Abstract:
A method for controlling an air handling unit (1) comprising an ingoing duct (3), an outgoing duct (4), a controlled space (2), at least one heating coil (10) and/or at least one cooling coil (11), and a mixing damper arrangement (6) and/or an enthalpy wheel (5). An intermediate temperature value (T mixer ) in the ingoing duct (3) at a position (12, 13) upstream relative to the heating coil(s) (10) and/or cooling coil(s) (11), and downstream relative to the mixing damper arrangement (6) and/or the enthalpy wheel (5) is measured, and the mixing damper arrangement (6) and/or the enthalpy wheel (5) is/are controlled in accordance with an intermediate temperature setpoint value, and in order to obtain an intermediate temperature value (T mixer ) which is equal to the intermediate temperature setpoint value. A stable control of the air handling unit (1) is obtained.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of operating at least one distributed energy resource comprising a refrigeration system (1) with a number of cooling entities, wherein a power consumption information is communicated to a smart-grid setup (SG). According to the invention the method comprises the steps of: - requesting (S0) a power consumption information from the refrigeration system; - transmitting (S1) the power consumption information from the refrigeration system (1), wherein a total amount of power consumption (Pmin, Pmax) of the refrigeration system (1) is provided; wherein: - a cooling capacity (dQ/dt_i) of at least one cooling entity is determined wherein an entity operation condition (CE) of the cooling entity (E1, E2) is taken into account (D1); - a power consumption (W_i) of at least one cooling entity (E1, E2) is determined from the cooling capacity (dQ/dt_i) wherein a performance estimation (COP) of a refrigeration cycle for the cooling entity (E1, E2) is taken into account (D2); - providing (D3) the total amount of power consumption (Pmin, Pmax) as a sum of power consumptions (W_i) of at least the one cooling entity of the number of cooling entities (E1, E2), in particular as a sum of relevant power consumptions of the number of cooling entities (E1, E2), - receiving (S2) at the refrigeration system (1) a power reference (Wref) from the smart-grid setup (SG). The method presented enables power control of a centralized refrigeration system in a smart-grid setup where an aggregator provides the power reference. In addition, the method also enables the refrigeration system to improve determining flexibility margins beyond absolute max./min values of nominal and zero.
Abstract:
The invention describes energy cost saving potentials in a food retail system in context with a smart grid system utilising thermal storage and heat recovery technology. The invention is based on case examples and theoretical studies to describe the technology advantages. To obtain the cost optimisation in complex refrigeration systems, a method for minimisation of cost is described.
Abstract:
A method for controlling operation of a refrigeration system (1), comprising one or more refrigeration entities (4), is disclosed. Each entity controller (7) obtains a measure for an error value between the measured value of a compressor control parameter and a setpoint value (8) for the compressor control parameter, and each entity controller (7) adjusts a refrigeration load of the corresponding refrigeration entity (4) to correspond to a cooling capacity of the compressor(s) (2), and in accordance with the obtained measure for an error value.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method of operating at least one distributed energy resource comprising a refrigeration system (1) with a number of cooling entities, wherein a power consumption information is communicated to a smart-grid setup (SG). According to the invention the method comprises the steps of: - requesting (S0) a power consumption information from the refrigeration system; - transmitting (S1) the power consumption information from the refrigeration system (1), wherein a total amount of power consumption (Pm in, Pmax) of the refrigeration system (1) is provided; wherein: - a cooling capacity (dQ/dt_i) of at least one cooling entity is determined wherein an entity operation condition (CE) of the cooling entity (E1, E2) is taken into account (D1); - a power consumption (W_i) of at least one cooling entity (E1, E2) is determined from the cooling capacity (dQ/dt_i) wherein a performance estimation (COP) of a refrigeration cycle for the cooling entity (E1, E2) is taken into account (D2); - providing (D3) the total amount of power consumption (Pmin, Pmax) as a sum of power consumptions (W_i) of at least the one cooling entity of the number of cooling entities (E1, E2), in particular as a sum of relevant power consumptions of the number of cooling entities (E1, E2), - receiving (S2) at the refrigeration system (1) a power reference (Wref) from the smart-grid setup (SG). The method presented enables power control of a centralized refrigeration system in a sm art-grid setup where an aggregator provides the power reference. In addition, the method also enables the refrigeration system to improve determining flexibility margins beyond absolute max./min values of nominal and zero.
Abstract:
A method for controlling suction pressure in a vapour compression system (1) comprising one or more cooling entities (5) is disclosed. For each cooling entity (5), a maximum required suction pressure and/or a required change in suction pressure for maintaining a target temperature in the refrigerated volume is obtained. A most loaded cooling entity (5) among the one or more cooling entities (5) is identified, based on the maximum required suction pressures and/or the required changes in suction pressure. The suction pressure of the vapour compression system (1) is controlled in accordance with the maximum required suction pressure and/or required change in suction pressure for the identified most loaded cooling entity (5).
Abstract:
A method for estimating and/or controlling a temperature of foodstuff stored in a refrigerated cavity of a refrigeration system is disclosed. A time constant for the temperature of the foodstuff is established, said time constant being determined based on a time interval between a relatively large change of opening degree of an expansion valve and until variance of the opening degree of the expansion valve decreases to a relatively low variance. The time constant is applied to a low pass filter, said low pass filter providing a relation between the temperature of the foodstuff and the air temperature, and the low pass filter is applied to the monitored air temperature, thereby obtaining an estimate for the temperature of the foodstuff stored in the refrigerated cavity.
Abstract:
A method for controlling a vapour compression system (1) is disclosed, the vapour compression system (1) comprising a compressor unit (2), a heat rejecting heat exchanger (3), an expansion device (4) and an evaporator (5) arranged in a refrigerant path. A superheat value of refrigerant leaving the evaporator (5) is derived, and a quantity being representative for a variance of the derived superheat value is calculated. A reference superheat value is calculated, based on the calculated quantity and on a minimum acceptable superheat value. The expansion device (4) is operated in accordance with the calculated reference superheat value, and in order to obtain a superheat of refrigerant leaving the evaporator (5) which is equal to the reference superheat value.