Optimal Operation of Multi-Chillers for Energy Saving Using a Multi-Fuzzy Inference System

Abstract:

The demand for cooling and air-conditioning is growing due to increasing demand for comfort level and cooling loads. The chilled-water systems (chillers) are one of the energy consuming appliances that consume large amount of energy in buildings. Under these circumstances, energy management system carried out to achieve the objective of using the minimum possible energy, while maintaining the comfort levels and the production rates in factories. This paper proposes an optimal operation for the chillers with the partial load ratio (PLR) and partial storage system (PSS) based on Fuzzy Inference System (FIS). Simulation results are presented to show the effectiveness of technique for energy saving of the Screw Chillers in large building as compared with ON-OFF control system.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 793)
• Pages: 567-572
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.793.567
• Online since: September 2015
• Authors: Elnazeer Hamid*, Perumal Nallagownden, Nursyrizal bin Mohd Nor, Mohana Sundaram Muthuvalu
• Keywords: Energy Conservation (saving), Fuzzy Inference System (FIS), Part Load Ratio (PLR), Partial Storage System (PSS), Refrigerant Tons (RT), Screw Chillers

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