4.Lead chiller temperature pulldown rate of the CHILLED WATER temperature is less than 0.5° F (0.27° C) per minute.
5.The lag chiller status indicates it is in CCN mode and is not faulted. If the current lag chiller is in an alarm con- dition, then the standby chiller becomes the active lag chiller, if it is con®gured and available.
6.The con®gured LAG START TIMER entry has elapsed. The LAG START TIMER shall be started when the lead chiller ramp loading is completed. The LAG START TIMER entry is accessed by selecting Lead/Lag from the Equip- ment Con®guration table of the Service menu.
When all of the above requirements have been met, the lag chiller is forced to a START mode. The PIC control then monitors the lag chiller for a successful start. If the lag chiller fails to start, the standby chiller, if con®gured, is started.
Lag Chiller Shutdown Requirements Ð The following con- ditions must be met in order for the lag chiller to be stopped.
1.Lead chiller COMPRESSOR MOTOR LOAD value is less than the lead chiller percent capacity plus 15%.
NOTE: Lead chiller percent capacity = 100 ± LAG PER-
CENT CAPACITY
The LAG PERCENT CAPACITY value is con®gured on the Lead/Lag Con®guration screen.
2.The lead chiller chilled water temperature is less than the CONTROL POINT plus 1¤2 of the WATER/BRINE DEADBAND.
3.The con®gured LAG STOP TIMER entry has elapsed. The LAG STOP TIMER is started when the CHILLED WATER TEMPERATURE is less than the CHILLED WATER CONTROL POINT plus 1¤2 of the WATER/ BRINE DEADBAND and the lead chiller COMPRESSOR MOTOR LOAD is less than the lead chiller percent capacity plus 15%. The timer is ignored if the chilled water temperature reaches 3° F (1.67° C) below the CON- TROL POINT and the lead chiller COMPRESSOR MOTOR LOAD value is less than the lead chiller percent capacity plus 15%.
FAULTED CHILLER OPERATION Ð If the lead chiller shuts down on an alarm (*) condition, it stops communica- tion to the lag and standby chillers. After 30 seconds, the lag chiller will now become the acting lead chiller and will start and stop the standby chiller, if necessary.
If the lag chiller faults when the lead chiller is also faulted, the standby chiller reverts to a stand-alone CCN mode of operation.
If the lead chiller is in an alarm (*) condition (as shown
on the LID panel), the RESET softkey is pressed to clear
the alarm, and the chiller is placed in the CCN mode, the lead chiller will now communicate and monitor the RUN STATUS of the lag and standby chillers. If both the lag and standby chillers are running, the lead chiller will not attempt to start and will not assume the role of lead chiller until either the lag or standby chiller shuts down. If only one chiller is running, the lead chiller will wait for a start request from the operating chiller. When the con®gured lead chiller starts, it assumes its role as lead chiller.
LOAD BALANCING Ð When the LOAD BALANCE OPTION is enabled, the lead chiller will set the ACTIVE DEMAND LIMIT in the lag chiller to the lead chiller's COM- PRESSOR MOTOR LOAD value. This value has limits of 40% to 100%. When setting the lag chiller ACTIVE DEMAND LIMIT, the CONTROL POINT will be modi- ®ed to a value of 3° F (1.67° C) less than the lead chiller's CONTROL POINT value. If the LOAD BALANCE OPTION
is disabled, the ACTIVE DEMAND LIMIT and the CON- TROL POINT are forced to the same value as the lead chiller.
AUTO. RESTART AFTER POWER FAILURE Ð When an auto. restart condition occurs, each chiller may have a delay added to the start-up sequence, depending on its lead/ lag con®guration. The lead chiller does not have a delay. The lag chiller has a 45-second delay. The standby chiller has a 90-second delay. The delay time is added after the chiller water ¯ow veri®cation. The PIC controls ensure that the guide vanes are closed. After the guide vane position is con®rmed, the delay for lag and standby chiller occurs prior to ener- gizing the oil pump. The normal start-up sequence then continues. The auto. restart delay sequence occurs whether the chiller is in CCN or LOCAL mode and is intended to stagger the compressor motors from being energized simul- taneously. This will help reduce the inrush demands on the building power system.
Ice Build Control
IMPORTANT: The Ice Build control option is only avail- able on chillers with PSIO Software Version 09 and higher.
Ice build control automatically sets the chilled WATER/ BRINE CONTROL POINT of the chiller to a temperature where an ice building operation for thermal storage can be accomplished.
The PIC can be con®gured for ice build operation. Con- ®guration of ice build control is accomplished through entries in the Con®g table, Ice Build Setpoint table, and the Ice Build Time Schedule table. Figures 16 and 17 show how to access each entry.
The Ice Build Time Schedule de®nes the period during which ice build is active if the ice build option is ENABLED. If the Ice Build Time Schedule overlaps other schedules de®ning time, then the Ice Build Time Schedule shall take priority. During the ice build period, the WATER/ BRINE CONTROL POINT is set to the ICE BUILD SET POINT for temperature control. The ICE BUILD RECYCLE OPTION and ICE BUILD TERMINATION entries from a screen in the Con®g (con®guration) table provide options for chiller recycle and termination of ice build cycle, respec- tively. Termination of ice build can result from the ENTER- ING CHILLED WATER/BRINE temperature being less than the ICE BUILD SET POINT, opening of the REMOTE CON- TACT inputs from an ice level indicator, or reaching the end of the Ice Build Time Schedule.
ICE BUILD INITIATION Ð The Ice Build Time Schedule provides the means for activating ice build. The ice build time table is named OCCPC02S.
If the Ice Build Time Schedule is OCCUPIED and the ICE BUILD OPTION is ENABLED, then ice build is active and the following events automatically take place (unless over- ridden by a higher authority CCN device):
1.Force CHILLER START/STOP to START.
2.Force WATER/BRINE CONTROL POINT to the ICE BUILD SET POINT.
3.Remove any force (Auto) on the ACTIVE DEMAND LIMIT.
NOTE: Items 1-3 (shown above) shall not occur if the chiller is con®gured and operating as a lag or standby chiller for lead/lag and is actively controlled by a lead chiller. The lead chiller communicates the ICE BUILD SET POINT, desired CHILLER START/STOP state, and ACTIVE DEMAND LIMIT to the lag or standby chiller as required for ice build, if con- ®gured to do so.