Compressor that can be switched on and off on demand and method for controlling or regulating such a compressor
AssigneeContinental Aktiengesellschaft
InventorStefan Wode
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Abstract
A method for controlling or regulating a compressor 4 that can be switched on and off on demand, wherein a control unit 6 that switches the compressor 4 on and off is provided with the compressor. In a method of this type, it must be ensured that the compressor 4 is not damaged due to overheating. This is attained due to the fact that the control unit 6 operates the compressor 4 continuously during a regulating process until a limiting value is reached, and that said control unit operates the compressor in a cyclic manner once the limiting value is reached. This method makes it possible to complete regulating processes even if a critical limiting value is already reached.
Claims11
A method for controlling or regulating a compressor or motor that can be switched on and off on demand, comprising the steps of:
- switching the compressor on and off with a control unit provided with the compressor;
- operating the compressor continuously up to a limiting value;
- and
- operating the compressor in a cyclic manner once the limiting value is reached,
- wherein the control unit operates the compressor.
A compressor or motor that can be switched on and off on demand, wherein a control unit that switches the compressor on and off is provided with the compressor, wherein the control unit operates the compressor continuously until a limiting value is reached, wherein the control unit operates the compressor in a cyclic manner once this limiting value is reached.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.