R7426A,B,C TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER
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Table 16. Throttling Range and Reset Time Reference
To estimate the throttling range (Xp) for stable control under
all different load conditions, you must know the control or
correcting range (Xh).
Xh is the maximum air temperature increase (heating) or
decrease (cooling) produced by the coil, with a fully open
control valve.
Calculate Xp for discharge air control using the following:
For room temperature control use the following:
or
NOTE:
∆
t
max
(Xh) of the discharge air for mixed air damper
control is the maximum difference between OAT and
return air temperature.
The often specified accuracy for room control of ±2°F (where
Xp is 4.0°F) allows a discharge air alteration of 36°F.
P+I and proportional control can use the same throttling
range. Use the following formula for P+I control:
• Discharge air control: x ranges from 4 to 5.
• Room control: x ranges from 8 to 10.
Reset Time: tr1/tr2 (P.12/P13)
With P+I control, reset time (tr) is defined as the required time
after which the integral part is equal to the change due to the
proportional action for a predetermined step change in the
input variable. See Fig. 20.
The control parameter tr1 sets the reset time of the P+I main
temperature control loop.
For limit or submaster cascade control the control parameter
tr2 sets the reset time of these control loops (such as
discharge temperature I02. See Table 16.)
NOTE: If only proportional control is required, set tr to Off.
Fig. 20. Step change responses of
proportional and P+I controls.
SETTING GUIDELINES FOR P+I CONTROL RESET TIME
Adjust reset time (tr) to 2 to 3 times the response time (Tu).
NOTE: Tu is the time interval between the beginning of a
sustained disturbance (such as a rapid step change
of valve position) and the instant when the resulting
output signal change reaches a specified fraction of
its final steady-state value, either before or in the
absence of overshoot.
• Discharge air control: Tu normally ranges from 0.1 to 0.6
min. Therefore tr adjustment can range from 0.2 to 2 min.
• Room control: Tu ranges from 0.5 to 5 minutes. This
results in a tr setting of 1 to 15 minutes.
Minimum Position: MINPOS (P.14)
Adjustment of parameter MINPOS is available only with
R7426B,C controllers. MINPOS determines the outdoor air
damper actuator minimum position. It maintains the minimum
outdoor air damper setting even when temperature conditions
call for a fully closed position.
NOTE: Controller Off mode for plant/system shut off
overrides minimum position. When switched to Off,
actuators are driven fully-closed.
Application
Sen
s
or
Xp1
Xp2
Xpc
Xph
tr1
tr2
R7426A
Main Temperature Control
I01 x
x
High or Low Limit Temperature
Control
I02
x
x
Master Cascade Control
I01 x
x
Submaster Cascade Control
I02
x
x
R7426B,C (Main Temperature Sequence Control)
Mixed Air Damper
I01 x
x
Energy Recovery
I01 x
x
Heating
I01
x x
Cooling
I01
x
x
R7426B,C (Temperature Cascade Sequence Control)
Master
I01 x
x
Submaster
- Mixed Air Dampers
I02
x
x
- Energy Recovery
I02
x
x
- Heating
I02
x
x
- Cooling
I02
x
x
X
p
X
h
5
------
=
X
p
X
h
10
------
=
∆
t
max
10
--------------
X
p
X
h
x
------
=
M17457
Xw
Xw (%)
O
0
t
t
tr
P
P
tr
P + I CONTROL
PROPORTIONAL CONTROL
P=
100
Xp
(%/S)