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Evaporator and Condenser Fan VFD
Applications
September 8, 2011
•Line reactors
•Output filters
•Bypass
•Electrical installation
•Sizing the correct drive
•Maintenance
•Avoiding issues that lead to failures
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100 100
80 80
%Input Power
% Flow
60 60
40 40
20 20
0 0
0 20 40 60 80 100 0 20 40 60 80 100
%RPM %RPM
Pressure/ Horsepower
Speed Volume Required
Head
100% 100% 100% 100%
90% 90% 81% 73%
80% 80% 64% 51%
70% 70% 49% 34%
60% 60% 36% 22%
50% 50% 25% 13%
40% 40% 16% 6%
30% 30% 9% 3%
4
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Condenser/Tower Fans
Most larger facilities have them
Over 5hp fans are best
These fans can and usually do cycle on and off all year
They cycle to maintain pressure in the system
Look for systems with over capacity, meaning all the fans are not running all the time
Multiple cells and motors will have a quicker payback
Two fans running at 50% speed, achieve the same cooling as 1 at full, but it saves 75% of the
energy
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1.40
1.20
1.00
0.80
Power, kW
0.60
0.40
0.20
0.00
10:03
10:53
11:43
12:33
13:23
14:13
15:03
15:53
16:43
17:33
18:23
19:13
20:03
20:53
21:43
22:33
23:23
0:03
0:53
1:43
2:33
3:23
4:13
5:03
5:53
6:43
7:33
8:23
9:13
Time
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Questions
Ron Cote