EP2527653A1 - A free piston type compressor - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- F01B—MACHINES OR ENGINES, IN GENERAL OR OF POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT TYPE, e.g. STEAM ENGINES
- F01B11/00—Reciprocating-piston machines or engines without rotary main shaft, e.g. of free-piston type
- F01B11/004—Reciprocating-piston machines or engines without rotary main shaft, e.g. of free-piston type in which the movement in the two directions is obtained by two single acting piston motors, each acting in one direction
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
- F04B19/00—Machines or pumps having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F04B1/00 - F04B17/00
- F04B19/003—Machines or pumps having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F04B1/00 - F04B17/00 free-piston type pumps
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
- F04B—POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS
- F04B35/00—Piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids and characterised by the driving means to their working members, or by combination with, or adaptation to, specific driving engines or motors, not otherwise provided for
- F04B35/04—Piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids and characterised by the driving means to their working members, or by combination with, or adaptation to, specific driving engines or motors, not otherwise provided for the means being electric
- F04B35/045—Piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids and characterised by the driving means to their working members, or by combination with, or adaptation to, specific driving engines or motors, not otherwise provided for the means being electric using solenoids
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- the invention relates to a free piston type compressor.
- the invention further relates to an air conditioning system.
- the free piston type compressor comprises a first piston and a second piston interconnected with a torsion body and driven by a first motor and a second motor, said first piston and second piston being conceived to displace along a displacement direction wherein the said motors are adapted to drive the first piston and the second piston in a direction transversal to the displacement direction.
- the resulting construction is substantially vibration-free due to the fact that the compressor according to the invention comprises two opposite moving pistons which are adapted to move with substantially the same speed.
- the stroke of the compressor may be mechanically controlled, which is advantageous. More in particular, it is found that the speed of rotation of the compressor according to the invention is much higher that the speed of translation. Accordingly, a relatively small motor may be used. This may substantially reduce the manufacturing costs of the compressor according to the invention.
- the torsion based compressor may have the following additional advantages:
- the motors of the compressor according to the invention may be adapted to deliver a substantially limited force or energy for compensating for the energy loss of the compression process. Accordingly, the efficiency of the compressor of the invention is increased.
- the compressor comprises two opposite interconnected pistons, where each piston is also part of the electromotor, the rotor.
- a first connection element is a torsion body provided in the centre to control the torsion stiffness.
- An exemplar embodiment is given in Figure 2 .
- a second connection element may comprise a set of flexible rods, required to control the movement of the pistons.
- Flexible rods may be provided to transform the rotation to a controlled translation in accordance with the invention.
- the first motor and the second motor are adapted to rotate with a substantially the same frequency having the opposite phases.
- This technical measure is based on the insight that when the first motor and the second motor are adapted to rotate with the same frequency having the opposite phases for both translation and rotation, the overall vibration of the compressor is very small.
- the vibration can be further decreased in the embodiment of the invention given in Figure 1 .
- This embodiment has no integrated motor. This gives the possibility to split the rotor of the motor symmetrically, so it is possible to build a completely balanced compressor.
- the air conditioning system comprises a free piston type compressor according to any one of the preceding claims.
- FIG. 1 presents in a schematic way an embodiment of the compressor according to the invention in a completely balanced design.
- the compressor 10 according to the invention comprises a first free piston 2a and a second free piston 2b interconnected by a torsion body having torsion rods 3a, 3b, said torsion rods being driven by a first electromotor 4a and a second electromotor 4b.
- the electromotors 4a, 4b may have a suitable set of coils 5a, 5b for enabling application of a suitable driving force to the rods 3a, 3b.
- the driving force is applied transversely to the direction of the expected displacement D of the first free piston and the second free piston.
- the free pistons 2a, 2b will experience a substantially translational displacement with substantially no rotation, while the motor sections 4a, 4b having an opposite to and fro rotation.
- the capacity of such compressor may easily be adjusted by adjusting the vibration amplitude, by changing driving power.
- the movement of the pistons 2a, 2b in the direction D is enabled by opposite driving directions of the motors applied to the torsion rods.
- the first motor 4a and the second motor 4b may rotate with a substantially the same frequency having the opposite phases.
- the motors thus couple the driving force to the pistons via the torsion rods 3a, 3b. Because the torsion rods are driven in the opposite directions the free pistons will be alternatively attracted to each other and recoil back to the original position.
- the torsion rods are implemented from a material which undergoes elastic deformation when driven by the motors.
- the symmetrical spitted electromotor in three sections enables a fully balanced design.
- an alternative embodiment may be used, wherein the driving motor having two halves is used. A motor with two sections simplifies the design, but the compressor will not be fully balanced any more.
- Figure 2 and 3 present in a schematic way an embodiment of the compressor having integrated electro motors.
- the pistons are part of the electromotor, the rotors.
- the pistons are connected by a torsion bar in the center, see 23, which may be encircled by a set of elastic rods 33 required to control the displacement of both pistons 21, 22 in Figure 2 or 31a, 31b in Figure 3 , respectively.
- the first free piston 21 and the second free piston 22 are interconnected by a torsion body 23, which may be implemented as an elastic torsion spring. It will be appreciated that other per se known embodiments of an elastic spring may be used. For the clarity reasons the complete motors driving the torsion body are not depicted.
- the free pistons 21, 22 when the alternating driving force is applied to the torsion body 23 the free pistons 21, 22 will rotate to and fro and translate back and forth along the translation direction D which is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis L of the compressor 20.
- Figure 3 shows the sets of elastic rods controlling the movement of the pistons.
- view 30a a shortening of the compressor is illustrated upon the elastic bending of the rods 33 driven by the torsion force by the electromotor on the pistons.
- the free pistons will rotate and translate in the opposite directions as is depicted by the respective arrows.
- FIG 30c a second shortened condition of the compressor is shown when the free pistons 31a, 31b are driven by the torsion force of the electro motors in opposite direction with respect to the direction shown in view 30a.
- FIG. 1 depicts an embodiment of the invention wherein a centrally positioned integrated motor having a first motor section and a second motor section is provided, wherein each motor section may be provided with its own set of torsion bars connected to the pistons.
Abstract
The invention relates to a free piston type compressor 10 comprising a first piston 2a and a second piston 2b interconnected with a torsion body 3a, 3b and driven by a first motor 4a and a second motor 4b, said first piston and second piston being conceived to displace along a displacement direction wherein the said motors are adapted to drive the first piston and the second piston in a direction transversal to the displacement direction D.
Description
- The invention relates to a free piston type compressor.
- The invention further relates to an air conditioning system.
- An embodiment of a free piston type compressor is known from
US 5, 275, 542 . In the known compressor the piston and a driving linear electromotor are connected by a shaft. - The known free piston type compressor has the following disadvantages:
- piston movement is not controlled mechanically;
- speed of the electromotor is limited to the speed of the compression piston. Accordingly, a relative large and thus expensive motor is required to deliver a sufficient force to the piston;
- motor and compression piston move simultaneously in the same direction which may induce considerable vibration.
- It is an object of the invention to provide an improved free piston compressor. In particular, it is an object of the invention to provide a free piston compressor which is substantially vibration free.
- To this end the free piston type compressor according to the invention comprises a first piston and a second piston interconnected with a torsion body and driven by a first motor and a second motor, said first piston and second piston being conceived to displace along a displacement direction wherein the said motors are adapted to drive the first piston and the second piston in a direction transversal to the displacement direction.
- It is found that when the free piston is driven by a torsion body the resulting construction is substantially vibration-free due to the fact that the compressor according to the invention comprises two opposite moving pistons which are adapted to move with substantially the same speed.
- In addition, it is found that the stroke of the compressor may be mechanically controlled, which is advantageous. More in particular, it is found that the speed of rotation of the compressor according to the invention is much higher that the speed of translation. Accordingly, a relatively small motor may be used. This may substantially reduce the manufacturing costs of the compressor according to the invention.
- More in particular, the torsion based compressor may have the following additional advantages:
- the motor power may be completely independent from the compression control; the energy delivered by the motor is used to control the amplitude of the torsional vibration. Increasing the amplitude gives an increased compressor power. Stroke of the piston increases, while the top dead centre remains unchanged;
- the rotor of the electromotor may be integrated in the piston.
- Accordingly, the motors of the compressor according to the invention may be adapted to deliver a substantially limited force or energy for compensating for the energy loss of the compression process. Accordingly, the efficiency of the compressor of the invention is increased.
- An embodiment of the invention with an integrated motor will be discussed in more detail with reference to
Figure 2 andFigure 3 . In this embodiment the compressor comprises two opposite interconnected pistons, where each piston is also part of the electromotor, the rotor. A first connection element is a torsion body provided in the centre to control the torsion stiffness. An exemplar embodiment is given inFigure 2 . A second connection element may comprise a set of flexible rods, required to control the movement of the pistons. An exemplary embodiment is discussed with reference toFigure 3 . Flexible rods may be provided to transform the rotation to a controlled translation in accordance with the invention. - It is found to be advantageous to implement the torsion body because the motion is not directly dependent on the characteristics of the electromotor.
- During operation of the compressor according to the invention, the first motor and the second motor are adapted to rotate with a substantially the same frequency having the opposite phases.
- This technical measure is based on the insight that when the first motor and the second motor are adapted to rotate with the same frequency having the opposite phases for both translation and rotation, the overall vibration of the compressor is very small.
- The vibration can be further decreased in the embodiment of the invention given in
Figure 1 . This embodiment has no integrated motor. This gives the possibility to split the rotor of the motor symmetrically, so it is possible to build a completely balanced compressor. - The air conditioning system according to the invention comprises a free piston type compressor according to any one of the preceding claims.
- These and other aspects of the invention will be discussed with reference to drawings wherein like reference signs correspond to like elements. It will be appreciated that the drawings are presented for illustrative purposes only and may not be used for limiting the scope of the appended claims.
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Figure 1 presents in a schematic way an embodiment of the compressor according to the invention, having a completely balanced design. -
Figure 2 presents in a schematic way an embodiment of the compressor with integrated motors, showing the torsion body. -
Figure 3 presents in a schematic way an embodiment of the compressor with integrated motors, showing the movement of the piston controlled by a set of flexible rods. -
Figure 1 presents in a schematic way an embodiment of the compressor according to the invention in a completely balanced design. Thecompressor 10 according to the invention comprises a firstfree piston 2a and a secondfree piston 2b interconnected by a torsion body havingtorsion rods first electromotor 4a and asecond electromotor 4b. Theelectromotors coils rods free pistons motor sections - The capacity of such compressor may easily be adjusted by adjusting the vibration amplitude, by changing driving power.
- The movement of the
pistons first motor 4a and thesecond motor 4b may rotate with a substantially the same frequency having the opposite phases. The motors thus couple the driving force to the pistons via thetorsion rods -
Figure 2 and3 present in a schematic way an embodiment of the compressor having integrated electro motors. The pistons are part of the electromotor, the rotors. The pistons are connected by a torsion bar in the center, see 23, which may be encircled by a set ofelastic rods 33 required to control the displacement of bothpistons Figure 2 or 31a, 31b inFigure 3 , respectively. - In a particular embodiment of
Figure 2 depicting thecompressor 20 according to the invention, the firstfree piston 21 and the secondfree piston 22 are interconnected by atorsion body 23, which may be implemented as an elastic torsion spring. It will be appreciated that other per se known embodiments of an elastic spring may be used. For the clarity reasons the complete motors driving the torsion body are not depicted. - In accordance with the invention when the alternating driving force is applied to the
torsion body 23 thefree pistons compressor 20. -
Figure 3 shows the sets of elastic rods controlling the movement of the pistons. Inview 30a a shortening of the compressor is illustrated upon the elastic bending of therods 33 driven by the torsion force by the electromotor on the pistons. The free pistons will rotate and translate in the opposite directions as is depicted by the respective arrows. - In
view 30b the compressor returns to its original (rest) state when no driving force is applied. The pistons are now in their top dead centre position, approaching thevalve plates - In
view 30c a second shortened condition of the compressor is shown when thefree pistons view 30a. - By suitably alternating the driving directions for the
free pistons Figure 2 andFigure 3 depict an embodiment of the invention wherein a centrally positioned integrated motor having a first motor section and a second motor section is provided, wherein each motor section may be provided with its own set of torsion bars connected to the pistons. - It is found that the compressor according to the invention has the following additional advantages:
- well vibration balanced of construction;
- high speed of the electromotor is easy transfer to a high driving force of the free pistons;
- a continuous adjustment of the capacity is possible by varying the amplitude of the torsion movement;
- oil-free application is possible, which makes the compressor according to the invention particularly versatile in use;
- high motor speed enables the use of small and cheap motors.
- While specific embodiments have been described above, it will be appreciated that the invention may be practiced otherwise than as described. Moreover, specific items discussed with reference to any of the isolated drawings may freely be inter-changed supplementing each outer in any particular way. The descriptions above are intended to be illustrative, not limiting. Thus, it will be apparent to one skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the invention as described in the foregoing without departing from the scope of the claims set out below.
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- A free piston type compressor comprising a first piston and a second piston interconnected with a torsion body and driven by a first motor and a second motor, said first piston and second piston being conceived to displace along a displacement direction wherein the said motors are adapted to drive the first piston and the second piston in a direction transversal to the displacement direction.
- The compressor according to claim 1, having an integrated motor, where the torsion body comprises a central torsion rod encircled by a set of elastic rods for controlling the displacement.
- The compressor according to claim 1, with a centrally positioned integrated motor having a first motor section and a second motor section, wherein each motor section is provided with its own set of torsion bars connected to the pistons.
- The compressor according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first motor and the second motor are adapted to rotate with a substantially the same frequency having the opposite phases.
- The compressor according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the rotors of the respective motors are integrated with the respective free pistons.
- The compressor according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the torsion body is adapted to undergo an elastic deformation.
- An air conditioning system comprising a free piston type compressor according to any one of the preceding claims.
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EP11167100A EP2527653A1 (en) | 2011-05-23 | 2011-05-23 | A free piston type compressor |
PCT/NL2012/050357 WO2012161575A1 (en) | 2011-05-23 | 2012-05-23 | A free piston type torsion drive compressor |
EP12725537.0A EP2718567B1 (en) | 2011-05-23 | 2012-05-23 | A free piston type torsion drive compressor |
US14/118,581 US20140099216A1 (en) | 2011-05-23 | 2012-05-23 | Free piston type torsion drive compressor |
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US4002935A (en) * | 1975-05-15 | 1977-01-11 | A. O. Smith Corporation | Reciprocating linear motor |
US5275542A (en) | 1991-04-16 | 1994-01-04 | Sanden Corporation | Free piston-type compressor |
US6379125B1 (en) * | 1996-07-09 | 2002-04-30 | Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. | Linear compressor |
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