Performance Study of Electric Compressor in Non-Electric Vehicle

Abstract:

The usage of electric compressor inside conventional non-electric vehicle is a new shifts in current vehicle air conditioning system which currently using belt-driven compressor to operate. The usage of belt-driven compressor causes the compressor speed to vary with engine speed rotation, which we cannot control. The usage of electric compressor to replace the belt-driven compressor makes the speed to be according to the cooling load and thus reducing engine load. The current research activity focuses on the development of electric compressor using direct current (DC) from vehicles battery to replace current belt-driven in vehicle air conditioning system. Performance study is focusing on temperature inside cabin, cooling capacity, compressor power consumption and coefficient of performance (COP). The DC compressor speed is varying at 1800, 2000, 2200, 2400, 2500 and 3000 rpm at internal heat load of 1000W with temperature set-point of 20°C. The system uses On/Off controller and compared to belt-driven compressor. The overall experimental results in better energy efficiency at the expense of lower cooling capacity.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 554)
• Pages: 464-468
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.554.464
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Aiman Dahlan Afiq, Amirah Haziqah Zulkifli, Nasution Henry*, Abdul Aziz Azhar, Mohd Rozi Mohd Perang, Hishammudin Mohd Jamil
• Keywords: DC Compressor, Green, Performance

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