摘要:
The invention relates to methods of defrosting an evaporator coil of a transport refrigeration unit which includes microprocessor based electrical control. The electrical control maintains the temperature of a conditioned space at a predetermined set point temperature via hot gas heating and cooling cycles. The evaporator coil is defrosted to remove frost and ice by closing a damper to the served space and initiating a heating cycle. At the termination of defrost, a cooling cycle is initiated, but the damper is maintained in a closed position for a predetermined period of time to remove heat built up during the defrost process. The invention also detects damper malfunctions, including failure to close prior to defrost, and failure to open after defrost. The invention also evaluates manual and timed requests for a defrost operation, overriding the requests in response to predetermined conditions.
摘要:
A method of operating a transport refrigeration system having a compressor driven by a prime mover at a selected one of high and low speeds, an evaporator, and an evaporator blower driven by the prime mover. Refrigeration control provides an error value which controls the temperature of a load space to a predetermined set point via heating and cooling modes. The method includes the steps of driving the compressor at high speed during pull down, and injecting hot gas into the evaporator when the error is reduced to a predetermined value. The prime mover is maintained at high speed, to keep evaporator air flow at a high rate, continuing a relatively rapid temperature pull-down across the entire load space. The speed of the prime mover is reduced to low speed when the error is further reduced to a second value, which also initiates suction line modulation while maintaining hot gas injection.
摘要:
A method of adding asynchronous logging of data relative to events into a time based data logger which stores operator initiated headers in a data array, as well as synchronously storing data relative to variables of a transport refrigeration unit at predetermined constant time intervals. The operator associated headers include a preamble having a predetermined number of data bytes which include a header designator and a digital code which identifies the specific type of header being entered. An event header is provided having a preamble which includes the same number of data bytes as the preamble of the operator associated headers, for each type of event to be asynchronously stored in the data array. The header designator associated with the operator associated headers is inserted into the preamble of each of the event headers. A digital code is provided which identifies each event header, and the digital code is inserted into the preamble of each of the event headers. A data field follows the preamble of each event header, with predetermined data being inserted into the data field when an event occurs. An event header is stored in the data array asynchronously, at the time the associated event occurs. Each event header is time stamped when stored in the data array, and data stored in the data array is downloaded to a predetermined device, including asynchronously stored event headers and synchronous data stored at predetermined time intervals.
摘要:
A transport refrigeration system operable in cooling and heating cycles to maintain the temperature of a fresh load in a conditioned space extremely close to a predetermined set point temperature, with the cooling cycle primarily controlling the load temperature in ambients above freezing. The transport refrigeration system includes a compressor driven by a prime mover in one of two selectable speeds, an air delivery system which provides a substantially constant volume of conditioned air for a conditioned load space regardless of prime mover speed, a modulation valve in a suction line of the compressor, and a digital thermostat which senses the temperature of air returning to an evaporator. The digital thermostat controls the modulation valve via modulation control in a predetermined temperature range above and below set point, in both the heating and cooling cycles.
摘要:
A method of operating a transport refrigeration system having a refrigerant compressor driven by a prime mover. Electrical control maintains the temperature of a load in a conditioned space close to a desired set point via heating, cooling and null cycles, with the prime mover being started and stopped, as required, in response to the difference between the temperature of the conditioned space and a selected set point temperature, i.e., temperature error. Restarting of the prime mover is dynamically controlled by controlling the magnitude of the restart temperature error in response to the difference between the temperature of the conditioned space and ambient temperature.
摘要:
A method of operating a transport refrigeration unit having electrical control which includes a display, including the steps of detecting the occurrence of predetermined events in the transport refrigeration unit, and classifying at least certain of them into first, second and third categories of fault conditions, and into a fourth category related to maintenance associated events. When a first category fault occurs, the unit is shut down, a visual alarm is flashed, and the nature of the fault is immediately identified. When a second category fault occurs, a visual alarm is steadily energized, and the nature of the fault if immediately identified. When third category faults and fourth category events occur, they are stored and periodically displayed, with the display respectively identifying the nature of the fault and the type of maintenance event.
摘要:
A transport refrigeration unit, and methods and apparatus for monitoring the operation thereof, with the unit conditioning a load to a selected set point temperature via commanded cooling and heating cycles. A thermostat provides a digital signal as a function of the load temperature and the selected set point temperature, with each toggling of the least significant bit (LSB) thereof indicating a predetermined change in load temperature. A timer initiates a predetermined timing period with each toggling of the LSB, with the timing period being a dynamic function of the selected set point temperature. Expiration of the timing period before the next bit toggle initiates an alarm signal indicating the rate-of-change of load temperature is not within an acceptable limit for the selected set point temperature. A comparison of successive digital signals also results in an alarm signal when the direction of temperature change is not consistent with the commanded operating cycle.
摘要:
Methods and apparatus for monitoring conditions which may cause shut down of a refrigeration unit. When a condition of the refrigeration unit is detected which requires shut down, a shut down counter is incremented and the shut down is made with the provision for automatic restart of the refrigeration unit in response to predetermined parameters of the refrigeration unit. When the predetermined parameters initiate automatic re-start of the refrigeration unit, a timer is started. If the refrigeration unit operates for a predetermined period of time without shut down, the counting means is reset. A shut down before expiration of the predetermined timing period again increments the shut down counter. In one embodiment, when a predetermined condition which may cause shut down approaches a predetermined shut down value, the methods and apparatus modify the operation of the refrigeration unit one or more times in an attempt to prevent shut down. A predetermined count value on the shut down counter prevents further automatic re-starts of the refrigeration unit. In a preferred embodiment, the monitored conditions which may cause shut down are the high side pressure of the refrigeration unit, and, when a refrigerant compressor is driven by an internal combustion engine, the temperature of the engine.
摘要:
A method of starting and running an internal combustion engine connected to drive a refrigerant compressor in a refrigeration system which operates the engine at predetermined first and second speeds in response to a predetermined control algorithm, with the first speed being lower than the second speed. The method includes the step of starting and running the engine at the first speed, preventing switching from the first to the second speed in response to the control algorithm during an initial dynamic delay period following the step of starting the engine. The method then includes the step of determining the length of the initial dynamic delay period as a function of at least one predetermined parameter of the engine, and selecting the at least one predetermined engine parameter during the initial dynamic delay period.
摘要:
A refrigeration unit of the type having an economizer cycle driven by a prime mover cooled by a liquid coolant. Electrical control configures refrigerant flow paths of the unit to provide heating and cooling cycles, as required to control the temperature of a conditioned space to a predetermined set point temperature. Heat from the liquid coolant is used to enhance the heating cycle. A heating cycle is initiated immediately, when required, when the temperature of the liquid coolant is above a predetermined temperature. A heating cycle is delayed by a special refrigeration cycle which increases the load on the prime mover, when the temperature of the liquid coolant is not above the predetermined temperature. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the special refrigeration cycle provides simultaneous heating and cooling cycles, which include evaporating liquid refrigerant in an evaporator associated with the conditioned space, as in a cooling cycle, while condensing hot gas refrigerant from the compressor in a condenser associated with the conditioned space, as in a heating cycle.