
C0240111-06-07-GB
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1.4.4 Modulating adjustment of screw compressors
With screw compressors, modulating adjustment is performed on the outlet probe.
Modulating adjustment is only available on “Bitzer” screw compressors.
set point
t [min]
Tout [°C]
ZN
B (increase)
C (decrease)
Figure 1.9: modulating adjustment for screw compressors
Reference is made to the figure
to the left:
The setpoint remains within a
dead area. If the temperature
also remains within this zone,
no change is made to the
number of active compressors
or their load percentages
(position of modulating
chamber).
When the temperature rises
above zone B following a
change in the system load, the
compressors are activated in
order to return the temperature
to the dead area.
Inside zone B, if the outlet
temperature derivative is
positive, compressor power is
increased in order to return the
temperature to the dead area
(ZN). The further away the
temperature is from the
setpoint, the greater the
increase is.
When the temperature falls below zone C following a change in the system load, the compressors are
either deactivated in order to return the temperature to the dead area.
Inside zone C, if the outlet temperature derivative is negative, compressor power is decreased in order to
return the temperature to the dead area (ZN). The further away the temperature is from the setpoint,
the greater the decrease is.
The amplitude of the neutral zone depends on the dynamic characteristics of the system and, in
particular, on the amount of water it contains and the load. The self-adapting algorithm is able to
“measure” system dynamics and calculate the minimum dead area in order to respect compressor
activation times and the maximum number of start-ups per hour.
When a second or subsequent compressor is switched on, the ones that are already running are forced to
a minimum, and the subsequent power increases/decreases are applied to all the compressors.
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