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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 28, 1994
Craig M Goshaw, La Crosse, WI (US);
Brian T Sullivan, La Crosse, WI (US);
Paul C Rentmeester, La Crosse, WI (US);
American Standard Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method of controlling the operation of a centrifugal compressor in a water chiller system. The compressor's capacity is variable by modulating its speed of rotation or by modulating its inlet guide vane's position. The water chiller includes an evaporator having a leaving water temperature. The method comprises the steps of: monitoring the leaving water temperature; determining if the leaving water temperature is in a steady state; modulating the compressor capacity by modulating speed of rotation if the leaving water temperature is in a steady state; and modulating the compressor capacity by modulating inlet guide vane position if the leaving water temperature is not in a steady state.