Improving Energy Efficiency in Automotive Vapor Compression Cycles through Advanced Control Design Conference Paper

abstract

• This paper presents an experimental analysis of the performance of various control strategies applied to automotive air conditioning systems. A comparison of the performance of a thermal expansion valve (TEV) and an electronic expansion valve (EEV) over a vehicle drive cycle is presented. Improved superheat regulation and minor efficiency improvements are shown for the EEV control strategies. The efficiency benefits of continuous versus cycled compressor operation are presented, and a discussion of significant improvements in energy efficiency using compressor control is provided. Dual PID loops are shown to control evaporator outlet pressure while regulating superheat. The introduction of a static decoupler is shown to improve the performance of the dual PID loop controller. These control strategies allow for system capacity control, enabling continuous operation and achieving significant energy efficiency improvements. Copyright 2006 SAE International.

name of conference

• SAE Technical Paper Series

authors

• Rasmussen, Bryan

published proceedings

• SAE Technical Papers

author list (cited authors)

• Keir, M., Rasmussen, B., & Alleyne, A.

citation count

• 3

complete list of authors

• Keir, Michael||Rasmussen, Bryan||Alleyne, Andrew

publication date

• December 2006

publisher

• SAE International  Publisher

published in

• SAE Technical Papers  Journal

keywords

• 40 Engineering
• 4007 Control Engineering, Mechatronics And Robotics
• 4010 Engineering Practice And Education
• 7 Affordable And Clean Energy

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.4271/2006-01-0267

volume

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.4271/2006-01-0267

user-defined tag

• 7 Affordable and Clean Energy