US4870833A
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Car air conditioning apparatus and controlling method therefor
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1987-08-19
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Granted: 1989-10-03
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Expires: 2007-08-19
Abstract
Abstract The present invention aims at securing a steady air conditioning capacity regardless of any fluctuation in speed of an engine in a car air conitioning apparatus using the engine as a power source, which comprises a generator driven by a main engine, a compressor provided with a driving motor, a condenser, an expansion means, an evaporator, a condenser blower, an evaporator blower, and a power controlling means for controlling a power generated by the generator and feeding it to the compressor, condenser blower and evaporator blower.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshiharu Matsuda
- 👤 Yoshinao Okumoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 19:02
CPC Classifications
F; F25; F25B; F25B49/00; F25B49/02; F25B49/025; B; B60; B60H; B60H1/00; B60H1/00357; B60H1/00371; B60H1/00421; B60H1/00428; B60H1/32; B60H1/3204; B60H1/3205; B60H1/3208; B60H2001/3286; B60H2001/3292; F25B2600/00; F25B2600/02; F25B2600/021; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/80; Y02T10/88
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A car air conditioning apparatus, comprising: a generator driven by a variable rotational speed main engine for running a car, a compressor provided with a driving motor, a condenser, an expansion means, an evaporator, a condenser blower provided with a motor, an evaporator blower provided with a motor, and an inverter controlling means for supplying electric power generated by said generator to said compressor driving motor, condenser blower motor and evaporator blower motor, and for decreasing the frequency of the electric power supplied to said compressor driving motor, condenser blower motor and evaporator blower motor when the total power consumed in said compressor driving motor, condenser blower motor and evaporator blower motor exceeds the power generated by said generator.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
A car air conditioning apparatus, comprising: a generator driven by a variable rotational speed main engine for running a car, a compressor provided with a driving motor, a condenser, an expansion means, an evaporator, a condenser blower provided with a motor, an evaporator blower provided with a motor, and an inverter controlling means for supplying electric power generated by said generator to said compressor driving motor, condenser blower motor and evaporator blower motor, and for decreasing the frequency of the electric power supplied to said compressor driving motor, condenser blower motor and evaporator blower motor when the total power consumed in said compressor driving motor, condenser blower motor and evaporator blower motor exceeds the power generated by said generator.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
71 words
The car air conditioning apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said inverter controller means comprises an inverter controller for the compressor individually capable of adjusting output frequencies and supplying the electric power to the compressor driving motor, and an inverter controller for the blower individually capable of adjusting output frequencies and supplying the electric power to both the blower motor for the condenser and the blower motor for the evaporator.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
138 words
A car air conditioning apparatus, comprising: a generator driven by variable rotational speed main engine for running a car, a compressor provided with a driving motor, a condenser, an expansion means, an evaporator, a condenser blower provided with a motor, an evaporator blower provided with a motor, and an inverter controller means for supplying electric power generated by said generator to said compressor driving motor, condenser blower motor and evaporator blower motor and for decreasing the frequency of the electric power supplied to said compressor driving motor, condenser blower motor and evaporator blower motor, when the total power consumed in said compressor driving motor, condenser blower motor and evaporator blower motor is detected at a certain time interval between points of time and the detected value exceeds the electric power generated by said generator at the time interval.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
138 words
A car air conditioning apparatus, comprising: a generator driven by variable rotational speed main engine for running a car, a compressor provided with a driving motor, a condenser, an expansion means, an evaporator, a condenser blower provided with a motor, an evaporator blower provided with a motor, and an inverter controller means for supplying electric power generated by said generator to said compressor driving motor, condenser blower motor and evaporator blower motor and for decreasing the frequency of the electric power supplied to said compressor driving motor, condenser blower motor and evaporator blower motor, when the total power consumed in said compressor driving motor, condenser blower motor and evaporator blower motor is detected at a certain time interval between points of time and the detected value exceeds the electric power generated by said generator at the time interval.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
127 words
A car air conditioning apparatus, comprising: a generator driven by a variable rotational speed main engine for running a car, a compressor provided with a driving motor, a condenser, an expansion means, an evaporator, a condenser blower provided with a motor supplied with electric power directly and constantly from said generator, an evaporator blower provided with a motor supplied with electric power directly and constantly from said generator, and an inverter controller means for supplying the electric power generated by said generator to said compressor driving motor and for decreasing the frequency of the electric power supplied to said compressor driving motor, when the total power consumed in said compressor driving motor, condenser blower motor and evaporator blower motor exceeds the electric power generated by said generator.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
127 words
A car air conditioning apparatus, comprising: a generator driven by a variable rotational speed main engine for running a car, a compressor provided with a driving motor, a condenser, an expansion means, an evaporator, a condenser blower provided with a motor supplied with electric power directly and constantly from said generator, an evaporator blower provided with a motor supplied with electric power directly and constantly from said generator, and an inverter controller means for supplying the electric power generated by said generator to said compressor driving motor and for decreasing the frequency of the electric power supplied to said compressor driving motor, when the total power consumed in said compressor driving motor, condenser blower motor and evaporator blower motor exceeds the electric power generated by said generator.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
100 words
A car air conditioning apparatus, comprising: a generator driven by a variable rotational speed engine, a compressor provided with a driving motor, a condenser, an expansion means, an evaporator, and inverter controller means for supplying electric power generated by said generator to said compressor driving motor, condenser blower motor and evaporator blower motor and for decreasing the frequency of the electric power supplied to said compressor driving motor, condenser blower motor and evaporator blower motor, when the total power consumed in said compressor driving motor, condensor blower motor and evaporator blower motor exceeds the electric power generated by said generator.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
100 words
A car air conditioning apparatus, comprising: a generator driven by a variable rotational speed engine, a compressor provided with a driving motor, a condenser, an expansion means, an evaporator, and inverter controller means for supplying electric power generated by said generator to said compressor driving motor, condenser blower motor and evaporator blower motor and for decreasing the frequency of the electric power supplied to said compressor driving motor, condenser blower motor and evaporator blower motor, when the total power consumed in said compressor driving motor, condensor blower motor and evaporator blower motor exceeds the electric power generated by said generator.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
71 words
The car air conditioning apparatus as defined in claim 5, wherein said inverter controller means comprises an inverter controller for the compressor individually capable of adjusting output frequencies and supplying the electric power to the compressor driving motor, and an inverter controller for the blower individually capable of adjusting output frequencies and supplying the electric power to both the blower motor for the condensor and the blower motor for the evaporator.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
122 words
A car air conditioning apparatus, comprising: a generator driven by a variable rotational speed main engine for running a car, a compressor provided with a driving motor, a condenser, an expansion means, an evaporator, a condenser blower provided with a motor, an evaporator blower provided with a motor, a voltage detector for detecting the voltage of electric power generated by said generator, a controller for outputting a control command in response to the signal of a voltage drop issued from said voltage detector, and an inverted controller means for decreasing the frequency of the electric power supplied from said generator to said compressor driving motor, condensor blower motor and evaporator blower motor in compliance with a control command issued from said controller.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
122 words
A car air conditioning apparatus, comprising: a generator driven by a variable rotational speed main engine for running a car, a compressor provided with a driving motor, a condenser, an expansion means, an evaporator, a condenser blower provided with a motor, an evaporator blower provided with a motor, a voltage detector for detecting the voltage of electric power generated by said generator, a controller for outputting a control command in response to the signal of a voltage drop issued from said voltage detector, and an inverted controller means for decreasing the frequency of the electric power supplied from said generator to said compressor driving motor, condensor blower motor and evaporator blower motor in compliance with a control command issued from said controller.
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