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23-03-2009, 04:28 AM
I've been working on a re-vamp of an existing air-to-water heat-pump design. It uses R-134a refrigerant.
The refrigerant loop has been re-designed, but now the control logic & electrical logic have to be reviewed.
The original design had a very simple on-off control philosophy which cut the system when target temperature is reached & re-started after the hysteresis drop had occurred. Only one input temperature is monitored. The system seems reasonably solid as it runs - but, it is unproven in the long haul as the units originated from a company who has since gone out of business (bad financial management) :(
We have two designs - single phase & 3-phase. We have wiring diagrams for both setups.
I'd like to find information on comparative systems, their control logic, & electrical logic. I'd like to investigate bringing in a few more inputs & managing the system onto optimum COP.
If anyone can point me towards useful links & reading material, wiring diagrams, good electrical consultants & so forth, I'd be most grateful. Thanks for your kind assistance.
The refrigerant loop has been re-designed, but now the control logic & electrical logic have to be reviewed.
The original design had a very simple on-off control philosophy which cut the system when target temperature is reached & re-started after the hysteresis drop had occurred. Only one input temperature is monitored. The system seems reasonably solid as it runs - but, it is unproven in the long haul as the units originated from a company who has since gone out of business (bad financial management) :(
We have two designs - single phase & 3-phase. We have wiring diagrams for both setups.
I'd like to find information on comparative systems, their control logic, & electrical logic. I'd like to investigate bringing in a few more inputs & managing the system onto optimum COP.
If anyone can point me towards useful links & reading material, wiring diagrams, good electrical consultants & so forth, I'd be most grateful. Thanks for your kind assistance.