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Outdoor fan operation, Economizer operation, Unoccupied free cooling – Carrier 48/50PD05 User Manual

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Outdoor Fan Operation

The 48/50 PD units use a multi--speed outdoor fan motor to control
the head pressure within an acceptable range at low outdoor

ambient temperatures. On the 48 and 50 PD--05 and 06 size units

the outdoor fan contactor is powered on the load side of the
compressor contactor so the outdoor fans will run only when the

compressor contactor is energized.

When the outdoor fan

contactor is not energized the outdoor fan runs at high speed.

When the outdoor fan contactor is energized the outdoor fan runs
at low speed.
The outdoor fan speed is controlled by a system three of fan levels
set up in the control software. Table 6 shows the three levels and

fan speeds for each level. The fan levels are determined by

Outdoor Air Temperature (TemperaturesAIR.TOAT) but can

be overridden by Condenser Pressure A (PressuresSCP.A)

inputs to the Main Base Board.

FAN

LEVEL

FAN

SPEED

CONDITIONS TO TRANSITION TO NEXT

LOWER LEVEL

CONDITIONS TO TRANSITION TO NEXT

HIGHER LEVEL

0

OFF

N/A

1. Compressor Contactor is ON

(on initial start up outdoor fan runs at Level 2 for

10 seconds before moving to correct level based

on outside air temperature or Condenser Pres-

sure A)

1

LOW

1. Compressor Contactor is OFF

1. Outside Air Temperature Control — Fan

Lev2 On Temperature 55 F or above (Configu-

ration→COOL→OFC→2.ON >=55F)*

2. Condenser Pressure A Override — Fan

Lev1 Max Pressure 450 psig or above (Config-

uration→COOL→OFC→1.MXP>= 450 psig)*

2

HIGH

1. Outside Air Temperature Control --- --- Fan

Lev2 Off Temperature 45 F or below (Confi-

guration→COOL→OFC→2.OFF <=45F)*

2. Condenser Pressure A Override --- --- Fan

Lev2 Min Pressure 200 psig or below (Config-

uration→COOL→OFC→2.MNP<= 200 psig)*

N/A

Table 6 — Fan Level Control of Outdoor Fan

*Configuration parameters 1.MXP, 2.MNP, 2.ON and 2.OFF factory default configuration should not be changed. The default configurations have been qualified over a wide

range of conditions and are provided in case a field replacement of the control board occurs and the settings need to be checked or manually configured.\

Economizer Operation

If an economizer is installed, then Economizer Installed

(ConfigurationUNITEC.EN) should be set to YES. The

economizer is controlled by the Econo Commanded Position

(OutputsECONEC.CP) on the Economizer Control Board

(ECB). Feed back from the economizer actuator is output on

configuration

parameter

Econo

Actual

Position

(OutputsECONEC.AP).
Economizer Actuator Communication
The economizer actuator used with the 48/50PD units is a

Multi--Function Technology (MFT) actuator.

This allows the

ComfortLink system to communicate with the actuator through a

feedback signal. The configuration Economizer Control Type

(ConfigurationECONE.CTL) determines the communication

method, either digital or analog, used to communicate between the

Economizer Control Board and the economizer actuator.
The power to the unit must be cycled after the Economizer Control

Type (Configuration ECONE.CTL) configuration parameter

is changed.
E.CTL = 1 or 2 (Digital/Position or Digital/Command)
When

Economizer

Control

Type

(ConfigurationECONE.CTL) is set to 1, the Economizer

Control Board will communicate with the economizer actuator
using the digital protocol, from Economizer Control Board plug

J7--1 to actuator pin 5. The commanded position and the actuators

actual position are communicated back and forth between the
actuator and the Economizer Control Board. When the Economizer

Control Board and actuator first initiate communication, a Control
Angle

Economizer

Control

Type

(Operating

Modes

ECONC.ANG) is provided to the Economizer Control Board

and defines the actuator’s range of motion. The control angle must
be

greater

than

the

Min

Actuator

Ctrl

Angle

(ConfigurationECONM.ANG). During this digital control,

the Economizer Control Board analog 4 to 20 mA output will

represent the actuator’s actual position when E.CTL = 1 or

commanded position when E.CTL = 2. Because the wiring has a
built--in 500--ohm resistor, the 4 to 20mA signal is converted to a 2

to 10VDC signal that is accessible via a field connected terminal
board TB--8 and TB--9. However, before this signal can be read

remotely, the violet wire that connects the actuator to field

connection terminal board TB--J10--8 must be removed or cut.

E.CTL = 3 (Analog Control)

When E.CTL is set to 3, the Economizer Control Board will NOT
communicate with the economizer actuator directly with the 4 to

20mA analog signal wired to TB--8 and TB--9 along with the

500--ohm resistor producing a 2 to 10VDC signal for the actuator.
While in this mode, the actuator’s built--in 2 to 10VDC feedback

signal s accessible via TB--9 and TB--10 any time because it is not
used by the Economizer Control Board.
Free Cooling
The economizer will be allowed to help with cooling if the

Outdoor Air Temperature (TemperaturesAIR.TOAT) is less

than

the

configured

Econo

Cool

Hi

Temp

Limit

(ConfigurationECONEH.LO)

and

greater

than

the

configured

Econo

Cool

Lo

Temp

Limit

(ConfigurationECONEL.LO). If an enthalpy sensor is

installed, the outdoor temperature must be below the Econo Cool
Hi Temp Limit (ConfigurationECONEH.LO) and the

Outdoor Enthalpy Switch (InputsGEN.IENTH) must be

LOW.

Unoccupied Free Cooling

The unoccupied free cooling algorithm attempts to maintain the

building space half way between the Occupied Cool Set Point

(SetpointsOCSP)

and

Occupied

Heat

Set

Point

(SetpointsOHSP) using only the economizer when the

conditions in the building and the outdoors are suitable., during
UNoccupied periods if the air in the building and the outdoor air

are suitable. Three different configurations define this algorithm:

1. Unoccupied

Free

Cooling

(ConfigurationECONUEFC)

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