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Minimizing operating costs of vapour compression equipment with optimal service scheduling.

Author(s) : ROSSI T. M., BRAUN J. E.

Type of article: Article

Summary

It was found that optimal service scheduling reduced lifetime operating costs by as much as a factor of two over regular service intervals, and by 50% when compared to constrained only service. For practical implementation, a simple near-optimal algorithm for estimating optimal service scheduling was developed that does not require on-line forecasting or numerical optimization and is easily implemented within a micro-controller. Over the wide range of cases tested, the near-optimal algorithm gave operating costs that were within 1% of optimal. This technique could also be applied to other systems where performance degradations are important such as large chillers and power plants.

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  • Original title: Minimizing operating costs of vapour compression equipment with optimal service scheduling.
  • Record ID : 1998-1853
  • Languages: English
  • Source: HVAC&R Research - vol. 2 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1996/01
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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