Application of a Linear Fit Rating Method for Mixed Single-Speed Unitary Air Conditioners

Published

January 28, 2013

Author(s)

William V. Payne, Piotr A. Domanski

Abstract

A method employing the simultaneous solution of two linear fits is used to determine the rated cooling capacity and seasonal energy efficiency ratio, SEER, of outdoor unit and indoor unit air-conditioner combinations not previously tested as a complete system. The information presented here outlines the formulation of this method, verification of the method, and application of the method to produce ratings. For the examples presented here, the calculated cooling capacity and SEER ratings were within ± 3 % and ± 5 %, respectively, of manufacturer test data. This method applies to split system residential air-source unitary air conditioners and heat pumps. The outdoor section is characterized by a single-speed compressor with single-phase, electric power usage. The rated cooling capacity of the highest sales volume combination used in obtaining the ratings of the mixed system must be less than 19 050 W (65 000 Btu h-1). This method could be applied to determining the cooling capacity of any air-conditioner if the only independent variables were indoor and outdoor temperatures; extending this method to two-speed or variable speed systems should produce representative cooling capacity linear fits for a given compressor speed and evaporator air flow rates.

Proceedings Title

2013 ASHRAE Winter Conference in Dallas

Conference Dates

January 26-30, 2013

Conference Location

Dallas, TX

Pub Type

Conferences

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Keywords

cooling performance, heat pump performance, mixed system rating

Citation

Payne, W. and Domanski, P. (2013), Application of a Linear Fit Rating Method for Mixed Single-Speed Unitary Air Conditioners, 2013 ASHRAE Winter Conference in Dallas , Dallas, TX, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=911575 (Accessed December 21, 2024)