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Feasibility Study on a Defrost Control Method by Using a Photoelectric Sensors

광센서를 이용한 제상제어 방법에 대한 타당성 검토

  • Jeon, Chang-Duk (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Seon (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Korea National University of Transportation) ;
  • Lee, Seung-Jun (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School Korea National University of Transportation)
  • 전창덕 (한국교통대학교 기계공학과) ;
  • 김동선 (한국교통대학교 기계공학과) ;
  • 이승준 (한국교통대학교 대학원 기계공학과)
  • Received : 2014.02.07
  • Accepted : 2014.06.12
  • Published : 2014.06.30

Abstract

Conventional methods, such as the clock time control method and temperature difference control method, for defrost control often encounter mal-defrost and a waste of energy. Therefore, a more efficient method is needed to control defrosting precisely. A photoelectric sensor unit consisting of an emitter and a collector was installed in the front of outdoor heat exchanger. Accurate defrost control was performed by monitoring and using the change in output voltage according to the presence of frost. In this study, experiments were performed to determine if the performance and characteristic curves obtained using the clock time control method can be reproduced using a photoelectric sensor under the heating and defrosting capacity test condition described at KS C 9306. The output voltage of the phototransistor (receiver) and heating capacity, power consumption, and surface temperature of the outdoor heat exchanger, were compared. The results showed that photoelectric sensors can be used as a defrost control method. On-off control timing of the clock time defrosting method was in good agreement with those predicted by the output voltage of the photoelectric sensor.

제상제어 수단으로 사용하고 있는 일정 시간 제어방식, 온도차 제어방식 등은 종종 제상 오작동과 에너지 낭비를 가져오므로 좀 더 정확하게 제상을 제어할 수 있는 방법이 요구되고 있다. 수광부와 발광부로 구성된 광센서를 실외 열교환기 전방에 설치하여 서리의 유무에 따른 출력전압의 변화를 관찰함으로서 정확하게 제상제어를 할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 기존의 일정시간 제상 방법을 사용하는 경우 나타나는 시스템 성능 및 특성 곡선을 광센서를 사용하여 재현가능한지 판단하기 위해 KS C 9306에 따른 난방 제상능력 시험조건(건구온도 $2^{\circ}C$/습구온도 $1^{\circ}C$)에서 실험을 수행하였다. 실험을 통해 측정한 난방능력, 소비전력, 열교환기 표면온도와 광센서 수광부 출력전압을 비교, 분석한 결과 제상 제어수단으로 광센서의 사용가능성을 확인하였다. 일정시간 제상방법을 통해 구한 제상 제어 단속 주기는 광센서를 통해 측정한 출력 전압의 단속 주기와 잘 일치하였다.

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