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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 28, 1995
Michael C Schwedler, La Crosse, WI (US);
Jon R Hage, La Crosse, WI (US);
Dennis R Dorman, La Crosse, WI (US);
Michael J Stiyer, New Hope, MN (US);
American Standard Inc., Piscataway, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method of minimizing energy use in a chiller and cooling tower system is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: determining a measure of chiller efficiency; determining a measure of cooling tower efficiency; determining a measure of the transfer rate of heat energy between the cooling tower and the chiller; calculating a near optimal water temperature as a function of the chiller work efficiency, the cooling tower efficiency and the transfer rate; and operating the cooling tower to provide a conditioned fluid at the temperatures to produce near optimal energy consumption.