Refrigeration system energy efficiency enhancement using microsystems
First Claim
1. An arrangement, comprising:
- a plurality of sensors, each sensor operably coupled to measure an electrical parameter of a refrigeration system, each sensor coupled to one of a plurality of wireless transmission devices;
a processing circuit configured to receive information based on the electrical parameters of the refrigeration system received from the wireless transmission devices, the processing circuit configured to;
receive a first set of information comprising electrical parameters corresponding to a set of refrigeration system devices from the wireless transmission devices, the first set of information corresponding to a first time period;
receive a second set of information comprising electrical parameters corresponding to the set of refrigeration system devices from the wireless transmission devices, the second set of information corresponding to a second time period;
store the first set of information and the second set of information in a memory.
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Abstract
An embodiment of the invention is an arrangement that includes a plurality of sensors and a processing circuit. Each of the plurality of sensors is operably coupled to measure an electrical parameter of a refrigeration system. Each sensor is coupled to one of a plurality of wireless transmission devices. The processing circuit is configured to receive information based on the electrical parameters of the refrigeration system received from the wireless transmission devices. The processing circuit is programmed and/or otherwise configured to: receive a first set of information comprising electrical parameters corresponding to a set of refrigeration system devices from the wireless transmission devices, the first set of information corresponding to a first time period; receive a second set of information comprising electrical parameters corresponding to the set of refrigeration system devices from the wireless transmission devices, the second set of information corresponding to a second time period; and store the first set of information and the second set of information in a memory.
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23 Claims
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1. An arrangement, comprising:
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a plurality of sensors, each sensor operably coupled to measure an electrical parameter of a refrigeration system, each sensor coupled to one of a plurality of wireless transmission devices; a processing circuit configured to receive information based on the electrical parameters of the refrigeration system received from the wireless transmission devices, the processing circuit configured to; receive a first set of information comprising electrical parameters corresponding to a set of refrigeration system devices from the wireless transmission devices, the first set of information corresponding to a first time period; receive a second set of information comprising electrical parameters corresponding to the set of refrigeration system devices from the wireless transmission devices, the second set of information corresponding to a second time period; store the first set of information and the second set of information in a memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An arrangement, comprising:
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a first sensor operably coupled to measure an electrical parameter of a compressor, the compressor having an input configured to receive liquid and an output configured to provide compressed liquid, a second sensor operably coupled to measure a first physical characteristic of the liquid at the compressor input; a third sensor operably coupled to measure the first physical characteristic of the liquid at the compressor output; at least a first wireless transmission device configured to transmit the information relating to the electrical parameter; a processing circuit configured to receive and store first information relating to the electrical parameter and second information indicative of the first physical characteristic based on the measured values generated by the second sensor and the third sensor. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, comprising:
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a) obtaining sensor data regarding the enthalpy of a plurality of points in a refrigeration system; b) storing data representative of the sensor data; c) contemporaneously displaying information representative of the stored data and displaying reference enthalpy information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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