Cooling operation characteristics of multi-A/C(air conditioner)s were experimentally investigated for combination of indoor units (A+B, A+C, B+C) and operating conditions (standard, overload, low temperature and low temperature freezing). The operating data and performance of the air conditioner were measured using a multi-calorimeter. We also observed compressor frequency and pressure variations. From the experimental results, it was found that the cooling performance and the operating characteristics depend on operation combination of indoor units, in the case of 2 room simultaneous operation. In the four types of cooling tests, the cooling capacity and COP of the 3 room simultaneous operation and 2 room simultaneous operation were similar. Through this experimental study, data on the simultaneous operation characteristics of 2 room simultaneous operation according to the changes of indoor and outdoor temperature of four kinds were obtained.

The cooling operating characteristics of the 3 room air conditioner are experimentally investigated for the number of the indoor units (A, B, C) and the operating conditions (standard, overload) under the cooling operation. The cooling capacity and COP were calculated using a multi-type calorimeter. Also, EEV opening, compressor frequency, and superheat degree were obtained when the compressor started. From the experimental results, we can see that the performance and operation characteristics of the air conditioner depend on the indoor unit operation method. In case of simultaneous and single operation, the cooling overload performance was measured lower than the standard condition. Also, in the overload operation, the power consumption of the compressor was greatly increased and the COP was also decreased.

Energy saving in household refrigerators becomes more important as the usage of household refrigerators have been increasing every year. Since a compressor in the refrigerator consumes more than 80% of its total energy, it is necessary to reduce the energy consumption of the compressor. In this paper, the convective heat transfer coefficients on the compressor housing for both natural convection and forced convection were measured. Then, the effect of convective heat transfer coefficient on the power consumption of a refrigerator was investigated using a thermal management analysis. The results showed that convective heat transfer coefficient for forced convection is higher by 7.8 W/m²K compared to the natural convection. In addition, through the thermal management analysis, it was found that the increase in convective heat transfer coefficient reduces the refrigerator power by about 4.8% improving EER by 0.9%.

외부공기 유입방식에 따른 느타리버섯의 생육특성을 조사하기 위하여 3가지 처리구를 두어 실험한 결과 모든 처리구에서 재배기간 중 온도편차가 발생하였고, 처리구 모두 1, 2, 8월에 가장 높았으며, T2(열교환기)와 T3(기밀실)에서 T1(외부공기 직접유입) 보다 온도편차가 작은 경향이었다. 재배기간 중 냉방시간은 T1(외부공기 직접유입)은 1,090.3시간, T2(열교환기)는 661.1시간, T3(기밀실)은 865.0시간이었고,평균 냉방절감율은 T1(외부공기 직접유입) 대비 T2(열교환기)는 21%, T3(기밀실)은 11%이었다. 재배기간 동안 난방기의 년중 가동시간은 T1(외부공기 직접유입)은 1,506.9시간, T2(열교환기)는 875.6시간,T3(기밀실)은 1,054.2시간으로 T2의 가동시간이 가장 작았고, 년중 평균 난방절감율은 T1(외부공기 직접유입) 대비 T2(열교환기)는 22%, T3(기밀실)은16%이었다. 외부공기 유입방식에 따른 냉방정도(CD-H)는 T1(외부공기 직접유입)>T3(기밀실)>T2(열교환기)의 순이었고, 난방정도(HD-H)도 냉방정도(CD-H)의 경우와 동일하였다. 수량은 T2(열교환기)와 T3(기밀실)에서 T1(외부공기 직접유입) 보다 4,9, 10월을 제외한 전 기간에서 높았다.이와 같은 결과로 시설재배사에서 느타리버섯 병재배시 열교환기 또는 기밀실을 설치하여 재배할 경우에너지를 절감할 수 있고, 수량 및 고품질의 느타리버섯을 수확할 수 있어 농가소득증대에 기여할 것으로 판단되었다.