System Configurations

Other chiller plant/distribution loop arrangements are possible, but if used, they should be reviewed to make certain they will be free from hydronic problems.

Figure 36. Double-ended decoupled system

Check Valves

Chiller 2

 

 

Existing Plant

Chiller 1

 

Existing Bypass Line

Production

 

Distribution

Loads

 

New Bypass Line

Distribution

 

Production

Chiller 3

New Plant

Chiller 4

One of the benefits of decoupled water systems is that they are simple to control. The distribution pump flow is determined by a pressure transducer located at the furthest load. Flow in the decoupler indicates when to start and stop chillers and the chiller pumps are turned on and off with the chillers. Much of this simplicity is lost when multiple chiller plants are connected to the same system. The system shown in the figure above is a fairly simple example, but even so it can be used to show the difficulty of controlling these systems. The following sections point out some of the complications.

Pump control in a double-ended decoupled system

Chiller pump control in a double-ended decoupled system remains unchanged; the chiller pump is started when the chiller is enabled. On a single-plant decoupled system, the distribution pump's speed is modulated based on a pressure sensor located at the end of the loop (point of lowest pressure) to maintain sufficient pressure drop across all the loads.

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SYS-APM001-EN specifications

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