Air conditioning system and control parameters adjustment method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9447984-B2
Application number	US-201314141522-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 27, 2013
Priority date	Dec 27, 2013
Publication date	Sep 20, 2016
Grant date	Sep 20, 2016

Abstract

A control parameters adjustment method of an air conditioning system has the following steps: (a) building up a comparison table; (b) determining an objective output power; (c) determining whether there is only one preferred operation point by searching the comparison table; (d) when there is only one preferred operation point, adjusting the control parameters based on the preferred operation point; (e) when there are a plurality of preferred operation points, executing a retrieval procedure for selecting one of the preferred operation points, and adjusting the control parameters based on the selected preferred operation point. The method adjusts the control parameters according to the comparison table for ensuring that the air conditioning system can be operated with the minimum power consumption.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A control parameters adjustment method of an air conditioning system including a plurality of units, the method comprising the following steps:
building up a comparison table, wherein the comparison table comprises control parameters of the units, power consumption and output power of the air conditioning system;
determining an objective output power of the air conditioning system;
determining whether there is only one preferred operation point corresponding to the objective output power by searching the comparison table, wherein the preferred operation point indicates the control parameters by which the power consumption under the determined objective output power is minimum;
when there is only one preferred operation point, adjusting the control parameters of each unit based on the only one preferred operation point; and
when there are a plurality of preferred operation points, executing a retrieval procedure for selecting one of the preferred operation points, and adjusting the control parameters of each unit based on the selected preferred operation point;
wherein the retrieval procedure comprises the following steps:
selecting one of the units of the air conditioning system;
maintaining the control parameters of the units that are not selected at their original control parameters corresponding to the original output power, and only adjusting the control parameter of the selected unit;
when the output power is adjusted to the objective output power by adjusting the control parameter of the selected unit, calculating a sensitive coefficient of the selected unit;
wherein the sensitive coefficient is calculated by

P
objective

-

P
current

P
current

wherein P current is the control parameter of the selected unit corresponding to the output power, and P objective is the control parameter of the selected unit corresponding to the objective output power;
repeatedly selecting another one of the units and calculating its sensitive coefficient until all the sensitive coefficients of the units are obtained; when all the sensitive coefficients of the units are obtained, selecting one of the preferred operation points and one of the units;
calculating a variation percentage of the control parameter of the selected unit;
wherein the variation percentage of the selected unit is calculated by

P
preferred

-

P
current

P
current

;

wherein P current is the control parameter of the selected unit corresponding to the output power, and P preferred is the control parameter of the selected unit corresponding to the selected preferred operation point;
calculating a variation of the selected unit;
wherein the variation is calculated by

P
preferred

-

P
current

P
current

×

1

sensitive
⁢

⁢
coefficient

;

repeatedly selecting another one of the units and calculating its variation until all the variations of the units are obtained;
calculating a unit variation of the selected preferred operation point by summing up the variations of the units;
repeatedly selecting another one of the preferred operation points and calculating its unit variation until all the unit variations of the preferred operation points are obtained; and selecting the preferred operation point with the minimum unit variation.

2. The adjustment method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the retrieval procedure further comprises: when the output power cannot be adjusted to the objective output power by adjusting the control parameter of the selected unit, recording the sensitive coefficient of the selected unit as infinity.

3. An air conditioning system, comprising multiple units including a compressor, a blower, a condenser fan, and a controller electronically connected with the compressor, the blower and the condenser fan, wherein the controller comprises:
a storage unit configured to store a comparison table, wherein the comparison table includes control parameters of each unit, power consumption, and output power of the air conditioning system;
a processing unit configured to determine an objective output power of the air conditioning system, and determine whether there is only one preferred operation point corresponding to the objective output power by searching the comparison table;
wherein the preferred operation point indicates the control parameters by which the power consumption under the determined objective output power is minimum; and
wherein the processing unit further adjusts the control parameters of each unit based on the preferred operation point when there is only one preferred operation point corresponding to the objective output power, or executes a retrieval procedure for selecting a preferred operation point and adjusts the control parameters of each unit based on the selected preferred operation point when there are a plurality of preferred operation points corresponding to the objective output power;
wherein when the processing unit executes the retrieval procedure, the processing unit selects one of the units of the air conditioning system, and maintains the control parameters of the units that are not selected at their original control parameters corresponding to the original output power, and only adjusts the control parameter of the selected unit;
wherein the processing unit further calculates a sensitive coefficient of the selected unit according to the control parameters of the selected unit before and after adjusting when the output power is adjusted to the objective output power by adjusting the control parameter of the selected unit;
wherein the sensitive coefficient is calculated by

P
objective

-

P
current

P
current

wherein P current is the control parameter of the selected unit corresponding to the output power, and P objective is the control parameter of the selected unit corresponding to the objective output power;
wherein the processing unit further repeatedly

Assignees

• Automotive Res & Testing Ct

Inventors

• Lin Po-Hsu
• Cheng Yen-Ting
• Wang Hong-Chi

Classifications

• F24F11/871

  by controlling outdoor fans · CPC title

• F24F11/64 Primary

  using pre-stored data · CPC title

• F24F11/86

  by controlling compressors within refrigeration or heat pump circuits · CPC title

• F24F11/85

  using variable-flow pumps · CPC title

• F24F11/46

  Improving electric energy efficiency or saving · CPC title