Compressor slugging protection device and method therefor

Details Compressor slugging protection device and method therefor Compressor slugging protection device and method therefor

1988-09-15

1989-12-05

Wayner, William E.

Refrigeration

Processes

Compressing, condensing and evaporating

62129, 417 63, 73593, F04B 2304

Patent

active

048844128

ABSTRACT:
A slug detection and prevention apparatus 10 and method therefor, which includes a detector 1, high pass filter 2, low pass filter 3, half-wave rectifier 4, comparator 5, and relay 6. Detector 1, being an accelerometer, condenser microphone, or the like, is electrically connected to high pass filter 2. High pass filter 2 is electrically connected to a low pass filter 3 whose output is electrically connected to a half-wave rectifier 4. The output of half-wave rectifier 4 is electrically connected to a comparator 5 which is also electrically connected to a separate voltage source, the magnitude of which corresponds to the energy present in the pass band or a normally operating compressor. The output of comparator 5 is electrically connected to relay 6 which controls the operation of compressor 7. The vibration wave form of compressor 7 is monitored by detector 1 whose signal is filtered to produce an output between apparoximately 80 and 305 hertz. The signal in this pass band is compared to a reference level corresponding to the level of the normally operating compressor for the purpose of slug detection and subsequent compressor deactivations.

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