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4.3.3. Delayed intermittent control

<BR> A pressure switch or contact manometer

works in conjunction with a timer and
controls the compressor independently of
system pressure.

The compressor goes through the modes

of Operating mode ( L2 ), Idle mode ( L1
) and Stopped ( L0 ). The modes are
linked with each other via the timer tV .
The delayed intermittent control
combines the benefits of intermittent
control and idling control. It is a middle
path with lower energy consumption than
the idling control method.

The delayed intermittent control operates

Fig. 4.3: Op. diagram of delayed intermittent control with two switching variants:

1st Variant

The system pressure pN rises to

cut-out pressure p max .
The compressor switches to
idle mode ( L1 ).

The system pressure pN has not

reached cut-in pressure p min
after expiry of the time tV .
The compressor switches to
stopped ( L0 ).

System pressure pN drops

below cut-in pressure p min .
The compressor switches to
operating mode( L2 ).

2nd Variant

The system pressure pN rises to

cut-out pressure pmax.
The compressor switches to
idle mode ( L1 ).

System pressure pN reaches

cut-in pressure p min before
expiry of the time tV .
The compressor switches to

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operating mode ( L2 ).

There are 2 possibilities to activate the

timer tV :

1. Switching on the compressors ( p min )

starts the timer t V .
This provides shorter idling times and
therefore lower
energy costs as with 2.

2. On reaching the cut-out pressure ( p

max ) the timer tV starts.

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. . 4.3. Controlling individual compressors
. . . . 4.3.1. Intermittent control
. . . . 4.3.2. Idle mode control
. . . . 4.3.3. Delayed intermittent control * You are here *
. . . . 4.3.4. Part-load control
. . . . . . 4.3.4.1. Infinite output control
. . . . . . 4.3.4.2. Frequency control
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