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Retrofit device and method to improve humidity control of vapor compression cooling systems

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1295763
A method and device for improving moisture removal capacity of a vapor compression system is disclosed. The vapor compression system is started up with the evaporator blower initially set to a high speed. A relative humidity in a return air stream is measured with the evaporator blower operating at the high speed. If the measured humidity is above the predetermined high relative humidity value, the evaporator blower speed is reduced from the initially set high speed to the lowest possible speed. The device is a control board connected with the blower and uses a predetermined change in measured relative humidity to control the blower motor speed.
Research Organization:
Mainstream Engineering Corporation, Rockledge, FL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
SC0003289
Assignee:
Mainstream Engineering Corporation (Rockledge, FL
Patent Number(s):
9,417,005
Application Number:
13/548,828
OSTI ID:
1295763
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English