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- Patent Title: Air conditioning systems and methods with cooling capacity modulation via fixed pump operation and variable condenser fan operation
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Application No.: US16186648Application Date: 2018-11-12
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Publication No.: US10883750B2Publication Date: 2021-01-05
- Inventor: Zhiyong Lin
- Applicant: Vertiv Corporation
- Applicant Address: US OH Columbus
- Assignee: Vertiv Corporation
- Current Assignee: Vertiv Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Columbus
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Main IPC: F25B49/02
- IPC: F25B49/02 ; F25B41/04 ; F25B1/00

Abstract:
A cooling system is provided and includes pump, condenser fan, and control modules. The pump module controls a pump to pump a cooling fluid through a cooling circuit. The condenser fan module controls a condenser fan to transfer air across a condenser of the cooling circuit. The control module, while operating in a pumped refrigerant economizer mode or a mixed mode, determines a requested CFC percentage. The pump module activates the pump if the requested CFC percentage is greater than or equal to a predetermined CFC percentage. The condenser fan module: if the requested CFC percentage is greater than or equal to the predetermined CFC percentage, activates the condenser fan or operates the condenser fan at least at a minimum speed; and based on the requested CFC percentage, adjusts a speed of the condenser fan between the minimum speed and a maximum permitted speed to provide the requested CFC percentage.
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