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HVACR317 – Core for Refrigeration. Operating Controls 2 Pressure Switches Oil Pressure Safety. Pressure Switches. Pressure switches are used to start and stop electrical loads such as motors or coils.
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HVACR317 – Core for Refrigeration Operating Controls 2 Pressure Switches Oil Pressure Safety
Pressure Switches • Pressure switches are used to start and stop electrical loads such as motors or coils. • Pressure controls contain a bellows, a diaphragm, or a Bourdon tube to create movement when the pressure is changed.
Pressure Switches • When used as a switch the bellows or tube is connected to linkage that operates the electrical contacts. • When used as a valve they operate the valve directly. • The electrical contacts are the components that actually open and close the circuit.
Pressure Switch • The electrical contacts either open or close with a snap action on a rise in pressure. • The pressure switch can also sense a pressure differential and be designed to open or close a set of electrical contacts based on this differential.
Pressure Switch • The pressure control can either be an operating type control or a safety type control. • It can operate either at low or high pressures depending on the type of design.
Pressure Switch • Pressure controls can sometimes be recognized by the small line running to them for measuring fluid pressures. • Pressure switches are manufactured to handle control voltages or line currents to start a compressor up to 3 hp maximum.
Pressure Switch • The high pressure and low pressure controls in the refrigeration and air conditioning industry are the most two widely used pressure controls in the industry.
Pressure Switch • Some pressure switches are adjustable and some are not. • Some controls are automatic reset and some are manual reset. • In some pressure controls the high-pressure and low-pressure controls are built into one housing.
Pressure Switch • The point or pressure setting at which the control interrupts the electrical circuit is known as the cut-out. • The point or pressure setting at which the electrical circuit is made is known as the cut-in. • The difference in the two settings is known as the differential.
Pressure Switch Differential Controls pressure
Pressure Switch Differential Controls temperature through pressure.
Pressure Controls - High • High Pressure controls open on a rise in pressure. • If you hold a high pressure control in your hand at room pressure it is closed. • Primarily used as a safety device to shut off compressor if pressure rise to high.
Pressure Controls - High • Most high pressure controls have a manual reset. • This is to prevent cycling in an unsafe condition.
Pressure Switch - Low • Low pressure switches are used to sense a drop in pressure. • Most often the low switch is used to sense a loss of charge or refrigerant. • The low pressure switch is also used to control the compressor in a pump-down system.
Pressure Switch - Low • It is not desirable to run a system with a low charge because: • The compressor motors use refrigerant to cool the windings. • If the system goes into a vacuum because of a leak it may pull air and noncondensable gases into the system and cause more damage.
Oil Pressure Safety • The oil pressure safety switch is a low and high pressure switch that is a pressure differential control. • The differential control takes the high and low pressure and compares the two numbers coming up with a net pressure.
Oil Pressure Safety • The net oil pressure is the higher number minus the lower number. • The net oil pressure is the useable oil pressure.
Oil Pressure Safety • The oil pressure is caused by a pump attached to the crankshaft of the compressor. • When the compressor is not running there is no oil pressure. • Because of this the oil pressure safety contains a timer that delays the action of the switch for roughly 90 seconds.
Oil Pressure Safety • The oil pressure is measured between the suction side (compressor crankcase) and the oil pump outlet. • Most compressors must have a minimum of 30psi of oil pressure. • Always follow manufactures directions. • Oil pressure safety controls have a manual reset.
VARIOUS PRESSURE STATS (2-Position | ON/OFF)
TIMING MOTOR TIMED CONTACTS DEFROST TIMER SWITCH