Retrofitting a constant volume air handling unit with a variable frequency drive
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F24F-007/00
F23N-005/20
G05D-023/00
F25D-021/00
F25D-021/06
F25C-005/18
F24F-003/044
F24F-011/00
출원번호
US-0234889
(2008-09-22)
등록번호
US-8955761
(2015-02-17)
발명자
/ 주소
Malloy, Ronald M.
출원인 / 주소
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Amin, Turocy & Watson, LLP
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초록▼
A system and methods providing real-time monitoring, management and control of a variable frequency drive retrofit to a constant volume air handling unit without making significant mechanical or control system changes. Customers and vendors are provided with a more informative and economically attra
A system and methods providing real-time monitoring, management and control of a variable frequency drive retrofit to a constant volume air handling unit without making significant mechanical or control system changes. Customers and vendors are provided with a more informative and economically attractive air handling unit. The system also provides a finer granularity of control over conditioned air properties such as temperature, humidity and air quality.
대표청구항▼
1. A system comprising: a variable frequency drive, connected to a blower, configured to control an angular velocity of the blower;an intake temperature sensor mounted at an entrance of a heat exchange area of a constant volume air handling unit, configured to determine an intake air temperature of
1. A system comprising: a variable frequency drive, connected to a blower, configured to control an angular velocity of the blower;an intake temperature sensor mounted at an entrance of a heat exchange area of a constant volume air handling unit, configured to determine an intake air temperature of air entering the heat exchange area;a discharge temperature sensor mounted at an exit of the heat exchange area of the constant volume air handling unit, configured to determine a discharge air temperature of air exiting the heat exchange area; anda controller communicatively coupled to the variable frequency drive, intake temperature sensor, and discharge temperature sensor, the controller configured to: determine an actual cost savings based upon an actual cost of the system for a historical period of time for a plurality of determined angular velocities as compared to an estimated cost for the historical period of time at a constant angular velocity;determine a temperature difference between the intake air temperature and the discharge air temperature;determine an angular velocity for the blower based at least upon the determined temperature difference to achieve a predetermined heating or cooling demand for a conditioned space; andset at least one parameter of the variable frequency drive to cause the blower to achieve the determined angular velocity. 2. The system of claim 1, further comprising: an air quality sensor configured to measure an air quality parameter associated with the conditioned space,wherein the controller is further communicatively coupled to the air quality sensor and the controller is further configured to determine the angular velocity based at least upon the air quality parameter. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein the air quality sensor is a carbon dioxide measurement sensor. 4. The system of claim 1, further comprising: a motion sensor configured to measure a motion parameter associated with the conditioned space,wherein the controller is further communicatively coupled to the motion sensor and the controller is further configured to determine the angular velocity based at least upon the motion parameter. 5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a damper end switch configured to measure a damper parameter associated with a position of an outside air damper, wherein the controller is further communicatively coupled to the damper end switch and the controller is further configured to determine the angular velocity based at least upon the damper parameter. 6. The system of claim 5, further comprising a damper relay configured to control the position of the outside air damper, wherein the controller is further communicatively coupled to the damper relay and the controller is further configured to instruct the damper switch to set the outside air damper to a first position determined based upon at least one of the damper parameter, the intake air temperature, the discharge air temperature, the air quality parameter, or the motion parameter. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to: determine whether the discharge air temperature has reached a first temperature indicative of a cooling coil in the constant volume air handling unit beginning to freeze; andin response to the discharge air temperature reaching the first temperature, increase the angular velocity. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to: determine whether the discharge air temperature has reached a second temperature indicative of a heating coil in the constant volume air handling unit beginning to overheat; andin response to the discharge air temperature reaching the second temperature, increases the angular velocity. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is embedded on the variable frequency drive. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to determine a predicted costs savings based upon a predicted cost of the system for a future period of time for a plurality of determined angular velocities as compared to an estimated cost for the future period of time at a constant angular velocity. 11. A method comprising: determining, by a system including a processor, an intake air temperature of air at an entrance of a heat exchange area of a constant volume air handling unit;determining, by the system, a discharge air temperature of air at an exit of the heat exchange area of the constant volume air handling unit;determining, by the system, an actual cost savings based upon an actual cost of the method for a historical period of time for a plurality of determined angular velocities as compared to an estimated cost for the historical period of time at a constant angular velocity;determining, by the system, a temperature difference between the intake air temperature and the discharge air temperature;determining, by the system, an angular velocity for a blower based at least upon the determined temperature difference to achieve a predetermined heating or cooling demand for a conditioned space; andsetting, by the system, at least one parameter of the variable frequency drive to cause the blower to achieve the determined angular velocity. 12. The method of claim 11, further comprising: determining, by the system, whether the discharge air temperature has reached a first temperature indicative of a cooling coil in the constant volume air handling unit beginning to freeze; andin response to the discharge air temperature reaching the first temperature, increasing, by the system, the angular velocity. 13. The method of claim 11, further comprising: determining, by the system, whether the discharge air temperature has reached a second temperature indicative of a heating coil in the constant volume air handling unit beginning to overheat; andin response to the discharge air temperature reaching the second temperature, increasing, by the system, the angular velocity. 14. The method of claim 11, further comprising determining, by the system, a predicted costs savings based upon a predicted cost of the method for a future period of time for a plurality of determined angular velocities as compared to an estimated cost for the future period of time at a constant angular velocity. 15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution, cause at least one device including a processor to perform operations comprising: determining an upstream intake air temperature of air at an entrance of a heat exchange area of a constant volume air handling unit;determining a discharge air temperature of air at an exit of the heat exchange area of the constant volume air handling unit;determining an actual cost savings based upon an actual cost of the method for a historical period of time for a plurality of determined angular velocities as compared to an estimated cost for the historical period of time at a constant angular velocity;determining a temperature difference between the intake air temperature and the discharge air temperature;determining an angular velocity for a blower based at least upon the determined temperature difference to achieve a predetermined heating or cooling demand for a conditioned space; andsetting at least one parameter of the variable frequency drive to cause the blower to achieve the determined angular velocity. 16. The system of claim 15, the operations further comprising: determining whether the discharge air temperature has reached a first temperature indicative of a cooling coil in the constant volume air handling unit beginning to freeze; andin response to the discharge air temperature reaching the first temperature, increasing the angular velocity. 17. The system of claim 15, the operations further comprising: determining whether the discharge air temperature has reached a second temperature indicative of a heating coil in the constant volume air handling unit beginning to overheat; andin response to the discharge air temperature reaching the second temperature, increasing the angular velocity. 18. The system of claim 15, wherein the estimated cost is based at least upon weather service data for the historical period of time. 19. The system of claim 15, the operations further comprising determining a predicted costs savings based upon a predicted cost of the method for a future period of time for a plurality of determined angular velocities as compared to an estimated cost for the future period of time at a constant angular velocity.
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