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Regulators
Emerson Climate Technologies
EVAPORATOR
PRESSURE
REGULATOR
EVAPORATOR
PRESSURE
REGULATOR
EXTERNAL
STRAINER
RECOMMENDED
NOTE: HIGH SIDE PILOT
PRESSURE REQUIRED
FOR EPRBS
NOTE: HIGH SIDE PILOT
PRESSURE REQUIRED
FOR EPRBS
EXTERNAL
STRAINER
RECOMMENDED
60 PSIG
HIGH
EVAPORATOR
PRESSURE
50 PSIG
INTERMEDIATE
EVAPORATOR
PRESSURE
20 PSIG
LOW
EVAPORATOR
PRESSURE
Types of Regulators:
Suction Line Regulators
Suction line regulators provide a wide variety of re-
frigerant control functions, but are mainly used for regu-
lating suction gas pressures. These regulators provide
a method of balancing the output of the refrigeration
system with the load requirements. Two basic types are
covered here:
1) Upstream pressure regulators, which control from an
inlet pressure signal.
2) Downstream pressure regulators, which control from
an outlet pressure signal.
Application of
Evaporator Pressure Regulators
Evaporator Pressure Regulators are normally used
on multiple-compressor refrigeration systems fed by
TXVs, low side oats or solenoid liquid valve and oat
switch combination. They are used whenever a mini-
mum evaporator pressure or temperature is desired.
Controlling from an inlet side pressure signal, they
prevent upstream pressure from going below a pre-set
point.
EPR valves are used on brine or water chillers to pre-
vent freeze-up during low load periods, by keeping the
refrigerant saturation pressure above the uid freezing
temperature. Similarly, they may be used to prevent frost
formation on fan coil evaporators. They may also be
used to provide a given evaporator saturation pressure
to produce the required evaporation/room temperature
difference, (especially useful where humidity control is
required). On multiple evaporator systems where differ-
ent evaporator temperatures are required, EPR valves
will hold the saturation pressure at the required set point
above the common system suction pressure. Here, the
EPRs prevent lowering of the desired temperature in the
warmer evaporators, while the compressor continues
operating to satisfy the coldest evaporators. See
gure 1.
Figure 1: Evaporator Pressure Regulators
used in multiple system.
EPR Installation
EPRs may be installed at the compressor rack or
close to the evaporator.
Suction line regulators can be direct acting or inter-
nally piloted such as an Emerson IPR regulator. These
are hermetically sealed, non-repairable valves for use
on low capacity systems.
For higher sensitivity and accurate control, an exter-
nally piloted EPRB regulator will provide control of larger
units. These are repairable in the line. The EPRB valve
is a lightweight, brass body valve which eliminates the
need for normal system pressure drop needed to make
the valve move through the full stroke. This is accom-
plished by using compressor discharge gas to pilot the
regulator.
Combining an EPRB with a suction stop or shut off is
done with the EPRBS models. When the pilot solenoid is
de-energized, the valve closes. This eliminates the cost
of a separate suction solenoid and offers a tight shut off.
Figure 2: Cutaway view of an EPRBS.
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