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- the present invention relates to a motor vehicle air conditioning system in which the capacity of a refrigerant compressor is controlled for high efficiency, and more particularly to a capacity control method for a variable displacement refrigerant compressor in such an air conditioning system.
- the present invention provides an improved control methodology for achieving an efficient compressor capacity control with a pneumatically-controlled variable displacement compressor and a compressor clutch that is selectively cycled on and off to minimize series re-heating of conditioned air.
- Conditioned air is discharged after passing through an evaporator core, and a target value for the evaporator outlet air temperature is determined based on the desired air discharge temperature.
- the compressor clutch is cycled off when the evaporator outlet air temperature falls below the target value by at least a calibrated amount, and is thereafter cycled on again when the evaporator outlet air temperature rises above the target value.
- the target value is preferably biased to prevent compressor operation when the desired air discharge temperature exceeds outside air temperature by at least a calibrated amount and to prevent the relative humidity in the air-conditioned space from rising above a desired level.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram of an air conditioning system controlled according to the present invention, including a pneumatically-controlled variable displacement refrigerant compressor with an electrically activated clutch, and a microprocessor based controller.
- FIG. 2 is a flow diagram of a control method carried out by the controller of FIG. 1 according to this invention.
- the present invention recognizes that the fuel efficiency benefits described in the aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 6,293,116 to Forrest et al. can be achieved at a reduced system cost by combining a pneumatically-controlled variable displacement compressor (such as shown and described in the U.S. Pat. No. 4,428,718 to Skinner, for example) with a compressor clutch cycle control that comes into play when series re-heating of the conditioned air is required to achieve the desired air discharge temperature.
- the system cost is reduced because a pneumatically-controlled variable displacement compressor is less expensive to produce than an electronically controlled variable displacement compressor, and the control electronics required to carry out the clutch cycling control are simpler and less expensive than with traditional electronically controlled displacement.
- a pneumatically-controlled variable displacement compressor is not cycled on and off during activation of the air conditioning system, but we have found that by doing so to minimize series re-heating, the highest efficiency gains obtainable by practicing the capacity control method described by Forrest et al. can be very nearly achieved at a significantly lower system cost. It is estimated that a system based on the present invention will result in a fuel savings of approximately 11.5 gallons of gasoline per vehicle annually, compared to a system using a traditionally controlled fixed displacement compressor.
- HVAC heating, ventilating and air conditioning
- mode air discharge location
- blower speed air discharge temperature
- control can also be implemented in a so-called manual system in which the user manually controls the air discharge temperature and mode and the blower speed.
- control can be implemented in a non-vehicular air conditioning system if desired.
- the reference numeral 10 generally designates an automatic climate control system for a motor vehicle.
- the system 10 includes a pneumatically-controlled variable displacement refrigerant compressor 12 such as shown and described in the aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 4,428,718 to Skinner, incorporated by reference herein.
- the compressor drive shaft is coupled to a drive pulley 20 via an electrically activated clutch 22 , and a drive belt (not shown) couples the drive pulley 20 to a rotary drive source such as an engine accessory drive shaft so that compressor 12 can be turned on and off by respectively engaging and disengaging the clutch 22 .
- the system 10 further includes a condenser 24 , an orifice tube 26 , an evaporator 28 , and an accumulator/dehydrator 30 arranged in order between the discharge and suction ports 16 and 18 of compressor 12 .
- the cooling fans 32 are electrically activated to provide supplemental airflow for removing heat from high-pressure refrigerant in condenser 24 .
- the orifice tube 26 allows the cooled high-pressure refrigerant in line 34 to expand in isenthalpic fashion before passing through the evaporator 28 .
- the accumulator/dehydrator 30 separates low-pressure gaseous and liquid refrigerant, directs gaseous refrigerant to the compressor suction port 18 , and stores excess refrigerant that is not in circulation.
- the orifice tube 26 is replaced with a thermostatic expansion valve (TXV); in this case, the accumulator/dehydrator 30 is omitted, and a receiver/drier (R/D) is inserted in line 34 upstream of the TXV to ensure that sub-cooled liquid refrigerant is available at the TXV inlet.
- TXV thermostatic expansion valve
- R/D receiver/drier
- the evaporator 28 is formed as an array of finned refrigerant-conducting tubes, and an air intake duct 36 disposed on one side of evaporator 28 houses a motor driven ventilation blower 38 for forcing air past the evaporator tubes.
- the duct 36 is divided upstream of the blower 38 , and an inlet air control door 40 is adjustable as shown to control inlet air mixing. Depending on the position of air control door 40 , outside air may enter blower 38 through duct leg 42 , and cabin air may enter blower 38 through duct leg 44 .
- An air outlet duct 46 disposed on the downstream side of evaporator 24 houses a heater core 48 formed as an array of finned tubes through which flows engine coolant.
- the heater core 48 effectively divides the outlet duct 46 , and a re-heat door 50 next to heater core 48 is adjustable as shown to apportion the airflow through and around heater core 48 .
- the heated and un-heated air portions are mixed in a plenum 52 downstream of re-heat door 50 , and two discharge air control doors 54 and 56 are adjustable as shown to direct the mixed air through one or more outlets, including a defrost outlet 58 , a heater outlet 60 , and driver and passenger panel outlets 62 and 64 .
- the compressor 12 is equipped with a pneumatically activated control valve 14 that adjusts the compressor displacement, and therefore its pumping capacity, in response to both the discharge (outlet) pressure at discharge port 16 and the suction (inlet) pressure at suction port 18 .
- the control valve 14 adjusts the compressor capacity to full displacement upon activation of compressor clutch 22 , and thereafter reduces the displacement when the suction pressure indicates that the evaporator temperature is approaching a value (such as 4° C.) just sufficient to prevent condensate from freezing on the fins of evaporator 28 .
- the control of the present invention overrides the capacity control of control valve 14 under specified conditions to reduce the effective compressor capacity by cycling the compressor clutch 22 on and off.
- the reference numeral 70 designates a microprocessor-based controller for carrying out compressor capacity control of the present invention, as well as the traditional automatic climate control functions. Accordingly, the controller 70 regulates the operation of the compressor clutch 22 , the cooling fans 32 , the blower 38 , and the various air control doors 40 , 50 , 54 and 56 . The control is carried out in response to various system-related and vehicle-related inputs which are generally designated by the reference numeral 72 .
- a system-related input especially pertinent to the control of the present invention is the evaporator outlet air temperature (EOAT) on line 74 , as measured by a thermistor 76 disposed just downstream of the evaporator 28 .
- EOAT evaporator outlet air temperature
- FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a control carried out by the controller 70 of FIG. 1 according to the present invention.
- the reference numeral 80 designates a conventional automatic climate control algorithm (ACCA) that determines target values for the blower speed, and the air discharge temperature and mode based on various inputs including the user set temperature (SET), the cabin air temperature (CAT), the outside air temperature (OAT), and a measure of solar loading (SOLAR).
- ACCA automatic climate control algorithm
- the target blower speed (BStar) is supplied to a blower speed control algorithm (BSCA) 82 that activates the electric motor of blower 38 ;
- the target discharge mode (DMtar) is supplied to a discharge mode control algorithm (DMCA) 84 that activates the discharge air control doors 54 and 56 ;
- the target discharge air temperature (DATtar) is supplied to a discharge air temperature control algorithm (DATCA) 86 that activates the re-heat air control door 50 .
- the control algorithms 82 and 84 usually involve simple open-loop control strategies, while the control algorithm 86 frequently involves a closed-loop control strategy in which re-heat air control door 50 is adjusted based on the deviation of the actual (measured) discharge air temperature from the target value DATtar.
- Blocks 88 - 104 describe a control according to the present invention for cycling the compressor clutch 22 on and off (effectively overriding the compressor capacity control of pneumatic control valve 14 ) under certain operating conditions for improved system efficiency.
- the control is based on the measured evaporator outlet air temperature EOAT and the target discharge air temperature DATtar, and activates cycling of the compressor clutch 22 when EOAT is lower than required to satisfy DATtar.
- the controller 70 maintains activation of compressor clutch 22 so long as the outside air temperature is above a minimum value, and the discharge air temperature control algorithm DATCA 86 satisfies the target value DATtar by positioning re-heat air control door 50 so that some or all of the air exiting evaporator 28 passes through the heater core 48 .
- the target value DATtar can be a temperature that is based on the position of a user-manipulated temperature control lever.
- the temperature control lever only provides a desired discharge air temperature, and a control algorithm such as the discharge air temperature control algorithm (DATCA) 86 is provided for adjusting the re-heat air control door 50 as required to satisfy the desired temperature.
- DTCA discharge air temperature control algorithm
- Blocks 88 - 92 determine a temperature-based target (EOATtar_temp) for the evaporator outlet air temperature.
- Block 88 compares the outside air temperature OAT with a difference (DATtar ⁇ CALtemp) that represents the evaporator outlet air temperature required to satisfy DATtar.
- CALtemp is a calibrated value that represents the typical rise in air temperature (2° C., for example) between the outlet of evaporator 28 and the air outlets 58 - 64 . If (DATtar ⁇ CALtemp) is higher than OAT, DATtar can be achieved with compressor 12 turned off, and block 90 sets the EOATtar_temp to an artificially high value such as 100° C. If (DATtar ⁇ CALtemp) less than or equal to OAT, at least some compressor operation will be required to achieve DATtar, and block 92 sets the EOATtar_temp to the difference (DATtar ⁇ CALtemp).
- Block 94 determines a humidity-based target (EOATtar_hum) for the evaporator outlet air temperature.
- EOATtar_hum a humidity-based target
- the evaporator outlet air temperature required to prevent the relative humidity in the cabin from rising above a desired level can be achieved by calculation or table look-up as a function of the measured cabin air temperature CAT (or set temperature SET) and the desired relative humidity RHdes.
- Block 96 sets the evaporator outlet air temperature target EOATtar equal to the lesser of EOATtar_temp and EOATtar_hum, as indicated by the MIN function. Under most conditions, EOATtar_temp will be less than EOATtar_hum, and EOATtar will be set to a temperature designed to achieve DATtar. However, in cases where additional compressor capacity is required to prevent the cabin air from becoming too humid for occupant comfort, EOATtar_hum will be less than EOATtar_temp; in this case, EOATtar will be set to a temperature somewhat lower than required to achieve DATtar, and the discharge air temperature control algorithm DATCA 86 will adjust re-heat air control door 50 for series re-heating of the air exiting evaporator 28 .
- the humidity-based target EOATtar_hum also comes into play when the outside air temperature OAT is less than the difference (DATtar ⁇ CALtemp), and block 90 sets the EOATtar_temp to 100° C.
- Blocks 98 - 104 control activation of the compressor clutch 22 based on the target value EAOTtar determined at block 96 .
- Block 98 compares the measured value EOAT with EOATtar
- block 100 compares EOAT with the difference (EOATtar ⁇ CALhys), where CALhys is a calibrated temperature delta that provides cycling hysteresis.
- the compressor clutch 22 will be activated initially, and blocks 100 and 102 deactivate clutch 22 for capacity control if EOAT falls below the difference (EOATtar ⁇ CALhys). Turning off the compressor 12 will allow EOAT to rise toward the inlet air temperature, and blocks 98 and 104 re-activate compressor clutch 22 when EOAT rises above EOATtar.
- CALhys is calibrated high enough to avoid rapid cycling of the compressor 12 , but low enough to prevent noticeable temperature swings in the cabin.
- control method of the present invention provides a novel approach for achieving highly efficient climate control with a climate control system built around a low-cost pneumatically controlled variable displacement compressor. While the present invention has been described with respect to the illustrated embodiment, it is recognized that numerous modifications and variations in addition to those mentioned herein will occur to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, it is intended that the invention not be limited to the disclosed embodiment, but that it have the full scope permitted by the language of the following claims.
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A high efficiency air conditioning system includes a pneumatically-controlled variable displacement compressor and a compressor clutch that is selectively cycled on and off to minimize series re-heating of conditioned air. Conditioned air is discharged after passing through an evaporator core, and a target value for the evaporator outlet air temperature is determined based on the desired air discharge temperature. The compressor clutch is cycled off when the evaporator outlet air temperature falls below the target value by at least a calibrated amount, and is thereafter cycled on again when the evaporator outlet air temperature rises above the target value. The target value is preferably biased to prevent compressor operation when the desired air discharge temperature exceeds outside air temperature by at least a calibrated amount and to prevent the relative humidity in the air-conditioned space from rising above a desired level.
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- The present invention relates to a motor vehicle air conditioning system in which the capacity of a refrigerant compressor is controlled for high efficiency, and more particularly to a capacity control method for a variable displacement refrigerant compressor in such an air conditioning system.
- Vehicle fuel efficiency studies have shown that a traditional air conditioning system with a fixed displacement compressor cycled on and off in the usual fashion can account for the consumption of nearly twenty-five gallons of gasoline per vehicle annually. As described in the U.S. Pat. No. 6,293,116 to Forrest et al., however, air conditioning efficiency can be significantly improved by regulating the compressor capacity in a way that eliminates over-dehumidification and minimizes series re-heating of conditioned air. Whereas compressor capacity is traditionally regulated so as maximize cooling by the evaporator without ice formation on the evaporator fins, the efficiency gains described by Forrest et al. are achieved by regulating the compressor capacity to provide a somewhat elevated evaporator outlet air temperature (or refrigerant pressure) based on user cooling and humidity requirements.
- Simply applying the principles of Forrest et al. to a system that cycles a fixed displacement compressor can result in a savings of about six gallons of gasoline per vehicle annually, similar to the savings that can be realized with a pneumatically controlled variable displacement compressor. However, the savings can be most dramatically increased—to nearly thirteen gallons of gasoline per vehicle annually—by replacing the fixed displacement compressor with an electronically controlled variable displacement compressor, which is the approach preferred by Forrest et al. Nevertheless, using an electronically controlled variable displacement compressor usually results in higher overall system cost because of the modulating control valve and the required control electronics. Accordingly, what is needed is a way of achieving the fuel efficiency obtainable with an electronically controlled system, but at a lower cost.
- The present invention provides an improved control methodology for achieving an efficient compressor capacity control with a pneumatically-controlled variable displacement compressor and a compressor clutch that is selectively cycled on and off to minimize series re-heating of conditioned air. Conditioned air is discharged after passing through an evaporator core, and a target value for the evaporator outlet air temperature is determined based on the desired air discharge temperature. The compressor clutch is cycled off when the evaporator outlet air temperature falls below the target value by at least a calibrated amount, and is thereafter cycled on again when the evaporator outlet air temperature rises above the target value. The target value is preferably biased to prevent compressor operation when the desired air discharge temperature exceeds outside air temperature by at least a calibrated amount and to prevent the relative humidity in the air-conditioned space from rising above a desired level.
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FIG. 1 is a diagram of an air conditioning system controlled according to the present invention, including a pneumatically-controlled variable displacement refrigerant compressor with an electrically activated clutch, and a microprocessor based controller. -
FIG. 2 is a flow diagram of a control method carried out by the controller ofFIG. 1 according to this invention. - The present invention recognizes that the fuel efficiency benefits described in the aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 6,293,116 to Forrest et al. can be achieved at a reduced system cost by combining a pneumatically-controlled variable displacement compressor (such as shown and described in the U.S. Pat. No. 4,428,718 to Skinner, for example) with a compressor clutch cycle control that comes into play when series re-heating of the conditioned air is required to achieve the desired air discharge temperature. The system cost is reduced because a pneumatically-controlled variable displacement compressor is less expensive to produce than an electronically controlled variable displacement compressor, and the control electronics required to carry out the clutch cycling control are simpler and less expensive than with traditional electronically controlled displacement. Ordinarily, of course, a pneumatically-controlled variable displacement compressor is not cycled on and off during activation of the air conditioning system, but we have found that by doing so to minimize series re-heating, the highest efficiency gains obtainable by practicing the capacity control method described by Forrest et al. can be very nearly achieved at a significantly lower system cost. It is estimated that a system based on the present invention will result in a fuel savings of approximately 11.5 gallons of gasoline per vehicle annually, compared to a system using a traditionally controlled fixed displacement compressor.
- The control method of this invention is illustrated principally in the context of a motor vehicle climate control system that automatically regulates heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) parameters such as air discharge temperature, air discharge location (mode), and blower speed. However, it should be understood that the control can also be implemented in a so-called manual system in which the user manually controls the air discharge temperature and mode and the blower speed. Also, the control can be implemented in a non-vehicular air conditioning system if desired.
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FIG. 1 , thereference numeral 10 generally designates an automatic climate control system for a motor vehicle. Thesystem 10 includes a pneumatically-controlled variabledisplacement refrigerant compressor 12 such as shown and described in the aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 4,428,718 to Skinner, incorporated by reference herein. The compressor drive shaft is coupled to adrive pulley 20 via an electrically activatedclutch 22, and a drive belt (not shown) couples thedrive pulley 20 to a rotary drive source such as an engine accessory drive shaft so thatcompressor 12 can be turned on and off by respectively engaging and disengaging theclutch 22. Thesystem 10 further includes acondenser 24, anorifice tube 26, anevaporator 28, and an accumulator/dehydrator 30 arranged in order between the discharge andsuction ports compressor 12. Thecooling fans 32 are electrically activated to provide supplemental airflow for removing heat from high-pressure refrigerant incondenser 24. Theorifice tube 26 allows the cooled high-pressure refrigerant inline 34 to expand in isenthalpic fashion before passing through theevaporator 28. The accumulator/dehydrator 30 separates low-pressure gaseous and liquid refrigerant, directs gaseous refrigerant to thecompressor suction port 18, and stores excess refrigerant that is not in circulation. In an alternative system configuration, theorifice tube 26 is replaced with a thermostatic expansion valve (TXV); in this case, the accumulator/dehydrator 30 is omitted, and a receiver/drier (R/D) is inserted inline 34 upstream of the TXV to ensure that sub-cooled liquid refrigerant is available at the TXV inlet. - The
evaporator 28 is formed as an array of finned refrigerant-conducting tubes, and anair intake duct 36 disposed on one side ofevaporator 28 houses a motor drivenventilation blower 38 for forcing air past the evaporator tubes. Theduct 36 is divided upstream of theblower 38, and an inletair control door 40 is adjustable as shown to control inlet air mixing. Depending on the position ofair control door 40, outside air may enterblower 38 throughduct leg 42, and cabin air may enterblower 38 throughduct leg 44. - An
air outlet duct 46 disposed on the downstream side ofevaporator 24 houses aheater core 48 formed as an array of finned tubes through which flows engine coolant. Theheater core 48 effectively divides theoutlet duct 46, and are-heat door 50 next toheater core 48 is adjustable as shown to apportion the airflow through and aroundheater core 48. The heated and un-heated air portions are mixed in aplenum 52 downstream ofre-heat door 50, and two dischargeair control doors defrost outlet 58, aheater outlet 60, and driver andpassenger panel outlets - As described in detail in the aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 4,428,718 to Skinner, the
compressor 12 is equipped with a pneumatically activated control valve 14 that adjusts the compressor displacement, and therefore its pumping capacity, in response to both the discharge (outlet) pressure atdischarge port 16 and the suction (inlet) pressure atsuction port 18. In general, the control valve 14 adjusts the compressor capacity to full displacement upon activation ofcompressor clutch 22, and thereafter reduces the displacement when the suction pressure indicates that the evaporator temperature is approaching a value (such as 4° C.) just sufficient to prevent condensate from freezing on the fins ofevaporator 28. As explained below, however, the control of the present invention overrides the capacity control of control valve 14 under specified conditions to reduce the effective compressor capacity by cycling thecompressor clutch 22 on and off. - Referring again to
FIG. 1 , thereference numeral 70 designates a microprocessor-based controller for carrying out compressor capacity control of the present invention, as well as the traditional automatic climate control functions. Accordingly, thecontroller 70 regulates the operation of thecompressor clutch 22, thecooling fans 32, theblower 38, and the variousair control doors reference numeral 72. A system-related input especially pertinent to the control of the present invention is the evaporator outlet air temperature (EOAT) online 74, as measured by athermistor 76 disposed just downstream of theevaporator 28. -
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a control carried out by thecontroller 70 ofFIG. 1 according to the present invention. Thereference numeral 80 designates a conventional automatic climate control algorithm (ACCA) that determines target values for the blower speed, and the air discharge temperature and mode based on various inputs including the user set temperature (SET), the cabin air temperature (CAT), the outside air temperature (OAT), and a measure of solar loading (SOLAR). The target blower speed (BStar) is supplied to a blower speed control algorithm (BSCA) 82 that activates the electric motor ofblower 38; the target discharge mode (DMtar) is supplied to a discharge mode control algorithm (DMCA) 84 that activates the dischargeair control doors air control door 50. Thecontrol algorithms control algorithm 86 frequently involves a closed-loop control strategy in which re-heatair control door 50 is adjusted based on the deviation of the actual (measured) discharge air temperature from the target value DATtar. - Blocks 88-104 describe a control according to the present invention for cycling the
compressor clutch 22 on and off (effectively overriding the compressor capacity control of pneumatic control valve 14) under certain operating conditions for improved system efficiency. The control is based on the measured evaporator outlet air temperature EOAT and the target discharge air temperature DATtar, and activates cycling of thecompressor clutch 22 when EOAT is lower than required to satisfy DATtar. In a traditional system, thecontroller 70 maintains activation ofcompressor clutch 22 so long as the outside air temperature is above a minimum value, and the discharge air temperature control algorithm DATCA 86 satisfies the target value DATtar by positioning re-heatair control door 50 so that some or all of theair exiting evaporator 28 passes through theheater core 48. But when thecompressor clutch 22 is cycled on and off according to the present invention, the discharge air temperature will more nearly match DATtar, allowing the discharge air temperaturecontrol algorithm DATCA 86 to satisfy DATtar with little or no series re-heating of theair exiting evaporator 28. - When the described control is implemented on a manual air conditioning system, the target value DATtar can be a temperature that is based on the position of a user-manipulated temperature control lever. In other words, the temperature control lever only provides a desired discharge air temperature, and a control algorithm such as the discharge air temperature control algorithm (DATCA) 86 is provided for adjusting the re-heat
air control door 50 as required to satisfy the desired temperature. - Blocks 88-92 determine a temperature-based target (EOATtar_temp) for the evaporator outlet air temperature.
Block 88 compares the outside air temperature OAT with a difference (DATtar−CALtemp) that represents the evaporator outlet air temperature required to satisfy DATtar. Accordingly, the term CALtemp is a calibrated value that represents the typical rise in air temperature (2° C., for example) between the outlet ofevaporator 28 and the air outlets 58-64. If (DATtar−CALtemp) is higher than OAT, DATtar can be achieved withcompressor 12 turned off, andblock 90 sets the EOATtar_temp to an artificially high value such as 100° C. If (DATtar−CALtemp) less than or equal to OAT, at least some compressor operation will be required to achieve DATtar, andblock 92 sets the EOATtar_temp to the difference (DATtar−CALtemp). -
Block 94 determines a humidity-based target (EOATtar_hum) for the evaporator outlet air temperature. As explained in the aforementioned U.S. Pat. No. 6,293,116 to Forrest et al., the evaporator outlet air temperature required to prevent the relative humidity in the cabin from rising above a desired level can be achieved by calculation or table look-up as a function of the measured cabin air temperature CAT (or set temperature SET) and the desired relative humidity RHdes. -
Block 96 sets the evaporator outlet air temperature target EOATtar equal to the lesser of EOATtar_temp and EOATtar_hum, as indicated by the MIN function. Under most conditions, EOATtar_temp will be less than EOATtar_hum, and EOATtar will be set to a temperature designed to achieve DATtar. However, in cases where additional compressor capacity is required to prevent the cabin air from becoming too humid for occupant comfort, EOATtar_hum will be less than EOATtar_temp; in this case, EOATtar will be set to a temperature somewhat lower than required to achieve DATtar, and the discharge air temperaturecontrol algorithm DATCA 86 will adjust re-heatair control door 50 for series re-heating of theair exiting evaporator 28. The humidity-based target EOATtar_hum also comes into play when the outside air temperature OAT is less than the difference (DATtar−CALtemp), and block 90 sets the EOATtar_temp to 100° C. - Blocks 98-104 control activation of the
compressor clutch 22 based on the target value EAOTtar determined atblock 96.Block 98 compares the measured value EOAT with EOATtar, whileblock 100 compares EOAT with the difference (EOATtar−CALhys), where CALhys is a calibrated temperature delta that provides cycling hysteresis. Thecompressor clutch 22 will be activated initially, and blocks 100 and 102 deactivate clutch 22 for capacity control if EOAT falls below the difference (EOATtar−CALhys). Turning off thecompressor 12 will allow EOAT to rise toward the inlet air temperature, and blocks 98 and 104re-activate compressor clutch 22 when EOAT rises above EOATtar. In practice, CALhys is calibrated high enough to avoid rapid cycling of thecompressor 12, but low enough to prevent noticeable temperature swings in the cabin. - In summary, the control method of the present invention provides a novel approach for achieving highly efficient climate control with a climate control system built around a low-cost pneumatically controlled variable displacement compressor. While the present invention has been described with respect to the illustrated embodiment, it is recognized that numerous modifications and variations in addition to those mentioned herein will occur to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, it is intended that the invention not be limited to the disclosed embodiment, but that it have the full scope permitted by the language of the following claims.
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1. A method of operation for an air conditioning system including a variable displacement refrigerant compressor having a clutch that is selectively activated and deactivated for turning the compressor on and off and a pneumatic control valve for adjusting a pumping capacity of the compressor in relation to its suction pressure, and an evaporator that conditions inlet air for discharge into a conditioned space, the method comprising the step of:
determining a target temperature for air exiting the evaporator;
determining an actual temperature of air exiting the evaporator; and
deactivating the clutch to turn off the compressor when the actual temperature falls below the target temperature by at least a calibrated amount, and then activating the clutch to turn on the compressor when the actual temperature rises above the target temperature.
2. The method of claim 1 , including the steps of:
determining a desired temperature of the air discharged into the conditioned space; and
determining the target temperature based on the desired temperature.
3. The method of claim 1 , including the steps of:
determining a desired temperature of the air discharged into the conditioned space; and
reducing the desired temperature by a calibrated amount to form the target temperature.
4. The method of claim 1 , including the steps of:
determining a first target temperature based on a desired temperature of the air discharged into the conditioned space;
determining a second target temperature based on a temperature and desired relative humidity of air in the conditioned space; and
setting the target temperature for air exiting the evaporator according to the lower of the first and second target temperatures.
5. The method of claim 4 , including the step of:
setting the first target temperature to a predetermined value when a temperature of the inlet air is lower than the target temperature for air exiting the evaporator by at least a calibrated amount.
6. A method of operation for a motor vehicle air conditioning system including a variable displacement refrigerant compressor having a clutch that is selectively activated and deactivated for turning the compressor on and off and a pneumatic control valve for adjusting a pumping capacity of the compressor in relation to its suction pressure, an evaporator that chills inlet air passing therethrough, and a heater core for selectively re-heating air exiting the evaporator to satisfy a desired air discharge temperature of the system, the method comprising the steps of:
detecting an over-capacity condition of the system for which the pumping capacity of the compressor is such that series re-heating of the air exiting the evaporator is required to satisfy the desired air discharge temperature; and
cyclically activating and deactivating the clutch to cycle the compressor on and off while the over-capacity condition is detected so as to satisfy the desired air discharge temperature with a reduced compressor pumping capacity.
7. The method of claim 6 , including the steps of:
determining a target temperature for air exiting the evaporator based on the desired air discharge temperature; and
detecting the over-capacity condition when a temperature of air exiting the evaporator falls below the target temperature by at least a calibrated amount.
8. The method of claim 6 , where the step of cyclically activating and deactivating the clutch comprises the step of:
deactivating the clutch to turn off the compressor when the temperature of air exiting the evaporator falls below the target temperature by at least a calibrated amount, and then activating the clutch to turn on the compressor when the temperature of air exiting the evaporator rises above the target temperature.
9. The method of claim 6 , where the air conditioning system is an automatic climate control system, including a climate control algorithm that develops said desired air discharge temperature and a discharge air temperature control algorithm that regulates the amount of air re-heated by the heater core to satisfy the desired air discharge temperature.
10. The method of claim 6 , where the air conditioning system is a manual air conditioning system in which the desired air discharge temperature is a user selected parameter, and the system includes a discharge air temperature control that regulates the amount of air re-heated by the heater core to satisfy the desired air discharge temperature.
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