Modification of existing devices/elements, predicitive control of devices/elements

Within this domain we are intensively working on improving the energy efficiency of systems and devices that are based on vapor-compression cycles as well as Peltier effect. Our work is based on numerical as well as experimental research studies in a laboratory and real environments. Based on numerical simulations several components of a system/device are optimized which impacts the performance of a system/device. Evaluation of energy efficiency of a device or a system can be used to evaluate new solutions on existing devices/systems. To achieve those results the following measures are used:

• Integration of new elements inside the system/device (heat exchangers, heat or sound insulation, regulation valves, …).
• Modification of existing elements (geometry of a heat exchanger, mass charge of a refrigerant, boundary conditions of a device/system performance…).
• Predictive control of a device/system by considering the optimization criteria of system performance. Those criteria can be: energy efficiency, cost-effectiveness, comfort, etc.