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Method of refrigeration case control

US5533347A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 1, 1995
Grant dateJul 9, 1996
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Expiry dateMar 1, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02B30/70
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of controlling a refrigeration case of a refrigeration system including the steps of locating an expansion valve of a refrigeration case, moving the expansion valve of the refrigeration case out of a predetermined position, sampling temperature readings from an evaporator coil of a refrigeration case, calculating an adaptive proportional-integral-differential (PID) of the temperature of the evaporator coil for the refrigeration case, and moving the expansion valve to a second position closer to the predetermined position based on the calculated proportional-integral-differential until the temperature of the evaporator coil for the refrigeration case is within a predetermined temperature range.

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