Energy Analysis and Compressor Performance of Refrigerator System Using Programmable Logic Control (PLC) Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • This project present an experimental test results on energy consumption of a refrigerator compressor triggered by using thermostat and programmable logic control (PLC). The PLC modulates the speeds of the compressor according to refrigeration load using inverter based on control law written in the PLC memory. The temperature setting for both thermostat and PLC were varied at-8 °C and-10 °C respectively. At-8°C the results indicate PLC consumed 4.45 to 6.79% less energy compared to thermostat setting. While at-10°C, the saving made through PLC is in the range of 6.43 to 12.88%. The fluctuation of freezer compartment is better when PLC controlled. As the energy input to compressor is lower due to the slower speed, this enhanced the coefficient of performance (COP).

publication date

  • 2014

number of pages

  • 4

start page

  • 469

end page

  • 473

volume

  • 554