Data center chillers with rapid start compressors
Data center chillers with rapid start compressors
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I am researching on chillers with rapid start compressors that could start within minutes during a power transfer from standby to utiltiy and vice cersa.Do you know of any chiller mfrs that use such compressors?





RE: Data center chillers with rapid start compressors
RE: Data center chillers with rapid start compressors
Depending upon the size and complexity of the system, there is more than just applying power to a chiller plant to re-start. Also you may want to prevent more than permitted re-starts within hr (or other specified time) due to thermal limitation of the motors.
Rafiq Bulsara
http://www.srengineersct.com
RE: Data center chillers with rapid start compressors
A fast restart will still take around 2-5 mins, versus the 15+ mins of a normal machine, so you need buffer (CHW Storage) or system capacity that can deal with this depending on your intended criticality.
There are often important factory warranty implications when specifying fast restart on chillers. Discuss with your vendor and client and make sure everyone is on board.
The tier level and tonnage of your system would be useful for a more complete answer.