Compressor and oil amount management system for compressor
AssigneeSumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.
InventorYuki IKUSHIMA
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Abstract
A compressor compresses a coolant gas returned from a refrigerator and supplies the coolant gas to the refrigerator. A compression capsule compresses the coolant gas and cools compression heat generated by compressing the coolant gas, using oil. An oil separator separates and stores the oil contained in the coolant gas compressed by the compression capsule. A capsule oil level gauge that measures an oil level in the compression capsule. A separator oil level gauge that measures an oil level in the oil separator.
Claims9
A compressor that compresses a coolant gas returned from a refrigerator and supplies the coolant gas to the refrigerator, comprising:
- a compression capsule that compresses the coolant gas and cools compression heat generated by compressing the coolant gas, using oil;
- an oil separator that separates and stores the oil contained in the coolant gas compressed by the compression capsule;
- a capsule oil level gauge that measures an oil level in the compression capsule;
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- a separator oil level gauge that measures an oil level in the oil separator.
An oil amount management system for a compressor, comprising:
- a compressor including:
- a compression capsule that compresses a coolant gas returned from a refrigerator and cools compression heat generated by compressing the coolant gas, using oil;
- an oil separator that separates and stores the oil contained in the coolant gas compressed by the compression capsule;
- a capsule oil level gauge that measures an oil level in the compression capsule;
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- a separator oil level gauge that measures an oil level in the oil separator,
- the oil amount management system further comprising:
- a determination device that obtains a total amount of oil in the compressor based on the oil level in the compression capsule measured by the capsule oil level gauge and the oil level in the oil separator measured by the separator oil level gauge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.