System and method for monitoring a condenser of a refrigeration system
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1. A system comprising:
- an ambient temperature sensor that generates an ambient temperature signal corresponding to an ambient temperature;
a condenser sensor, corresponding to a condenser of a refrigeration system, that generates at least one of a condenser temperature signal and a condenser pressure signal;
a communication network that transfers said signals generated by said ambient temperature sensor and said condenser sensor; and
a management center processing said signals from said communication network and analyzing a trend in said signals over a predetermined time period by determining a condenser temperature based on at least one of said condenser temperature signal and said condenser pressure signal, calculating an average difference between said condenser temperature and said ambient temperature over said predetermined time period, and comparing said average difference with a predetermined threshold, said management center generating an alarm indicating performance of said condenser when said average difference is greater than said predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring a remote refrigeration system includes a plurality of sensors that monitor parameters of components of the refrigeration system and a communication network that transfers signals generated by each of the plurality of sensors. A management center receives the signals from the communication network and processes the signals to determine an operating condition of at least one of the components. The management center generates an alarm based on the operating condition.
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1. A system comprising:
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an ambient temperature sensor that generates an ambient temperature signal corresponding to an ambient temperature; a condenser sensor, corresponding to a condenser of a refrigeration system, that generates at least one of a condenser temperature signal and a condenser pressure signal; a communication network that transfers said signals generated by said ambient temperature sensor and said condenser sensor; and a management center processing said signals from said communication network and analyzing a trend in said signals over a predetermined time period by determining a condenser temperature based on at least one of said condenser temperature signal and said condenser pressure signal, calculating an average difference between said condenser temperature and said ambient temperature over said predetermined time period, and comparing said average difference with a predetermined threshold, said management center generating an alarm indicating performance of said condenser when said average difference is greater than said predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method comprising:
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generating an ambient temperature signal corresponding to an ambient temperature with an ambient temperature sensor; generating at least one of a condenser temperature signal and a condenser pressure signal with a condenser sensor corresponding to a condenser of a refrigeration system; transferring said signals generated by said ambient temperature sensor and said condenser sensor over a communication network; analyzing a trend in said signals over a predetermined time period by determining a condenser temperature based on at least one of said condenser temperature signal and said condenser pressure signal, calculating an average difference between said condenser temperature and said ambient temperature over said predetermined time period, and comparing said average difference with a predetermined threshold; generating an alarm indicating performance of said condenser when said average difference is greater than said predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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