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Coordinated flow control
US10060646B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10060646-B2 |
| Application number | US-201715632938-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 26, 2017 |
| Priority date | Jun 29, 2011 |
| Publication date | Aug 28, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2018 |
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A method of coordinated flow control in a heat exchanger system includes adjusting a position of a variable actuator of the heat exchanger system if an associated monitored temperature of the heat exchanger system needs adjustment, determining if the adjusted position of the variable actuator is within a predetermined range of positions, adjusting a position of a discrete actuator of the heat exchanger system if the adjusted position of the variable actuator is not within the predetermined range of positions, and resetting the position of the variable actuator in response to adjusting the position of the discrete actuator.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method of coordinated flow control in a heat exchanger system, comprising: adjusting a position of a variable actuator of the heat exchanger system if an associated monitored temperature of the heat exchanger system needs adjustment; determining if the adjusted position of the variable actuator is within a predetermined range of positions; adjusting a position of a discrete actuator of the heat exchanger system if the adjusted position of the variable actuator is not within the predetermined range of positions; and resetting the position of the variable actuator in response to adjusting the position of the discrete actuator. 2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining an amount of error between a predetermined set-point temperature of the conditioned space and an actual temperature of the conditioned space. 3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising determining if the amount of error is within a predetermined error acceptability. 4. The method of claim 2 , wherein adjusting the position of the variable actuator includes increasing or decreasing a flow of fluid controlled by the variable actuator to reduce the amount of error. 5. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining if the adjusted position of the variable actuator is within the predetermined range of positions includes: comparing a current position of the variable actuator and a current position of the discrete actuator to a coordination matrix to determine the predetermined range of positions. 6. The method of claim 5 , wherein if the current position of the variable actuator is greater than a maximum value of the predetermined range of positions, the position of the discrete actuator is increased and the position of the variable actuator is decreased during the resetting. 7. The method of claim 5 , wherein if the current position of the variable actuator is less than a minimum value of the predetermined range of positions, the position of the discrete actuator is decreased and the position of the variable actuator is increased during the resetting.
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- A method of coordinated flow control in a heat exchanger system includes adjusting a position of a variable actuator of the heat exchanger system if an associated monitored temperature of the heat exchanger system needs adjustment, determining if the adjusted position of the variable actuator is within a predetermined range of positions, adjusting a position of a discrete actuator of the heat e…
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- Carrier Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F24F11/84. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
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- Publication date Tue Aug 28 2018 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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