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HVAC Control in the New Millennium.pdf - HVAC.Amickracing

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<strong>HVAC</strong> <strong>Control</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>Millennium</strong>Table 2-4. Smart Appliance Characteristics————————————————————————————————Dumb Motor Smart MotorInformation Information Additional FeaturesProvidedProvided————————————————————————————————Power on/off Specifications Speed <strong>Control</strong>Overload Trip Ma<strong>in</strong>tenance Soft Start/stopS<strong>in</strong>gle Direction Replacement Brak<strong>in</strong>gHard-start Lubrication Phase CorrectionRun StatusAcceleration <strong>Control</strong>RPMTorque <strong>Control</strong>DirectionProgrammable LogicTorqueAlarm Manag<strong>in</strong>gPowerPre-failure Warn<strong>in</strong>gsCurrentVoltageTemperatureBear<strong>in</strong>g ConditionBent Shaft DetectionInterfacePower Power Smart <strong>Control</strong> Network withEmbedded Object & Intelligence————————————————————————————————At one time, signal conditioners performed a s<strong>in</strong>gle specific functionsuch as convert<strong>in</strong>g a sensor output to a high-level, l<strong>in</strong>ear signal thatwas <strong>the</strong>n sent to o<strong>the</strong>r <strong>in</strong>struments. With <strong>the</strong> advent of <strong>in</strong>expensiveprocess<strong>in</strong>g, memory and communications circuitry, <strong>the</strong> signal conditionercan now perform several functions and is not limited only tos<strong>in</strong>gle l<strong>in</strong>ear functions. The <strong>in</strong>telligent signal conditioner could be <strong>in</strong>terrogatedto f<strong>in</strong>d out <strong>the</strong> control state dur<strong>in</strong>g a particular time period and<strong>in</strong>vestigate faults. This <strong>in</strong>formation can be used for analysis and diagnostics.In <strong>the</strong> future, PCs will replace PLCs <strong>in</strong> all but <strong>the</strong> smallest applications.This is because of <strong>the</strong> higher-level programm<strong>in</strong>g capabilities and©2001 by The Fairmont Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

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