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Scholar V VAIVA Maintenance & Service Manual 10/2017 Rev.2
• Channel 0
–
Supply Air (treated air discharged from unit to the room)
• Supply air temperature information
• Used to control hot gas reheat
SUPPLY AIR THERMOCOUPLE SENSOR
(Located behind plenum grille)
• Channel 1
–
Outdoor Air (ambient outdoor air entering condenser compartment)
• Supply air temperature information
• Used to switch heat pump off and electric resistance on if outdoor air gets
too cold for satisfactory heat pump heating
OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE
SENSOR
• Channel 2, 3
–
Outdoor Coil #1 & #2: T
his thermocouple is located in the
distributor tube bundle for Coils #1 & #2 and measures refrigerant temperature.
• Used to control defrost in heating mode
• Used to control condenser fan cycling in cooling mode
OUTSIDE COIL #1
(Embedded in the
distributor tubes)
OUTSIDE COIL #2
(Embedded in the
distributor tubes)
OUTDOOR COIL
THERMOCOUPLE
F. Variable Speed Control Methodology
The variable speed compressor is capable of operating at speed from 1200 rpm
to 3600 rpm in cooling and 4800 rpm in heating. Cooling or heating capacity is
basically proportional to the compressor speed. All limits are programmable.
A control band is established by assigning a differential (+ or -) to the cooling set
point or heating set point. This differential is adjustable but comes factory set at
0.25°F. For example, if the cooling setpoint is 75°F, the differential establishes
a “deadband” from 74.75°F to 75.25 °F. If the heating setpoint is 65°F, the
“deadband” would be 64.75 °F to 65.25 °F.
In Cooling, if the room temperature is outside of this deadband on the high side,
the compressor speed (and cooling capacity) slowly ramps up. This cools the
room more and lowers the room temperature. When the room temperatures
enters the “deadband”, the compressor speed and capacity stop modulating and
hold constant at their established values. If the room temperature falls below the
“deadband” on the low side, the compressor speed and capacity slowly ramp
down until the room temperature climbs and re-enters the “deadband”, at which
point the compressor speed and capacity stop modulating and hold constant at
their established values. The following drawing shows this process in graphical
form.