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http://dx.doi.org/10.6110/KJACR.2011.23.9.610

Development of Comfort Control Logic for VRF System in Summer Season by using 3 Environment Factors(Temperature, Humidity and Air flow)  

Kim, Jong-Min (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute)
Choi, Jae-Boong (School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
Lee, Sang-Won (School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
Cho, Doo-Ho (School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
Lee, Pil-Ho (School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
Kim, Young-Jin (School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University)
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Korean Journal of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering / v.23, no.9, 2011 , pp. 610-619 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper investigates the simplified comfort index and control logic for VRF (Variable Refrigerant Flow) system by using 3 environmental factors such as temperature, humidity and air flow. Indoor test under thermal load was conducted to explore relationship of each environment factors that is related to simplified comfort index. Simplified comfort function that has 3 environmental variables was proposed based on survey results. Each factor is measured and comfort preference was surveyed by more than 30 subjects in the indoor comfort test. Moreover, control logic for VRF system was developed and then simulated by using thermal load calculation method and verified with test. The proposed comfort function was in good agreement with survey results, and also verification test trend of comfort change and maintenance are quite similar with survey. Furthermore, through the additional test data analysis some differences of comfort according to position of people staying in the test room were additionally investigated by air flow. People being under an exit of air in the indoor air-conditioner feel more comfortable condition and speed of response to comfort change is relatively fast.
Keywords
Simplified comfort index(SCI); Control logic; Variable refrigerant flow system(VRF system); Environment factor; Thermal load;
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