Balancing Energy Consumption and Food Quality Loss in Supermarket Refrigeration System
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This paper presents an optimal strategy with balanced energy consumption and food quality loss, at varying ambient condition, in a supermarket refrigeration system. Compared with traditional operation with pressure control, the method shows a large potential for energy savings without extra loss of food quality. We also show that by utilizing the relatively slow dynamics of the food temperature, compared with the air temperature, we are able to further lower both the energy consumption and the peak value of power requirement.
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