Compressor diagnostic system
AssigneeEmerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
InventorsNagaraj Jayanth, Hung Pham
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Abstract
A diagnostic system and method for a compressor assembly including a compressor and a motor protector includes logic circuitry associated with the motor protector and operable to analyze a status of the motor protector as a function of time and identify a specific fault cause. The diagnostic system also includes a demand signal sensor and a current sensor, wherein the logic circuitry is associated with the sensors to further enable the diagnostic system to determine a specific fault cause.
Claims15
A diagnostic system for a compressor assembly including a compressor and a motor protector, said system comprising logic circuitry associated with the motor protector and operable to analyze a status of the motor protector as a function of time and identify a specific fault cause.
A method for diagnosing a compressor assembly including a compressor and a motor protector, said method comprising:
- analyzing a status of the motor protector as a function of time;
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- identifying a compressor fault cause based on said analyzing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.