REFRIGERATION CYCLE PREDICTION CONTROL

Register WIPO Patent
Application Number JP2020014218
Publication Number 2020/203849
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-03-27
Publication Date 2020-10-08
Owner HITACHI-JOHNSON CONTROLS AIR CONDITIONING, INC. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Naito Koji
  • Yoshida Yasutaka
  • Turney Robert D.
  • Yang Liming

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a refrigeration cycle, an air-conditioning system, and a method for controlling the refrigeration cycle. [Solution] A refrigeration cycle according to the present invention includes: an outdoor unit 110; and indoor units 130-1 and the like. This refrigeration cycle includes: a controller 116 that controls a compressor 115 and an outdoor fan 113 so as to minimize the total value of electric power consumption of an air-conditioning system; and an inverter 117 that, in accordance with an operation mode and a sensor value, controls the outdoor fan 113 at a rotational speed predicted from an air-conditioning load of an air-conditioning space. The controller 116 predicts the air-conditioning load and controls the rotational speed of the outdoor fan 113 in accordance with a capacity based on the predicted capacity.

IPC Classes  ?

  • F24F 11/46 - Improving electric energy efficiency or saving
  • F24F 11/62 - Control or safety arrangements characterised by the type of control or by internal processing, e.g. using fuzzy logic, adaptive control or estimation of values
  • F24F 11/871 - Control systems characterised by their outputs; Constructional details thereof for controlling the temperature of the supplied air by controlling absorption or discharge of heat in outdoor units by controlling outdoor fans