Ascon Tecnologic - e33 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS - PAG. 9
5.8
Defrost control
The defrost control acts on the outputs configured as
ot
and
dF
.
The type of defrost is set by the parameter
ddt
:
EL
With electrical heating
(or
By stopping compressor
):
while defrosting, the output
ot
is deactivated while the
output
dF
is enabled. The defrost will be by Stopping
compressor if not using the
dF
output;
in
With hot gas
or
Cycle inversion
: while defrosting both
the
ot
and
dF
outputs are enabled:
no
Without compressor output conditioning
: while de-
frosting, the output
ot
continuous to operate in order to
control thetemperature, also the output
dF
is enabled;
Et
With electrical heating and defrosting temperature
control
: during defrosting, the output
ot
is deactivated
while the output
dF
operate as evaporator temperature
control.
In this mode the defrost lenght is by time-out (time
ddE
).
During the defrost, the
dF
output behaves as an heating
mode control with Set Point =
dtE
, differential fixed at 1°C
and operates with the values of the
EP
evaporator probe.
5.8.1
Starting automatic defrosts
The automatic control of defrost occours:
–
By interval times (regular or dynamic);
–
By Evaporator temperature;
–
By continuous compressor running time.
In order to avoid unnecessary defrosting when the evapora-
tor temperature is high the
dtS
parameter allows to set the
temperature related to the evaporator probe (probe config-
ured as
EP
) under which defrosts are possible.
Defrost by regular interval time
As an alternative to programmable defrosts, the instrument
allows to execute the defrosts at programmed interval time.
Through the
ddC
parameter, can be set the defrost interval
counting mode:
rt
At real-time power-ON intervals. The
ddi
interval is
counted as the total ignition time of the instrument. This
mode is the one currently used in the refrigeration sys-
tems.
ct
At time intervals of the compressor operation. The
ddi
interval is counted as the sum of the operating times of
the
ot
output (
ot
output activated). This mode is usu-
ally used in refrigeration systems with compressor stop
defrosting.
cS
Defrost cycle at each compressor stop. The instrument
starts a defrost cycle every time the
ot
output is deacti-
vated, when the Set Point is reached or at the expiration
of the interval set with
ddi
paramreter. If
ddi
=
oF
the
defrost happens only at compressor stop.
This mode is used only on particular refrigerating ma-
chines in which is required the maximum evaporator
efficiency at each compressor cycle.
To enable automatic defrost at intervals, after setting the
ddC
parameter as desired between
rt
,
ct
or
cS
, with the ddi pa-
rameter select the time interval between the end of a defrost
and the beginning of the next.
The time that the instrument must wait to perform the first
defrost after power ON can be set with parameter
dSd
. This
allows to perform the first defrost to a different interval from
ddi
time.
To force the instrument to perform a defrost cycle at each
power ON (as long as the conditions set with parameters
dtS
and
dtE
are satisfied) set parameter
dSd
=
oF
.
This allows the evaporator to be permanently defrosted,
even when frequent interruptions to power supply occur that
may cause the cancellation of the various defrosting cycles.
If instead it is desired that all the defrosts are performed at
the same interval time, set
dSd
=
ddi
.
Setting
ddi
=
oF the
Automatic defrost function by interval
is totally disabled (including the first, regardless of the time
set to the
dsd
parameter).
Dynamic Defrost Intervals System
If
ddd
=
0
the Dynamic defrost is disabled.
Note:
For this function is necessary to use the evaporator
probe.
To enable the
Dynamic Defrost Intervals System
, program
ddC
=
rt
,
ct
or
cS
and set
ddd
=
any value
.
Setting
ddd
=
0
, the defrost intervals are those set by the user
and the
Dynamic Defrost Intervals System
is disabled.
This mode allows to dynamically reduce the defrost interval
counting (
ddi
or
dSd
if is the first defrost), anticipating, when
necessary, the defrost execution, all based on an algorithm that
detects a drop in the refrigerator thermal exchange performance.
The algorithm estimates a reduction in thermal exchange
based on the increase in temperature difference between
Pr1
(cell control) and evaporator probe (probe configured as
EP
). The result is stored by the instrument when the tem-
perature is close to the Set Point setting.
The advantage of the
Dynamic Defrost Interval
is the possi-
bility to program a defrost interval time longer than normal.
In this way, when necessary, the instrument has the pos-
sibility to anticipate the defrost or to start the cycle after the
programmed time.
If the system results correctly set, it is possible to avoid
many unnecessary defrosting cycles (and therefore to obtain
aconsistent energy saving) that may occur with normal op-
eration when, to ensure more system efficiency, the defrost-
ing interval is programmed with a time that is often too short.
Phase
off
off
ON
0
1
2
3
Temp.
ddi/dSd
time to defrost Phases 0, 1
Defrost
off
off
DT0
dtE
dtS
Cool
ot
Defrost
dF
SP + rd
SP
Pr1
rd
EP
1°
DT1
DT2
DT3
time to defrost Phase 2
time to defrost Phase 3
time
ON
ON
ON
Example “dynamic defrost intervals system” with a reduction
ddd
=
40%
and end defrost by temperature.
With the parameter
ddd
-
Defrost interval percentage reduc-
tion
is possible to establish the percentage of reduction of
the remaining time to start defrost when the conditions for
the reduction happen.
If parameter
ddd
=
100%
at the first increase of the stored
difference of temperature (> 1°) between cell (
Pr1
) and
evaporator (
EP
) probes a defrost starts immediately.
For correct functioning the instrument needs a first reference
value of the temperature difference between cell and evapora-