Journal of Appliance Science & Technology ›› 2020, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (6): 39-44.doi: 10.19784/j.cnki.issn1672-0172.2020.06.003

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The influence of outdoor unit installation platform on the performance of room air conditioner (2)——effect on field energy consumption

YANG Zixu, YU Yang, SHI Wenxing   

  1. Department of Building Science, Tsinghua University Beijing 100084
  • Online:2020-12-01 Published:2020-12-31

Abstract: The air volume reduction and air recirculation caused by installation platforms affect the operating performance of room air conditioners (RACs). In this paper, the additional temperature difference performance model was proposed in practical applications, which reflects the influence of platforms on energy efficiency of RACs, based on adding a temperature difference to the outdoor temperature. The annual energy consumption of the frequency constant RAC with a triangular bracket platform, a normal louver platform and an optimized louver platform are calculated and analyzed. The results show that the annual energy consumption increased by 6%~10% and 2%~5% respectively when the normal and optimized louver platform are used. Since the louver installation platforms will lead to the extra energy consumption of RACs, the optimization of the geometric structure can alleviate extra energy consumption.

Key words: Room air conditioner, Outdoor unit, Installation platform, Inlet temperature, Energy consumption

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