ENERGY SAVING IN ROOF-TOP PASSENGER VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM

Authors

  • Henry Nasution Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Universitas Bung Hatta
  • Md Nor Musa Department of Thermo-Fluids, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
  • Hayati Abdullah Department of Thermo-Fluids, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
  • Mat Nawi Wan Hassan Department of Thermo-Fluids, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
  • Mohamed Khamis Mansour Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University
  • Mohammad Akmal Baharain Asst. Research Officer, Department of Thermo-Fluids, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Abstract

A roof-top passenger vehicle air conditioning system is experimentally investigated. Measurements were taken during the experimental period at a time interval of one minute for a setpoint temperature of 23oC with internal heat loads of 0, 1 and 2 kW. The cabin temperature and the speed of the compressor were varied and the performance of the system, energy consumption and energy saving ware analyzed. This study demonstrated the application of the On/Off and Fuzzy Logic Controllers (FLC) for the reduction of energy consumption and for thermal comfort. The energy analysis indicates that FLC is better than the On/Off mode of control. The results also indicated that the proposed FLC can successfully maintain the cabin temperature at acceptable levels with significant energy saving.     

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Published

2008-01-01

Issue

Volume 8, Nomor 1, Januari 2008

Section

Volume 8, Nomor 1, Januari 2008