Fault detection and diagnosis for refrigerator from compressor sensor
Abstract
A refrigerator, a sealed refrigerant system, and method are provided where the refrigerator includes at least a refrigerated compartment and a sealed refrigerant system including an evaporator, a compressor, a condenser, a controller, an evaporator fan, and a condenser fan. The method includes monitoring a frequency of the compressor, and identifying a fault condition in the at least one component of the refrigerant sealed system in response to the compressor frequency. The method may further comprise calculating a compressor frequency rate based upon the rate of change of the compressor frequency, wherein a fault in the condenser fan is identified if the compressor frequency rate is positive and exceeds a condenser fan fault threshold rate, and wherein a fault in the evaporator fan is identified if the compressor frequency rate is negative and exceeds an evaporator fan fault threshold rate.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1334649
- Patent Number(s):
- 9513043
- Application Number:
- 13/531,707
- Assignee:
- Whirlpool Corporation (Benton Harbor, MI)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F04 - POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS F04B - POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F25 - REFRIGERATION OR COOLING F25B - REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS
- DOE Contract Number:
- EE0003910
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2012 Jun 25
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Keres, Stephen L., Gomes, Alberto Regio, and Litch, Andrew D. Fault detection and diagnosis for refrigerator from compressor sensor. United States: N. p., 2016.
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Keres, Stephen L., Gomes, Alberto Regio, & Litch, Andrew D. Fault detection and diagnosis for refrigerator from compressor sensor. United States.
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"Fault detection and diagnosis for refrigerator from compressor sensor". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1334649.
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title = {Fault detection and diagnosis for refrigerator from compressor sensor},
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abstractNote = {A refrigerator, a sealed refrigerant system, and method are provided where the refrigerator includes at least a refrigerated compartment and a sealed refrigerant system including an evaporator, a compressor, a condenser, a controller, an evaporator fan, and a condenser fan. The method includes monitoring a frequency of the compressor, and identifying a fault condition in the at least one component of the refrigerant sealed system in response to the compressor frequency. The method may further comprise calculating a compressor frequency rate based upon the rate of change of the compressor frequency, wherein a fault in the condenser fan is identified if the compressor frequency rate is positive and exceeds a condenser fan fault threshold rate, and wherein a fault in the evaporator fan is identified if the compressor frequency rate is negative and exceeds an evaporator fan fault threshold rate.},
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