US4554964A
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Method for controlling temperature of water to be fed into water cooling tower
Assignee: IHI Corp
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Filing: 1984-02-10
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Granted: 1985-11-26
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Expires: 2004-02-10
Abstract
Abstract A method for controlling the temperature of water to be fed into a water cooling tower in which when the driving power required to drive motors to be controlled is in excess of the power which can be derived from a frequency converter, some of the motors are driven by a constant-frequency power supply while the remaining motors are driven by the frequency converter. Therefore, the temperature of water to be fed into the water cooling tower can be continuously controlled without increasing the capacity of the frequency converter.
Inventors
- 👤 Koichi Awano
- 👤 Yoshifumi Nitta
- 👤 Satoshi Ibe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 20:54
CPC Classifications
F; F28; F28F; F28F27/00; F28F27/003; Y; Y02; Y02B; Y02B30/00; Y02B30/70; Y10; Y10S; Y10S165/00; Y10S165/90; Y10S388/00; Y10S388/90; Y10S388/906; Y10S388/907; Y10S388/912
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
214 words
A method for controlling temperature of water fed into a water cooling tower by regulating the rotational speeds of cooling fans which comprises detecting a sum of actual rotational speeds of a plurality of motors which drive a plurality of cooling fans, comparing the detected sum of the rotational speeds with a predetermined rotational speed which is substantially equal to a sum of rotational speeds of said motors when said motors are driven in parallel by a frequency converter with its maximum power capacity, driving some of said motors by a constant-frequency power supply and driving the other of said motors by said frequency converter when the sum of the actual rotational speeds is in excess of said predetermined speed, and carrying on parallel operation of all of said motors by said frequency converter when the sum of the actual rotational speeds is less than said predetermined rotational speed, whereby a frequency conversion rate of the frequency converter is continuously controlled so that the frequency applied to said motors is varied so as to control the actual rotational speeds of said motors, thereby regulating the amount of air generated by said plurality of cooling fans and thus maintaining the temperature of water to be fed into said water cooling tower at a constant level.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
214 words
A method for controlling temperature of water fed into a water cooling tower by regulating the rotational speeds of cooling fans which comprises detecting a sum of actual rotational speeds of a plurality of motors which drive a plurality of cooling fans, comparing the detected sum of the rotational speeds with a predetermined rotational speed which is substantially equal to a sum of rotational speeds of said motors when said motors are driven in parallel by a frequency converter with its maximum power capacity, driving some of said motors by a constant-frequency power supply and driving the other of said motors by said frequency converter when the sum of the actual rotational speeds is in excess of said predetermined speed, and carrying on parallel operation of all of said motors by said frequency converter when the sum of the actual rotational speeds is less than said predetermined rotational speed, whereby a frequency conversion rate of the frequency converter is continuously controlled so that the frequency applied to said motors is varied so as to control the actual rotational speeds of said motors, thereby regulating the amount of air generated by said plurality of cooling fans and thus maintaining the temperature of water to be fed into said water cooling tower at a constant level.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1988-11-25 | 1989-05-27 | 1989-11-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1992-11-25 | 1993-05-27 | 1993-11-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1996-11-25 | 1997-05-27 | 1997-11-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |