Chiller Pump Optimization - Honeywell AUTOMATIC CONTROL Engineering Manual

CHILLER, BOILER, AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM CONTROL APPLICATIONS
PRV SET
APPROX.
TO INLET VANE
10 PSI
ACTUATOR
BACK
PRESSURE COMPRESSOR
TURBINE
CENTRIFUGAL
CHILLER
ABSORPTION CHILLER
CAPACITY CONTROL VALVE
PRESSURE
CONTROLLER
T2
P2
SENSING
ELEMENT IN
CONDENSER
DISCHARGE OF
WATER SUPPLY
ABSORPTION
TO ABSORBER
CHILLER
CONDENSER
WATER PUMP
Fig. 21. Schematic of Combination Absorption/
Centrifugal Chiller System Steam Piping
and Control Circuit.
CHILLER 1
CONDENSER
COMPRESSOR
EVAPORATOR
CENTRIFUGAL
CHILLER
CONDENSER
ABSORBER
EVAPORATOR
ABSORPTION
T1
CHILLER
Fig. 22. Schematic of Combination Absorption/
Centrifugal Chiller System Water Piping.
Figure 23 compares the steam consumption of individual
chillers to a combination system showing the savings using the
combination system. The range of centrifugal cutout points
indicates where most centrifugal chillers are shut down and the
absorption chiller provides all cooling required by the system.
ENGINEERING MANUAL OF AUTOMATIC CONTROL
HIGH PRESSURE
STEAM SUPPLY
T1
SENSOR IN
CHILLED
WATER
SUPPLY
RELAY
PRESSURE
ABSORPTION/
CONTROLLER
COMBINATION
P1
SELECTOR
SWITCH
ABSORPTION
CONDENSATE
CHILLER
RETURN
GENERATOR
TO
COOLING
CWR
TOWER
COOLING TOWER
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BYPASS
V2
COOLING TOWER
BYPASS VALVE
COOLING
TOWER
P2
T2
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19
18
17
16
TURBINE-DRIVEN
CENTRIFUGAL
CHILLER
15
14
13
12
11
15%
CENTRIFUGAL
CAPACITY
10
25%
CENTRIFUGAL
9
CAPACITY
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
300
0 100 200
REFRIGERATION (TONS)
Fig. 23. Typical Steam Consumption, Individual
and Combination Chillers.

CHILLER PUMP OPTIMIZATION

Pump configuration (variable water flow versus constant
water flow) also affects chiller system efficiency. Constant water
flow causes the largest change in efficiency from system no
load to design because the pump energy becomes a greater
percentage of the total energy input at light load conditions.
Variable water flow, using two-way load valves or variable speed
pumps, maintains the pump load at nearly a constant percentage
of the total energy input at all loads. If a chiller system has
constant water flow, chiller optimization must include pump
energy usage as part of the power calculation to account for
energy cost variations over the range of loads. In a chiller system
using variable water flow, it is not necessary to account for
pump energy cost. Refer to HOT AND CHILLED WATER
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND CONTROL.
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ABSORPTION
CHILLER
COMBINATION
SYSTEM
33%
SYSTEM
LOAD
18%
SYSTEM
LOAD
RANGE OF
CENTRIFUGAL
CUTOUT
400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
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