Patents by Inventor Torben Green

Torben Green 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: 20250198677
    Abstract: A method for controlling a vapour compression system (1) includes a compressor unit (2), a heat rejecting heat exchanger (3), an expansion device (4) and an evaporator (5) arranged in a refrigerant path. A superheat value of refrigerant leaving the evaporator (5) is derived, and a quantity being representative for a variance of the derived superheat value is calculated. A reference superheat value is calculated, based on the calculated quantity and on a minimum acceptable superheat value, by adding the calculated quantity to the minimum acceptable superheat value. The expansion device (4) is operated in accordance with the calculated reference superheat value, and in order to obtain a superheat of refrigerant leaving the evaporator (5) which is equal to the reference superheat value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2023
    Publication date: June 19, 2025
    Inventors: Erhan KAPICI, Lars Finn Sloth LARSEN, Torben GREEN
  • Patent number: 11162727
    Abstract: A method for controlling suction pressure in a vapour compression system including one or more cooling entities is disclosed. For each cooling entity, 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 among the one or more cooling entities 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 is controlled in accordance with the maximum required suction pressure and/or required change in suction pressure for the identified most loaded cooling entity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Danfoss A/S
    Inventors: Lars Finn Sloth Larsen, Jan Prins, Torben Green
  • 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: 10181725
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of operating at least one distributed energy resource comprising a refrigeration system (1) with a number of cooling entities, wherein a power consumption information is communicated to a smart-grid setup (SG).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: DANFOSS A/S
    Inventor: Torben Green
  • Publication number: 20170288402
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of operating at least one distributed energy resource comprising a refrigeration system (1) with a number of cooling entities, wherein a power consumption information is communicated to a smart-grid setup (SG).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventor: Torben Green
  • Patent number: 9719700
    Abstract: A method for controlling operation of a refrigeration system (1), including one or more refrigeration entities (4), is disclosed. Each entity controller (7) obtains a measure for an error value between the measured value of a compressor control parameter and a setpoint value (8) for the compressor control parameter, and each entity controller (7) adjusts a refrigeration load of the corresponding refrigeration entity (4) to correspond to a cooling capacity of the compressor(s) (2), and in accordance with the obtained measure for an error value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Danfoss A/S
    Inventors: Jans Prins, Frede Schmidt, Torben Green
  • Publication number: 20150338137
    Abstract: The invention describes energy cost saving potentials in a food retail system in context with a smart grid system utilising thermal storage and heat recovery technology. The invention is based on case examples and theoretical studies to describe the technology advantages. To obtain the cost optimisation in complex refrigeration systems, a method for minimisation of cost is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Torben Funder-Kristensen, Torben Green, Allan Slot
  • Publication number: 20150316297
    Abstract: A method for controlling operation of a refrigeration system (1), comprising one or more refrigeration entities (4), is disclosed. Each entity controller (7) obtains a measure for an error value between the measured value of a compressor control parameter and a setpoint value (8) for the compressor control parameter, and each entity controller (7) adjusts a refrigeration load of the corresponding refrigeration entity (4) to correspond to a cooling capacity of the compressor(s) (2), and in accordance with the obtained measure for an error value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Inventors: Jans Prins, Frede Schmidt, Torben Green