Permanent low cost radio frequency compressor identification

Abstract

A sealed compressor assembly has a compressor and a housing enclosing the compressor. The housing for the compressor has a receiver and a memory unit. The receiver receives a first signal, which is stored on a memory unit on the housing.

1 . A sealed compressor assembly comprising: 
 a compressor comprising a compressor pump unit and a motor for driving said compressor pump unit;    a housing enclosing said compressor pump unit;    a receiver for receiving a first signal; and    a memory unit in communication with said receiver, said memory unit for storing information relating to said compressor, said receiver and said memory unit mounted to said compressor.    
   
   
       2 . The sealed compressor assembly of  claim 1  including a microprocessor in communication with said receiver and said memory unit.  
   
   
       3 . The sealed compressor assembly of  claim 2  including a transmitter in communication with said microprocessor, said transmitter for transmitting a second signal.  
   
   
       4 . The sealed compressor assembly of  claim 1  wherein said information relating to said compressor comprises information relating to the manufacture of said compressor.  
   
   
       5 . The sealed compressor assembly of  claim 1  wherein said information relating to said compressor comprises information relating to the service of said compressor.  
   
   
       6 . The sealed compressor assembly of  claim 1  wherein said information relating to said compressor comprises information relating to the environment of said compressor.  
   
   
       7 . The sealed compressor assembly of  claim 1  wherein said information relating to said compressor comprises information relating to the use of said compressor.  
   
   
       8 . The sealed compressor assembly of  claim 1  wherein said first signal is an electric signal.  
   
   
       9 . The sealed compressor assembly of  claim 9  wherein said electric signal is a radio frequency signal.  
   
   
       10 . The sealed compressor assembly of  claim 1  wherein said receiver and said memory unit are mounted to said housing.  
   
   
       11 . A sealed compressor system comprising: 
 a compressor comprising a compressor pump unit and a motor for driving said compressor pump unit;    a housing enclosing said compressor pump unit;    a first receiver for receiving a first electric signal a first transmitter for transmitting a second electric signal;    a compressor microprocessor in communication with said first receiver and said first transmitter;    a memory unit in communication with said first receiver, said first transmitter and said compressor microprocessor, said memory unit for storing information relating to said compressor; and    wherein said first receiver, said first transmitter, said memory unit and said compressor microprocessor are mounted to said compressor.    
   
   
       12 . The sealed compressor system of  claim 11  wherein said information relating to said compressor comprises information relating to the manufacture of the compressor.  
   
   
       13 . The sealed compressor system of  claim 11  wherein said information relating to said compressor comprises information relating to the service of the compressor.  
   
   
       14 . The sealed compressor system of  claim 11  wherein said information relating to said compressor comprises information relating to the environment of the compressor.  
   
   
       15 . The sealed compressor system of  claim 11  wherein said information relating to said compressor comprises information relating to the use of the compressor.  
   
   
       16 . The sealed compressor system of  claim 11  wherein said receiver and said memory unit are mounted to said housing.  
   
   
       17 . The sealed compressor system of  claim 11  including a second receiver and a second transmitter, said second receiver and said second transmitter for remote communication with said first receiver and said first transmitter.  
   
   
       18 . The sealed compressor system of  claim 17  wherein said second transmitter and said second receiver form part of a portable remote unit.  
   
   
       19 . The sealed compressor system of  claim 18  wherein said portable remote unit includes a remote unit microprocessor in communication with said second transmitter and said second receiver.  
   
   
       20 . A method of manufacturing a compressor, comprising the steps of: 
 mounting a receiver on a compressor assembly;    mounting a transmitter on the compressor assembly;    mounting a memory unit on the compressor assembly; and    placing the receiver and the transmitter in communication with the memory unit.