Constant air volume HVAC system with a dehumidification function and discharge air temperature control, an HVAC controller therefor and a method of operation thereof
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1. A heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) controller, comprising:
- an interface configured to receive both a latent cooling demand and a sensible cooling demand; and
a processor configured to simultaneously process said latent cooling demand and said sensible cooling demand and direct both a dehumidification function and a discharge air temperature control function for a constant air volume (CAV) HVAC system employing said latent cooling demand and said sensible cooling demand, said processor configured to calculate a cooling sum by summing a number of cooling stages of said CAV HVAC system having a corresponding reheat coil with a number of cooling stages required to maintain a discharge air temperature of said CAV HVAC system.
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Abstract
An HVAC controller, a method of operating a constant air volume (CAV) HVAC unit and a CAV HVAC system are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the HVAC controller includes: (1) an interface configured to receive both a latent cooling demand and a sensible cooling demand and (2) a processor configured to direct both a dehumidification function and a discharge air temperature control function for a CAV HVAC system employing the latent cooling demand and the sensible cooling demand.
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16 Claims
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1. A heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) controller, comprising:
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an interface configured to receive both a latent cooling demand and a sensible cooling demand; and a processor configured to simultaneously process said latent cooling demand and said sensible cooling demand and direct both a dehumidification function and a discharge air temperature control function for a constant air volume (CAV) HVAC system employing said latent cooling demand and said sensible cooling demand, said processor configured to calculate a cooling sum by summing a number of cooling stages of said CAV HVAC system having a corresponding reheat coil with a number of cooling stages required to maintain a discharge air temperature of said CAV HVAC system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of operating a constant air volume (CAV) heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) unit having compressor and evaporator coils and employing both a discharge air temperature control function and a dehumidification function, said method comprising:
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receiving at least one of a latent cooling demand or a sensible cooling demand; determining if both a latent cooling demand and a sensible cooling demand are being simultaneously processed; directing both a dehumidification function and a discharge air temperature control function for said CAV HVAC system when simultaneously processing both said latent cooling demand and said sensible cooling demand, wherein said directing includes calculating a cooling sum by summing a number of cooling stages of said CAV HVAC system having a corresponding reheat coil with a number of cooling stages required to maintain a discharge air temperature of said CAV HVAC system; and activating said compressor and evaporator coils of said HVAC unit having corresponding reheat coils in response to said latent cooling demand if said latent cooling demand has been received and said sensible cooling demand has not been received. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A constant air volume (CAV) heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) system, comprising:
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compressor and evaporator coils; reheat coils corresponding to at least one of said compressor and evaporator coils; an air blower configured to move air across said compressor and evaporator coils and said reheat coils; and a controller configured to direct operation of said compressor and evaporator coils, said reheat coils and said air blower, comprising; an interface configured to receive both a latent cooling demand and a sensible cooling demand for said CAV HVAC system; and a processor configured to simultaneously process said latent cooling demand and said sensible cooling demand and direct both a dehumidification function and a discharge air temperature control function for said CAV HVAC system employing said latent cooling demand and said sensible cooling demand, wherein said processor is configured to calculate a cooling sum by adding a number of cooling stages of said CAV HVAC system having a corresponding reheat coil with a number of cooling stages required to maintain a discharge air temperature of said CAV HVAC system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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