Technical description Hydro-DENCO
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3.3 Operating modes
A basic Hydro-DENCO unit is for cooling only. Electric heating or a humidifier can be
added for low temperature or humidity control.
Cooling The main function of a close control unit is to cool the air within a room to a defined set
point. This is accomplished by adjusting the water control valve position and the indoor
fan speed.
Heating (if fitted) If the indoor temperatures are too low then the heating function will be activated. When
heating is required, the fans may increase their speed. Heating may be available as
on/off control, thyristor proportional control or low pressure hot water (LPHW) heating.
Humidification (if fitted) If the humidity levels are below the set point then the humidifier will be activated to add
more moisture to the air. The amount of moisture added to the air can vary proportion-
ally to the demand, with the humidifier able to operate between 25 - 100% of its rated
capacity.
Dehumidification (if fitted) Dehumidification is achieved by increasing the cooling output and reducing the fan
speed to produce condensate on the cooling coil. To prevent over-cooling, the air can
be re-heated (if options fitted).
Dehumidification mode is only enabled if temperature control is within a suitable range.
If the control temperature falls outside of this range, dehumidification is disabled and
temperature control takes priority.
3.4 Operating strategies
Hydro-DENCO's inbuilt advance software combined with the latest EC variable tech-
nology and networking capability, enables the unit to operate with intelligent control
strategies to increase performance and maximise energy savings.
Duty/standby If connected in a network, Hydro-DENCO units can be configured with some as active
(duty) and others as backup (standby). This is for rooms with N+1, 2N or 2(N+1) requi-
rements, where N represents the number of units required to achieve a design capa-
city.
If any alarm occurs on a particular unit, the backup (standby) unit(s) can be activated
to maintain the room conditions.
The network of units can be configured so that the unit(s) designated as 'standby' is
changed over after a pre-set period to ensure even wear over their lifetimes.
We recommend a duty/standby strategy for rooms where the heat capacity is low com-
pared to the design capacity.
Running redundancy Running all units in part load conditions (hot standby) can provide significant energy
saving compared to duty/standby. Each unit has the ability to increase their cooling
output if a fault is developed on one unit, ensuring redundancy is maintained.
The diagram shows an example of the energy savings available: