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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2018
Universitat DE Lleida, Lleida, ES;
Ako Electromecanica S.a.l., Sant Pere de Ribes, ES;
Xavier Albets Chico, Sallent, ES;
Pere Moreno Argiles, Lleida, ES;
Miguel Angel González Sánchez, Sant Andreu De la Barca, ES;
Luisa Fernanda Cabeza Fabra, Lleida, ES;
Gabriel Zsembinszki, Barcelona, ES;
Jose Miguel Maldonado Jimenez, Saragossa, ES;
Alvaro de Gracia Cuesta, Lleida, ES;
Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, ES;
Ako Electromecanica S.A.L., Sant Pere de Ribes, ES;
Abstract
Provided is a method for adaptive control of a refrigeration system, the method including calculating a Number of Transfer Units (NTU) rate or an indicator representing the ease of variation of temperature (FVT) of an evaporator of the refrigeration system, to detect a frost level in the evaporator, to define the most suitable defrosting time, the energization of the drainage resistors and the adaptive management of the evaporator fan combining different operating modes, including an ice-free mode that uses only the cooling capacity of the refrigerant, and different modes with ice, which take advantage of the latent heat stored in the ice to save energy, depending on the frost level in the evaporator.