9.6 - Operating limits for changeover between modes
From cooling only to heat reclaim and vice versa.
Heat reclaim condenser water temperature
°C
Minimum
Maximum
Water entering temperature
12.5
57.5
Ambient operating temperature
-10*
45
*
-20 °C with winter operation option (option 28)
9.7 - Flow control
The water flow switch supplied needs to be installed at the
heat reclaim condenser water inlet and protects the conden-
ser loop against low water flow conditions. When the heat
reclaim mode is required, a signal from the additional board
output activates the system pump. Once the pump is started,
flow detection takes place for one minute. If no flow is
detected by the end of this time:
1.
Changeover to the heat reclaim mode is not permitted
2.
Mode is changed to cooling only mode when the
water flow rate is low, accompanied by a water flow
detection alarm.
2
3
6
3
6
12
12
9
9
10
10
7
7
11
11
8
8
10
10
5
5
4
4
1
Legend
1
Evaporator
2
Heat reclaim condenser
3
Air condenser (coils)
4
Compressor
5
Expansion device (EXV)
6
Motorised valve - heat reclaim mode
7
Motorised valve - cooling only mode
8
Solenoid valve - charge recovery in heat reclaim mode
9
Solenoid valve - charge recovery in cooling only mode
10 Check valve
11 Pressure and temperature measurement to calculate the liquid sub-cooling to
optimise the charge recovery
12 Check valve with capillary
9.8 - Heat reclaim operation
The heat reclaim condenser option is only available on units
with two circuits. It has been designed with one or two single
or two-circuit shell-and-tube heat exchangers, depending
on the unit size.
The two circuits are independently controlled. One circuit
can be in cooling only and the other in heat reclaim mode.
Changeover from one mode to the other (changeover from
heat exchange at the air condenser to heat exchange at the
water condenser and vice versa) is ensured by motorised
two-way valves located upstream of the air and water
condensers.