Single Rotor Compressor Speed Control via Phase-Locked Loop Filtering

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Solution Overview

Problem

Single rotor compressors experience severe speed fluctuations due to unstable load torque, leading to unstable operation, excessive noise, and adverse effects on air conditioner performance, which existing control methods fail to adequately address.

Innovation Solution

A method that controls compressor speed by filtering shaft errors using Fourier series expansion and phase compensation, and compensating angular velocity outputs in a phase-locked loop to stabilize compressor operation, while also filtering angular velocity differences in the speed loop to reduce torque fluctuations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional control methods are used for single rotor compressor, then the control system is simple, but severe speed fluctuation occurs under unstable load torque

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompressor speed stabilityVSAvoidcontrol system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism by detecting actual compressor speed and comparing it with target speed to generate speed deviation signals. This feedback is used to dynamically adjust control parameters (Kp and Ki) in the PID controller, enabling the system to automatically compensate for speed fluctuations under unstable load conditions without requiring overly complex control architecture

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent dynamically changes control parameters (proportional gain Kp and integral gain Ki) based on real-time speed deviation and its rate of change. By adaptively adjusting these parameters rather than using fixed values, the control system achieves better speed stability under varying load conditions while maintaining reasonable system complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Object-affected harmful factors

If no speed fluctuation suppression is applied, then the control method is simple, but noise exceeds design threshold and relevant standards

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvenoise levelVSAvoidcontrol algorithm complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses speed detection and feedback to continuously monitor compressor operation and identify speed fluctuations that generate noise. The feedback signal triggers compensatory control actions that suppress the fluctuations before they translate into excessive noise, effectively reducing noise without requiring complex passive damping structures

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies preliminary anti-action by predicting speed fluctuations based on load torque variations and applying compensatory control in advance. The controller proactively adjusts motor output to counteract upcoming speed variations that would otherwise cause noise, rather than merely reacting after the noise-generating fluctuation occurs

Inventive Principle:
Principle #9Preliminary anti-action

3Reliability

If existing speed fluctuation suppression methods are used, then some speed control is achieved, but the problem of compressor speed fluctuation is not fundamentally solved

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompressor speed stabilityVSAvoidcontrol effectiveness
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent fundamentally improves speed stability by dynamically changing control parameters based on real-time operating conditions. The adaptive adjustment of Kp and Ki gains ensures optimal control performance across different load scenarios, fundamentally solving the speed fluctuation problem rather than providing partial suppression

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces mechanical speed regulation mechanisms with an electronic control system that uses electrical signals to adjust motor performance. This substitution allows for more precise and responsive speed control, fundamentally addressing speed fluctuation issues that mechanical systems cannot adequately handle

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentEP3896842B1Method for controlling rotational speed fluctuation of single rotor compressor
Publication Date: 2023.05.24 QINGDAO HAIER AIR CONDITIONER GENERAL CORP LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed is a method for controlling the rotational speed fluctuation of a single rotor compressor, comprising the process of controlling the compressor according to the real-time angle speed and the torque. The process of controlling the compressor according to the real-time angle speed comprises the following steps: performing filtering processing to the axis error to obtain an angle speed compensation dosage; compensating the angle speed compensation dosage to the output angle speed of the phase-locked loop regulator to obtain a compensated angle speed output quantity; correcting the real-time angle speed according to the compensated angle speed output quantity, and controlling the compressor according to the corrected real-time angle speed. The process of controlling the compressor according to the torque comprises the following steps: calculating the difference between a target angle speed fluctuating quantity and a feedback angle speed to obtain a first angle speed difference (21); performing filtering processing to the first angle speed difference to obtain a filter angle speed (22); inputting the filter angle speed into a speed ring regulator to obtain an output torque (23), and controlling the compressor according to the output torque (24). The method is able to improve the validity of inhibiting the rotational speed fluctuation of the compressor.