• 설비공학논문집
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.183-190
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• 2007

Controlling superheat of indoor units associated with a multi-type heat pump is one of difficult tasks to be addressed. This study suggests a dynamic model of an evaporator based on heat and mass balance. Thermodynamic properties are calculated by a commercial software, Refprop. The model is programmed in MFC Visual C++ for controller interface in real-time mode. The simulation results shows that PI control works for a narrow range of superheat. Beyond the range, the temperature behavior of the refrigerant is quite nonlinear mainly due to phase change. Thus, it is concluded that PI control of superheat has to be supplemented by nonlinear control ideas to avoid saturation and excessive superheat.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.295-303
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• 2008

The objectives of this study are to predict actual system performance and effective operating range of the 2-stage compression heat pump system using river water. An electronic expansion valve was applied to the simulation to analyze the effects of operating conditions on the system performance. The developed program was verified by comparing the predictions with the measured data. The results from the present model showed a good agreement with the measured data. In addition, the heat pump simulation was conducted by increasing condenser reservoir inlet temperature to investigate the benefits of the 2-stage compression over the 1-stage compression in the heating mode. The performance of the 2-stage compression cycle was better than that of the 1-stage compression when the inlet temperature of the condenser reservoir was higher than $40^{\circ}C$.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제15권8호
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• pp.661-666
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• 2003

Constant area expansion devices such as capillary tubes, short tube orifices are being gradually replaced with electronic expansion valves (EEVs) because of increasing focus on comfort and energy conservation. In this study, the performance of a water-to-water heat pump as a function of refrigerant charge is investigated in steady state, cooling mode operation with expansion devices of a capillary tube and an EEV. The performance of the capillary tube system varies drastically according to the change of refrigerant charge amount and inlet temperature of the secondary fluid in the condenser. Cooling capacity and COP of the EEV system show little dependence on the refrigerant charge, while those are strongly dependent on the secondary fluid temperature at the condenser inlet. In general, for a wide range of operating conditions the EEV system shows much higher performance as compared with the capillary tube system. The performance of the EEV system can be optimized by adjusting EEV opening to maintain a constant superheat at all test conditions.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.238-243
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• 2011

인버터형 가변속 압축기를 사용한 냉각기를 최적으로 제어하기 위한 선행 연구이며, 외기온도를 변화 시켰을 경우 압축기의 회전수 변화와 전자팽창밸브의 개도 변화가 전체 시스템에 미치는 영향에 대해 실험적으로 규명하였다. 외기온도 $35^{\circ}C$와 외기온도 $30^{\circ}C$의 30Hz에서는 제어 시 피해야할 영역으로 판단됨을 확인할 수 있었으며, 압축기 회전수 제어로 인한 용량 제어범위는 외기온도 $35^{\circ}C$에서의 약 43~100%, 외기온도 $25^{\circ}C$에서는 46~100%, 외기온도 $10^{\circ}C$에서는 48~100%로 외기온도가 낮아질수록 용량제어범위는 작아짐을 알 수 있었다.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제12권5호
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• pp.446-475
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• 2000

Performance of a water-to-water multi-type heat pump system using R22 has been experimentally investigated. Total refrigerant flow rate was adjusted with a variable speed compressor and the refrigerant flow rate for two indoor units were controlled by electronic expansion valves. Evaporator outlet pressure of refrigerant and indoor unit outlet temperatures of secondary fluid were selected as controlled variables. Experiments were carried out for both cooling and heating modes using PID control method. Results show that the multi-type heat pump system can be adequately controlled by keeping control gains at certain levels for various operating conditions.

• 동력기계공학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.81-87
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• 2006

This paper deals with an empirical model for decoupling control to control the refrigeration system effectively. The conventional control schemes of the system are mainly focused on representative two control methods, superheat control and capacity control. The capacity control is basically conducted to respond partial loading conditions on the purpose of energy saving. The superheat control is mainly carried out to maintain maximum coefficient of performance (COP). In the variable speed refrigeration system, the capacity and the superheat are controlled by inverters and electronic expansion valves respectively for saving energy and improving cost performance. The capacity and superheat can not be controlled independently because of interfering loop when the compressor speed and opening angle electronic expansion valve is varied. Therefore, we suggest decoupling model to eliminate the interfering loop at first. Next, each transfer function in decoupling control model is obtained from number of experiments.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.382-388
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• 2003

Refrigerant flow rates of the multi-type air-conditioning system can be regulated by electronic expansion valves (EEV). The performance of the multi-type air-conditioning system may be improved by lowering the superheat at the compressor suction side. In this study, a superheat temperature setpoint reset algorithm was developed by using fuzzy logics, and a PI algorithm was applied to control the superheat temperature near setpoints. Experimental results showed energy savings and stable operations at a multi-type air-conditioning system. Therefore, the developed setpoint reset algorithm may be effectively used for the EEV superheat temperature control of the multi-type air-conditioning system.

• 한국소음진동공학회논문집
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.168-174
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• 2017

In this work, a piezostack single-stage valve (PSSV) system is proposed and its control performance is experimentally evaluated at high temperature up to $150^{\circ}C$. In order to achieve this goal, a PSSV system is designed and operating principle and mechanical dimensions are discussed. A displacement amplifier and an adjust bolt are used to generate target displacement and to compensate thermal expansion. Then, an experimental apparatus is constructed to evaluate control performance of the PSSV system. The experimental apparatus consists of a heat chamber, a hydraulic circuit, a pneumatic circuit, pneumatic-hydraulic cylinders, thermal insulator, electronic devices, sensors, data acquisition (DAQ) board and a voltage amplifier. The flow rate and displacement control performance of the valve system are evaluated via experiment. The experimental results are evaluated and discussed at different temperatures and frequencies showing the controlled flow rate and spool displacement.

• 융합신호처리학회논문지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.205-211
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• 2013

최근 공작기계 분야에서 가공속도와 가공정밀도 같은 시스템 성능이 한층 요구되고 있다. 특히 가공속도가 증가함에 따라 공작기계와 수가공 분야의 공작물 가공 부위에 유해한 열 발생을 초래하게 된다. 이 열은 가공 정밀도를 저하시키는 주된 원인으로 작용한다. 따라서 온도를 제어하는 오일쿨러는 공작기계에서 필수적이다. 일반적으로 두 가지 대표적인 제어기법인 핫가스 바이패스방식과 압축기 가변속 제어 방식이 오일쿨러에 채택 되었다. 본 논문에서는 공작기계에 사용하는 핫가스 바이패스 오일쿨러의 정밀한 온도특성을 얻기 위한 퍼지 제어기의 설계와 구현 방법을 다룬다. 출구 오일온도를 설정값과 실내온도로 잘 유지하도록 전자팽창밸브의 개도 각도를 제어하였다. 특히, 퍼지 제어기는 갑작스러운 외란에 의한 온도변화를 억제하는 기능을 포함하고 있다. 몇 가지 실험을 통하여 제안한 방법으로 목표 온도를 ${\pm}0.22^{\circ}C$정상상태 오차 이내로 제어할 수 있었다.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.1005-1013
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• 2005

The use of river water as a heat source of a heat pump has the advantage in the performance compared to the use of atmospheric air because the temperature variation of river water over the year is relatively small. In this study, the performance of the heat pump system using river water as a heat source was numerically investigated. A simulation model for the 2-stage compression heat pump system was developed with each component model composed of compressors, heat exchangers, a flash tank and electronic expansion devices. The peformance of the heat pump system using river water was improved by $50\%$ compared to that using atmospheric air in winter conditions.