Inventors:
Richard J. Gross - Akron OH
Steven P. Rooke - Fishers IN
Patrick Lenahan - Columbus OH
David W. Mullen - Columbus OH
Assignee:
The University of Akron - Akron OH
International Classification:
G05D 2313
Abstract:
A method of controlling the mixing of outside air and return air, entering an air handling unit, through inlets having dampers, the air handling unit having a coil for conditioning the incoming air and a fan for blowing the conditioned air into a conditioned space, the method including measuring the outside air temperature, and return air temperature, and a minimum coil temperature corresponding to a damper position calculating a correlation values from the outside air, return air, and a minimum temperatures determining a correlation function from the correlation value and damper positions, and using the correlation function to calculate the maximum damper position for an acceptable coil temperature.