FREE COOLING SYSTEM

BY K.Srinivasa Rao JTO(E),BSNL,Virudhunagar

Now a days there is so much of awareness created among the people about energy conservation and global warming.In our telecom exchnages, air conditioners are consuming more power by ruunning 24 hours in a day and it is also damaging the environment by releasing CFC.In the view of energy conservation and global warming,we can reduce the operation time of air conditioners by using a system,called free cooling system,and maintains temperature within the limits. Free cooling system can help to reduce hot and suffocated condition of equipment room.It will allow the fresh air and removes hot air ,when there is a good ambient conditions.Free cooling system is comprising of control unit and two no.s of fans.Free cooling system is a sensor based system.It senses the inside and outside temperature and according to the logic condition,it operates either air conditioner or fans.It uses the 230V AC supply for the operation of system.

Its operational principle is very simple.whenever outside temperature is lessthan inside temperature, then fresh cold air comes in and forced out the hot air. Features: 1)Low manufacturing cost 2)Reduction of 50% electricity bill 3)Low power consumption 4)Operates on AC supply 5)Fault clearence time is very less 6)Readily available spare parts. Opeartion: This system can operate in auto mode and byepass mode 1)In auto mode, Air conditioner and Fan will work accordingly logical condtions. 2) In bye-pass mode,either Air conditioner or Fan will work according to bye-pass switch position.

Block Diagram:

Logic Codition:
Ti<270C YES YES NO NO NO NO NO NO Ti<330C YES YES YES YES NO NO NO NO Ti<350C YES YES YES YES YES YES NO NO To< Ti YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO Fan OFF OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON ON Airconditioner OFF OFF OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON

Logic Diagrm:

Working Procedure: First 230V AC supply will be converted into +9V DC supply for operating purpose. Pre determinated voltages ,according to critical temperatures(27oC-340mv, 33oC-400mv, 35oC420mv),can be setted in presets. Compare preset voltages with output voltages of temperature sensors. According to 8 no.of logic conditions, output will be extended to controlling circuit. In controlling circuit,relays are getting signals from logic circuit.As per output signal from controlling circuit,relays will operates.And a delay(3 min.) circuit will be there between controlling circuit and airconditioner relay. Finally two ouput sockets have two different outputs(Fan & Airconditioner).And also it will have connection from bye pass selector switch directly.

Materials Used:

 220/10V 1A Transformer-1 No Diode Bridge-1No 7805 regulator-1No 300mm exahust fan-2Nos Preset 5k-3Nos LM 35DZ Temperature Sensors-2Nos 14 pin LM339 comaprator-1No 74LS04 NOT gate-1No 74LS08 AND gate-2Nos 74LS32 OR gate-1No 6V DC relay-2Nos 3 in 1 Selector switch-1 No Chetah 2-3A 3 core cable,PCB board with holes, switches ,connecting wires,14 pin IC stands,resistors,zener diodes etc Capacitos 100F(electrolyte)-2Nos, 0.1F(multilayer)-2Nos, 2.2F(tantalum)-2Nos

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