Operation of Compressor and Electronic Expansion Valve via Different Controllers

The most critical problem in the world is to meet the energy demand, because of steadily increasing energy consumption. Refrigeration systems` electricity consumption has big portion in overall consumption. Therefore, considerable attention has been given to refrigeration capacity modulation system in order to decrease electricity consumption of these systems. Capacity modulation is used to meet exact amount of load at partial load and lowered electricity consumption by avoiding over capacity using. Variable speed refrigeration systems are the most common capacity modulation method for commercially and household purposes. Although the vapor compression refrigeration designed to satisfy the maximum load, they work at partial load conditions most of their life cycle and they are generally regulated as on/off controlled. The experimental chiller system contains four main components: compressor, condenser, expansion device, and evaporator in Fig.1 where this study deals with effects of different control methods on variable speed compressor (VSC) and electronic expansion valve (EEV). This chiller system has a scroll type VSC and a stepper motor controlled EEV.

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