a pumping unit for the refrigerant, it is proposed that in order improve this cooling circuit in such a manner that it is realizable in an economically meaningful manner that the pumping unit comprise a pressure-tight closed housing which is provided with only one inlet and one outlet as access points and a pumping element which is movable for pumping the refrigerant be
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: JULIAN PFAFFL, KLAUS OHSER
  • Patent number: 8870555
    Abstract: In order to improve a screw compressor comprising a housing, at least one screw rotor arranged in a compressor housing of the housing, a lubricant sump which is arranged on the high pressure side and in which lubricant collects, and a lubricant supply device which supplies lubricant from the lubricant sump to the at least one screw rotor, in such a manner that the amount of circulating lubricant can be kept as small as possible for adequate lubrication, it is suggested that the lubricant supply device comprise a first lubricant supply system and a second lubricant supply system, that the first lubricant supply system supply lubricant to the at least one screw rotor during operation of the screw compressor and that the second lubricant supply system additionally supply lubricant to the at least one screw rotor and thereby be activatable and deactivatable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Bitzer Kuehlmaschinenbau GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Feller, Roni Loerch, Tihomir Mikulic, Julian Pfaffl
  • Publication number: 20130058822
    Abstract: In order to improve a screw compressor comprising a housing, at least one screw rotor arranged in a compressor housing of the housing, a lubricant sump which is arranged on the high pressure side and in which lubricant collects, and a lubricant supply device which supplies lubricant from the lubricant sump to the at least one screw rotor, in such a manner that the amount of circulating lubricant can be kept as small as possible for adequate lubrication, it is suggested that the lubricant supply device comprise a first lubricant supply system and a second lubricant supply system, that the first lubricant supply system supply lubricant to the at least one screw rotor during operation of the screw compressor and that the second lubricant supply system additionally supply lubricant to the at least one screw rotor and thereby be activatable and deactivatable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: Bitzer Kuehlmaschinenbau GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus Feller, Roni Loerch, Tihomir Mikulic, Julian Pfaffl