EP1906290B1 - Verfahren zur Überwachung eines Kühlsystems - Google Patents

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EP1906290B1
EP1906290B1 EP07019022A EP07019022A EP1906290B1 EP 1906290 B1 EP1906290 B1 EP 1906290B1 EP 07019022 A EP07019022 A EP 07019022A EP 07019022 A EP07019022 A EP 07019022A EP 1906290 B1 EP1906290 B1 EP 1906290B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F04—POSITIVE - DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
    • F04C—ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS
    • F04C28/00—Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids
    • F04C28/28—Safety arrangements; Monitoring
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
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    • F25B49/005—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices of safety devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B49/00—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
    • F25B49/02—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices for compression type machines, plants or systems
    • F25B49/022—Compressor control arrangements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2500/00—Problems to be solved
    • F25B2500/19—Calculation of parameters
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2600/00—Control issues
    • F25B2600/02—Compressor control
    • F25B2600/025—Compressor control by controlling speed
    • F25B2600/0251—Compressor control by controlling speed with on-off operation
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2700/00—Sensing or detecting of parameters; Sensors therefor
    • F25B2700/21—Temperatures
    • F25B2700/2115—Temperatures of a compressor or the drive means therefor
    • F25B2700/21152—Temperatures of a compressor or the drive means therefor at the discharge side of the compressor

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  • the present invention relates to a method for using a device including partly a sensor which itself comprises a temperature detector, a processor and a memory unit, and partly a receiver for receiving messages from the sensor, in order to monitor an existing refrigeration system comprising a pulse-regulated compressor and a pipe which comes from the compressor and which conveys a refrigerant.
  • the present invention relates particularly to a method for monitoring the temperature of refrigeration systems for chilled and frozen foods in food businesses, warehouses and restaurants, which refrigeration systems often have a pulse-regulated compressor.
  • a compressor being pulse-regulated means here that the compressor has only two operating states. Either the compressor is operating at its full nominal power or it is at standstill. In other words, the compressor is either on or off. Pulse-regulated compressors are the commonest type of compressor in food refrigeration systems. If the refrigeration in such a refrigeration system is not sufficient, a thermostat initiates further refrigeration by causing the compressor to switch on and operate until the thermostat detects that the refrigeration is sufficient, whereupon the compressor switches off.
  • a pulse-regulated compressor thus operates in cycles whereby periods when the compressor is at standstill alternate with periods when the compressor is operating at full nominal power. If the compressor is heavily loaded, the periods when it is operating are significantly longer than those when it is at standstill. The opposite situation applies when the compressor is lightly loaded.
  • Food refrigeration systems need monitoring of their performance. If the refrigeration system suddenly fails, this may lead to food representing a large value having to be discarded, and if a gradual deterioration in refrigeration performance is not detected in time, foods risk being stored at too high temperatures for long periods, leading to possible danger to human health.
  • US 5,381,669 discloses a refrigeration control software that periodically checks for overcharge and undercharge conditions by placing an expansion valve at a predetermined setting, based on measured environmental temperature. While the expansion valve is at the predetermined setting a series of compressor discharge temperature readings are taken to obtain an average reading and this average reading is compared with a reference value. An undercharge condition is declared when the average reading is greater than the reference value and an overcharged condition is declared when the average reading is less than the reference value.
  • EP 1245913 discloses a refrigeration system including a compressor having a motor protector which stops the compressor's motor when it senses an out of specification condition, A diagnostic system of the refrigeration system monitors the status of the motor protector.
  • the diagnostic system includes logic circuitry that diagnoses the type of problem the compressor or the system is having based upon the running times and status of the motor in conjunction with the times and status of the tripped motor protector.
  • the diagnostic system also includes either a discharge pressure sensor or a condenser temperature sensor, an ambient air sensor and a voltage sensor. The sensors provide information to the diagnostic system which enables it to determine where a system fault has occurred.
  • US 5,586,445 disclose a method where a low refrigerant charge in a refrigeration system is detected by monitoring the compressor discharge pressure and temperature. This monitoring is accomplished with a combined pressure/temperature sensor located at or near the compressor outlet. The sensor output signals are fed to a controller which produces a low charge signal whenever a combination of high discharge temperature and a low discharge pressure is detected. The controller can optionally receive input of additional operating characteristics of the refrigeration system to provide a more accurate low charge signal. The controller is connected to an indicator and/or the compressor so that the low charge signal activates the indicator and/or deactivates the compressor.
  • the first is based on measuring the temperature of foods and the time they are held at different temperatures while stored in refrigerating or freezing appliances. This method is directly related to the foods but its form in practice has to be such that large variations in both temperature and holding time are allowed.
  • the temperature has in practice to be allowed to rise to a significantly higher value than the statutory temperature for frozen products, which may be -18°C, and the statutory temperature for chilled products, which may be +4°C or +8°C without an alarm occurring. This is because the refrigeration system has to be defrosted at regular intervals, which means that the refrigeration package of the refrigeration system is recurringly brought to a temperature above freezing point so that frozen condensate accumulated on the refrigeration package can melt and run off.
  • Defrosting involves the refrigeration package maintaining a relatively high temperature for 90 to 120 minutes, which sets a practical time limit for alarm signals. Only after food has been at too high a temperature for more than that time can an alarm occur. This detection situation means that by the time both temperature and holding time are exceeded and an alarm finally occurs, the foods concerned are in practice close to being discardable. The net effect is that this type of detection with subsequent alarm is a kind of "panic alarm" system. This type of alarm must be attended to at any time of the day or night, because food representing a large value is often immediately at risk.
  • the other way of detecting a refrigeration system not operating satisfactorily is to use built-in sensors to monitor the actual refrigeration system. This is done, for example, by the operation of the compressor's electric motor being monitored and an alarm occurring if incorrect operating conditions of the electric motor's power supply are detected. Examples of such operating conditions are short-circuits, overcurrents or the loss of a phase.
  • the monitoring system may also comprise various kinds of built-in pressure and temperature monitors which issue alarms in response to sudden pressure or temperature changes. However, such monitoring systems are designed to detect sudden and relatively large faults and are less suitable for detecting gradual deterioration of the refrigeration system's performance.
  • the refrigeration circuit in a refrigeration system is usually physically quite extensive, with a high-pressure side in which there is risk of the refrigeration system's refrigerant leaking out and a low-pressure side in which there is risk of air leaking into the refrigerant. Both forms of leakage lead to gradual deterioration of the refrigeration system's performance. This type of fault is difficult to detect by either of the two forms of monitoring described above, since the thermostats of the refrigeration system will as long as possible compensate for the fault and conceal it by demanding more refrigeration. The ultimate result is that the compressor risks operating continuously during certain parts of the day and/or night.
  • the degradation may proceed further until the compressor, despite running continuously, is no longer able to maintain sufficient refrigeration, which is usually only revealed by rising food temperatures.
  • the compressor may break down because of overload, which is only revealed when sensors built into the refrigeration system detect it and trigger alarms.
  • the object of the present invention is to present a method for such a monitoring system.
  • the method according to the invention is characterised by features according to the characterising part of claim 1.
  • the invention is thus based on the at first sight contradictory principle that high temperature from the compressor indicates that a refrigerating function is being delivered by the refrigeration system.
  • the invention is also based on it being possible for a deteriorated or failed refrigerating function to be detected early by analytical monitoring of variations in the temperature of the refrigerant on the refrigeration system's high-pressure side.
  • the invention makes it possible to set up effective monitoring of already installed refrigeration systems.
  • Installing the monitoring system according to the invention takes in practice only about 15-30 minutes. This is done without penetrating the existing refrigeration system and can therefore be carried out by a person with no heavy-current authorisation. Since there is no need for any penetration of the existing refrigeration system, neither the actual installing of the monitoring system nor the presence of its installed components will affect the functioning of the refrigeration system. This means that the original supplier of the refrigeration system cannot argue that any guarantee commitment is affected or no longer applicable.
  • Monitoring according to the invention is simple and effective, since analysis of a single parameter, viz. the delivery temperature of the refrigerant, provides an immediate picture of the functioning of the refrigeration system's central component, i.e. the compressor.
  • the technical requirements for the components of the monitoring system are low, making it possible to use inexpensive standard components.
  • the monitoring system makes it possible to detect the compressor's inability to provide refrigeration irrespective of whether the underlying cause is overdimensioning, underdimensioning, power failure, phase loss, faulty control and regulating equipment, faulty compressor, faulty refrigeration circuit or some other fault which makes it impossible for the compressor to provide refrigeration.
  • the monitoring system enables early detection of inability of the refrigeration system to provide refrigeration, thereby enhancing the possibility of a successful response to save food from destruction. In the best case, unscheduled responses can be completely avoided by faults being detected in such good time that servicing during normal working hours can be arranged before the functioning of the facility has declined so much that refrigeration can no longer be maintained.
  • Fig. 1 depicts a conventional refrigeration system comprising a pulse-regulated compressor 1, a drive unit in the form of an electric motor 2 for driving the compressor 1, and a control unit 3 for controlling the electric motor 2.
  • the compressor 1 being pulse-controlled means in this context that the compressor has only two operating states. Either the compressor 1 is operating at its full nominal power or it is at standstill. In other words, the compressor is either on or off, and the control unit 3 regulates the operation of the compressor 1 by varying the length of the periods of time when the compressor 1 is on.
  • the refrigeration system further comprises a condenser 4 and a refrigeration package 5 situated in a refrigeration unit 6.
  • a refrigeration unit 6 which may for example be a refrigerator, a freezer, a freezing cabinet or some other type of refrigerating appliance, there is a food storage space 7.
  • the compressor 1, the condenser 4 and the refrigeration package 5 are linked by pipes 8-10.
  • the pipes 8-10, the compressor 1, the condenser 4 and the refrigeration package 5 constitute in a conventional manner a refrigeration circuit for a refrigerant.
  • the compressor 1 compresses the refrigerant, which is heated.
  • the compressed refrigerant is led through the first pipe 8 to the condenser 4 where the refrigerant cools and condenses.
  • the refrigerant is led thereafter via the second pipe 9 to the refrigeration package 5, in which the refrigerant cools the storage space 7 by absorbing heat from the storage space 7 and foods stored therein.
  • the refrigerant is led through the third pipe 10 back to the compressor 1, in which the refrigerant is compressed again.
  • the refrigeration circuit thus comprises a high-pressure side downstream of the compressor, in which the refrigerant flows through the pipe 8 at high pressure, and a low-pressure side upstream of the compressor, in which the refrigerant flows through the pipe 10 at low pressure.
  • the monitoring system comprises a sensor 11 and a receiver 12.
  • the sensor 11 comprises a sensor element in the form of a temperature detector 13, a control unit 14, a transmitter unit 15 and an energy source in the form of a battery 16.
  • the control unit 14 itself comprises a processor 17, a memory unit 18 and a clock 19.
  • the control unit 14 is preferably a so-called single-chip processor, i.e. a chip which comprises a processor element, a memory element and a clock function.
  • the sensor 11 is adapted to measuring temperature values via the temperature detector 13, processing the measured temperature values in the control unit 14 and sending the processed temperature values out wirelessly in the form of radio messages via the transmitter unit 15.
  • the receiver 12 comprises a receiver unit 20 for receiving radio messages from the sensor 11.
  • the receiver also comprises a control unit 21 for further analysis and processing of the temperature values processed in the sensor.
  • the temperature detector 13, the control unit 14 and the transmitter unit 15 may constitute a unit.
  • the temperature detector 13 may alternatively be connected to the control unit 14 by a short flexible signal line, thereby allowing more freedom in the positioning of the temperature detector 13.
  • Fitting the monitoring system entails disposing the temperature detector 13 on top of the shell surface of the first pipe 8 in order to measure the shell temperature of the pipe 8, which shell temperature is an indirect measure of the temperature of the refrigerant on the high-pressure side of the refrigeration system.
  • the pipes of refrigerant circuits of refrigeration systems are almost without exception made of metal, thereby ensuring that a change in the temperature of the refrigerant is rapidly propagated to the surface of the pipe.
  • the temperature detector 13 is preferably disposed at a predetermined distance, e.g. about 10-100 cm, from the compressor 1. If the temperature detector 13 is situated too close to the compressor 1, the thermal inertia of the material of the compressor casing will disrupt the temperature measurement. If the temperature detector is situated too far from the compressor 1, the temperature of the refrigerant will no longer reflect the operating state of the compressor. A preferred position for the temperature detector 13 is about 50 cm from the compressor 1 along the pipe 8. It should be noted that the temperature detector 13 is disposed on top of the pipe 8 without penetrating the pipe 8 at all. The temperature detector 13 is preferably fastened on top of the pipe 8 by banding which is caused to surround the pipe and at the same time press the temperature detector 13 towards the shell surface of the pipe 8.
  • a predetermined distance e.g. about 10-100 cm
  • the sensor is activated, causing the temperature detector 13 to measure the temperature of the shell surface of the pipe 8 at a predetermined measuring rate, i.e. at regular intervals of time ... t n-2 , t n-1 , t n ... and to send the measured temperature values ... T n-2 , T n-1 , T n ... to the control unit 14.
  • the time between two consecutive measurements t n-1 and t n should preferably be not more than half of the shortest running or standstill time of the compressor which is to be monitored.
  • the shortest running and standstill periods are normally about 5 minutes, although shorter running and standstill periods may occur, e.g. due to too little hysteresis of the refrigeration system's thermostats.
  • These short running and standstill periods are interesting from the monitoring point of view, since they result in heavy wear of the refrigeration system.
  • the time between two consecutive measurements should preferably be less than 2.5 minutes and most preferably be at most 1-2 minutes, which means that the measuring rate should be at least 24 measurements per hour and preferably at least 30-60 measurements per hour.
  • the processor 17 is programmed to compare each measured temperature value with a first temperature value T max stored in the memory unit 18 and a second temperature value T min stored in the memory unit 18.
  • the first temperature value represents a maximum current temperature of the refrigerant
  • the second temperature value a minimum current temperature of the refrigerant.
  • these first and second temperature values are preferably set at predetermined normally occurring temperature values, preferably about 30°C and about 70°C respectively. This makes it possible for the monitoring system to supply usable information directly from the facility. If the measured temperature value T n exceeds the first temperature value T max , the processor 17 replaces the first temperature value T max by the measured temperature value T n , which thus becomes the new first temperature value stored in the memory unit 18.
  • the processor 17 is also programmed to reduce the first temperature value and increase the second temperature value by a predetermined amount of temperature, e.g. a temperature in the range 1°C-2°C, at regular intervals, e.g. once per 24 hours.
  • the monitoring system thus has an ability to adapt to individual refrigeration systems and to changing operating conditions even if the initial values of T max and T min are not quite correct.
  • the automatic decrease and increase in T max and T min respectively also ensures that temporary extremely high or extremely low temperature values do not persist in the memory unit 18 for a long period of time after they have occurred.
  • the processor 17 calculates an operating state value on the basis T n - T n - 1 / t n - t n - 1 + T n - 1 - T mean / K where T n is the latest measured temperature value, T n-1 is the previous measured temperature value, t n is the time of measurement of the latest measured temperature value, t n-1 is the time of measurement of the previous measured temperature value, K is a time constant within the range 2-30 minutes and T mean is the mean of said first and second temperature values, i.e. (T max +T min )/2.
  • T n may with advantage be used instead of T n-1 in the second term, which means that the operating state value is instead calculated on the basis T n - T n - 1 / t n - t n - 1 + T n - 1 - T mean / K
  • the calculated operating state value is in practice definitely positive on an operating compressor and definitely negative on a compressor at standstill, apart from a certain time delay which is in practice unavoidable but negligible relative to other time perspectives.
  • the first term of the operating state value (T n -T n-1 )/(t n -t n-1 ), is a measure of how much the temperature changes between two consecutive measurements. In other words, this term is a temperature derivative. Theoretically this term is always positive so long as the compressor is operating, but after a certain running time of the compressor the measured temperature will in practice fluctuate about a relatively stable working temperature, with the result that the first term oscillates between being positive and negative.
  • the object of the second term, (T n-1 -T mean )/K or (T n -T mean )/K. is to compensate for this fluctuation so that the operating state value calculated as above does not falsely signal a compressor standstill when the compressor is still operating, or vice versa when the compressor is at standstill, i.e. to prevent the calculated operating state value being negative when the compressor is actually operating and positive when it is actually at standstill.
  • the highest temperature value measured is normally about 80°C and the lowest normally about 20°C, resulting in a T mean value of about 50°C. However, this value may be allowed to vary ⁇ 10% without disrupting the result derivable from the operating state value.
  • the measured temperature T n-1 or T n will most certainly be higher than T mean , so the second term will make a positive contribution which compensates for any slight negative value of the first term.
  • the measured temperature T n-1 or T n will most certainly be lower than T mean , so the second term will make a negative contribution which compensates for any slight positive value of the first term.
  • the constant K causes the calculated operating state value to be relatively insensitive to temporary temperature fluctuations. Practical experience has shown that a K value within the range 2-30 minutes, and preferably about 8 minutes, is advantageous. The result of a value of 8 minutes is that sudden temperature fluctuations of up to 3.75°C per minute on a compressor which is continuously running or continuously at standstill do not lead to an incorrect operational indication. An increased K value gives a quicker operating state value response but also entails more risk of false values, i.e. of the operating state value being negative when the compressor is actually in operation, and vice versa.
  • the processor 17 When it has calculated the operating state value, the processor 17 thus establishes whether the value is positive or negative, a positive value being associated with the compressor 1 being in operation and a negative value with the compressor 1 being at standstill. This preferably leads to the current time of measurement being associated with the operating state 1 if the operating state value is positive and with the operating state 0 if the operating state value is negative. This operating state is thereafter stored in the memory unit 18.
  • Fig. 2 depicts curves illustrating the monitoring system's calculation of the operating state value, with the monitoring system's temperature detector disposed on top of a pipe of a refrigeration circuit such as described above, in this case about 50 cm downstream of the refrigeration system's compressor.
  • the top curve which should be read with the temperature scale on the left, shows how the temperature measured by the temperature detector varies over 24 hours.
  • the temperature detector's measuring rate in this case is about 24 measurements per hour, which means that the period between two consecutive measurements is about 2.5 minutes.
  • the middle curve which should be read with the temperature variation scale on the right, represents the operating state value calculated on the above (T n -T n-1 ) /(t n -t n-1 ) + (T n-1 -T mean ) /K basis, with the time constant K set at 8 minutes.
  • the bottom curve shows the result of the control unit's analysis of the calculated operating state value, whereby the value 1 indicates that the sign of the operating state value is positive and the compressor is therefore assessed as being in operation, and the value 0 indicates that the sign of the operating state value is negative and the compressor is therefore assessed as being at standstill.
  • the operating state value is typically about -6°C/minute after the compressor has switched off and about +10°C/minute after the compressor has switched on.
  • the upper and lower curves show a very good match between the compressor's actual operating state, i.e. whether it is off or on, and the sign of the operating state value.
  • the processor 17 When it has calculated the operating state value, the processor 17 establishes not only whether there has been a change in the compressor's operating state since the previous measurement but also the length of the latest completed period in which the operating state value is negative or positive, as the case may be. If the compressor's operating state is unchanged since the previous measurement, the processor 17 also determines the length of the uncompleted current period, irrespective of whether the operating state value is negative or positive during that period, i.e. irrespective of whether the compressor is operating or at standstill. This step is illustrated by examples in Figs. 3-5 , where a denotes the length of the latest completed period in which the operating state value is negative, b the length of the latest completed period in which the operating state value is positive and c the length of the uncompleted current period.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates a situation in which the compressor's operating state has changed from 1 at t n-1 to 0 at t n .
  • the latest completed period a i.e. that in which the operating state value is negative, runs between t n-5 and t n-3 , and the length of that period is therefore t n-3 -t n-5 .
  • the latest completed period b i.e. that in which the operating state value is positive, runs between t n-3 and t n , and the length of that period is therefore t n -t n-3 .
  • Fig. 4 illustrates a situation in which the compressor's operating state is an unchanged 1 at t n .
  • the latest completed period a runs in this case between t n-3 and t n-2 , and the length of that period is therefore t n-2 -t n-3 .
  • the latest completed period b runs between t n-4 and t n-3 , and the length of that period is therefore t n-3 -t n-4 .
  • the uncompleted current period c runs between t n-2 and t n , and its length is therefore t n -t n-2 .
  • Fig. 5 illustrates a situation in which the compressor's operating state is an unchanged 0 at t n .
  • the latest completed period a runs in this case between t n-5 and t n-4 , and the length of that period is therefore t n-4 -t n-5 .
  • the latest completed period b runs between t n-4 and t n-2 , and the length of that period is therefore t n-2 -t n-4 .
  • the uncompleted current period c runs between t n-2 and t n , and its length is therefore t n -t n-2 .
  • the load factor may thus assume a value between 0 and 1, low values denoting a lightly loaded and possibly poorly utilised compressor and high values a heavily loaded compressor.
  • a load factor close to 1 denotes a continuously operating compressor under maximum load.
  • the load factor and the operating state may be related as follows:
  • the processor 17 When the processor 17 has calculated the load factor, the processor 17 sends to the receiver 12 via the transmitter unit 15 a radio message conveying measured temperature, current first and second temperature values (T max and T min ), running time, standstill time and load factor.
  • the control unit 21 in the receiver 12 analyses the radio message received and, on the basis of the information in the message, adopts suitable measures, e.g. possibly issuing some form of alarm.
  • the control unit 21 may for example assume that the compressor is at standstill longer than is normal for a defrosting period and may issue an alarm to that effect.
  • a predetermined maximum permitted threshold value e.g. a threshold value within the range 1-2 hours
  • control unit 21 may for example assume that the compressor is overloaded, resulting in an alarm to that effect.
  • control unit 21 may for example assume that the refrigeration system is operating at too low thermostat hysteresis, resulting in an alarm to that effect.
  • the control unit 21 sends out a low-priority alarm to that effect. If the measured temperature exceeds a predetermined second maximum permitted temperature value, which is preferably about 140°C, it is preferred that the control unit 21 sends out a high-priority alarm to that effect.
  • the receiver may also issue opinions about the refrigeration system and its performance.
  • the load factor provides very good information about the construction and functioning of the facility. For example, low load factor values on a new refrigeration system indicate that the compressor is lightly loaded and the refrigeration system overdimensioned, whereas high load factor values indicate that the compressor is overloaded and the refrigeration system underdimensioned. Slowly rising load factor values may indicate that there is leakage of refrigerant or that air is leaking into the refrigeration circuit, thereby gradually impairing the functioning of the facility so that the compressor gradually becomes increasingly loaded.

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  1. Verfahren zur Verwendung einer Vorrichtung mit einem Sensor (11), welcher einen Temperaturdetektor (13), einen Prozessor (17) und eine Speichereinheit (18) aufweist, und mit einem Empfänger (12) zum Empfangen von Nachrichten von dem Sensor (11), um ein bestehendes Kühlsystem mit einem pulsgeregelten Kompressor (1) und einer von dem Kompressor (1) kommenden, ein Kühlmittel fördernden Leitung (8) zu überwachen,
    gekennzeichnet durch die folgenden Schritte:
    - der Temperaturdetektor (13) wird mit einem bestimmten Abstand von dem Kompressor (1) auf der Leitung (8) angeordnet und dazu gebracht, die Temperatur der Mantelfläche der Leitung (8) und damit indirekt die Temperatur des Kühlmittels mit einer bestimmten Messrate zu messen,
    - des Kompressors (17) für die gemessenen Temperaturwerte Tn:
    - Vergleichen von Tn mit einem ersten, in der Speichereinheit (18) gespeicherten Temperaturwert Tmax und mit einem zweiten, in der Speichereinheit (18) gespeicherten Temperaturwert Tmin,
    - Ersetzen von Tmax durch Tn in der Speichereinheit (18), wenn Tn Tmax überschreitet, oder Ersetzen von Tmin durch Tn in der Speichereinheit (18), wenn Tn weniger als Tmin ist,
    - Berechnen eines Betriebszustandswerts auf der folgenden Basis: T n - T n - 1 / t n - t n - 1 + T n - 1 - T mean / K
    Figure imgb0013
    wobei Tn-1 der vorher gemessene Temperaturwert ist, tn die zeit des zuletzt gemessenen Temperaturwerts ist, tn-1 die Zeit des zuvor gemessenen Temperaturwerts ist, Tmean der Durchschnitt der ersten und zweiten gespeicherten Temperaturwerte ist, und K eine Konstante in dem Bereich 2 - 30 Minuten ist,
    - Ermitteln, ob der Betriebszustandswert positiv oder negativ ist, wobei ein positiver Wert mit dem Betrieb des Kompressors und ein negativer Wert mit dem Stillstand des Kompressors in Zusammenhang gebracht wird,
    - Berechnen der Länge (a) der letzten vollständigen Periode, in welcher der Betriebszustandswert negativ ist, und der Länge (b) der letzten vollständigen Periode, in welcher der Betriebszustandswert positiv ist, und, wenn der Betriebszustand des Kompressors (1) seit der vorhergehenden Messung unverändert ist, Berechnen der Länge (c) der unvollständigen Periode in dem aktuellen Betriebszustand,
    - Berechnen einer aktuellen Zykluszeit für den Kompressor (1) auf der Basis: Zykluszeit = Laufzeit + Stillstandszeit
    Figure imgb0014
    und eines aktuellen Belastungsfaktors für den Kompressor (1) auf der Basis: Belastungsfaktor = Laufzeit / Zykluszeit ,
    Figure imgb0015
    wobei die Laufzeit gleich der Länge (b) der letzten vollständigen Periode ist, in welcher der Betriebszustandswert positiv ist, oder, wenn der Betriebszustand des Kompressors ein unveränderter positiver Wert zu der Zeit der Messung ist, gleich der Länge (c) der unvollständigen aktuellen Periode ist, wenn sie größer ist, und wobei die Stillstandszeit gleich der Länge (a) der letzten vollständigen Periode ist, in welcher der Betriebszustandswert negativ ist, oder, wenn der Betriebszustandswert des Kompressors ein unveränderter negativer Wert zu der Zeit der Messung ist, gleich der Länge (c) der vollständigen aktuellen Periode ist, falls sie größer ist, und
    - Senden einer Nachricht zu dem Empfänger (12), mit welcher die gemessene Temperatur, die Laufzeit, die Stillstandszeit und der Belastungsfaktor übertragen werden.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der vorbestimmte Abstand zwischen dem Kompressor (1) und dem Temperaturdetektor (13) innerhalb des Bereichs von 10-100 cm liegt.
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 2,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Abstand zwischen dem Kompressor (1) und dem Temperaturdetektor (13) 50 cm beträgt.
  4. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1-3,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die vorbestimmte Messrate mindestens 24 Messungen pro Stunde beinhaltet.
  5. Verfahren nach Anspruch 4,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die vorbestimmte Messrate mindestens 30-60 Messungen pro Stunde umfasst.
  6. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1-5,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass Tmin und Tmax anfänglich auf 20°C eingestellt werden bzw. auf ungefähr 80°C, wenn der Sensor aktiviert oder reaktiviert wird.
  7. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1-6,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Konstante K 8 Minuten entspricht.
  8. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1-7,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Betriebszustandswert auf der folgenden Basis berechnet wird: T n - T n - 1 / t n - t n - 1 + T n - T mean / K
    Figure imgb0016
    anstatt auf der Basis von: T n - T n - 1 / t n - t n - 1 + T n - 1 - T mean / K .
    Figure imgb0017
  9. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1-8,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Nachricht auch Tmax und Tmin überträgt.
  10. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1-9,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Prozessor (17) in regelmäßigen Zeitabständen, vorzugsweise ein Mal pro 24 Stunden, Tmax und Tmin um einen vorbestimmten Temperaturwert, vorzugsweise 1°C-2°C, verringert.
  11. Verfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1-10,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass das Kühlsystem für Lebensmittel vorgesehen ist.
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