Retrofit device to improve vapor compression cooling system performance by dynamic blower speed modulation
A device and method are provided to improve performance of a vapor compression system using a retrofittable control board to start up the vapor compression system with the evaporator blower initially set to a high speed. A baseline evaporator operating temperature with the evaporator blower operating at the high speed is recorded, and then the device detects if a predetermined acceptable change in evaporator temperature has occurred. The evaporator blower speed is reduced from the initially set high speed as long as there is only a negligible change in the measured evaporator temperature and therefore a negligible difference in the compressor's power consumption so as to obtain a net increase in the Coefficient of Performance.
- Research Organization:
- Mainstream Engineering Corporation, Rockledge, FL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- SC0003289
- Assignee:
- MAINSTREAM ENGINEERING CORPORATION
- Patent Number(s):
- 9,207,001
- Application Number:
- 13/538,441
- OSTI ID:
- 1228367
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2012 Jun 29
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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