This paper describes the improvement of the refrigerant flow control method by using an electronic expansion valve (EEV) which is driven by a stepper motor in automobile air conditioning system. An EEV can make a quick response to the abrupt change in the refrigerant flow rate during the change in automobile speed and the thermostatic on/off operation. The flow rate characteristic of the EEV for automobile air conditioning was presented. A microcontroller is used to receive the input signal and generate the output signal to control the opening of the EEV. The fuzzy self-tuning proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control method is employed. Experimental results show that the new control method can feed adequate refrigerant flow into the evaporator in various operations. The evaporator discharge air temperature has dropped by approximately 3 degree C as compared with that of the conventional PID control system.


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    Title :

    A new method for controlling refrigerant flow in automobile air conditioning


    Contributors:
    Li, Xuquan (author) / Chen, Jiangping (author) / Chen, Zhijiu (author) / Liu, Weihua (author) / Hu, Wei (author) / Liu, Xiaobing (author)

    Published in:

    Applied Thermal Engineering ; 24 , 7 ; 1073-1085


    Publication date :

    2004


    Size :

    13 Seiten, 13 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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