ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,522, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC. (Torrance, Calif.).
"Compressor control in a vapor compression cooling cycle" was invented by Jaroslav Pekar (Pacov, Czech Republic).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Controllers, system and methods for vapor cycle compressor speed management. A system having a compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve and an evaporator with a circulating refrigerant or refrigerant is managed. A compressor controller uses expansion valve position, a mass flow estimate, or a mass flow measurement to determine desired compressor speed."
The patent was filed on Dec. 20, 2023, under App...