Method for operating an oil level regulator

A method for operating an oil level regulator on a compressor, the oil level regulator monitoring the oil level in the compressor and causing oil to be refilled when an oil deficiency is recognized,

• characterized in that the oil level regulator checks whether the compressor is in a switched-on or switched-off state, and refills the compressor with oil only when the compressor is in the switched-on state, further characterized in that, during refilling of oil, a filling period is repeated until a predetermined oil level is reached, the filling period comprising a filling cycle in which oil is refilled during a filling cycle period, and a pause cycle in which the refilling of oil is interrupted during a pause cycle period, and;
• characterized in that a predefined number of filling periods is pursued for the refilling of oil until reaching a sufficient oil level, and the filling cycle period and the pause cycle period are fixed as a function of the predefined number of filling periods, and
• further characterized in that the filling cycle period is computed according to the following formula:
• filling cycle period=(average refill period/predefined number of filling periods)*a,
• where a is a value in the range of 0.5 to 0.9, and
• the pause cycle period is computed according to the following formula:
• pause cycle period=(average refill period/predefined number of filling periods)*b,
• where b=1−a.