A
compressed air refrigeration dryer for dehumidifying
compressed air by means of a
refrigerant circuit with
carbon dioxide as the
refrigerant, comprising at least one compressor (1), a
gas cooler (3), at least one
evaporator (2) configured to dehumidify
compressed air passed on its
secondary side at its cold surface, a
refrigerant receiver (5.1, 11), an expansion valve (6) or an ejector, and a
heat exchanger (8, 18) for heating the dried compressed air, which is connected downstream of the
evaporator (2) at its air-side outlet, characterized in that the compressed air
refrigeration dryer further comprises a
control unit, at least one frequency converter connected upstream of each electrical power input of the at least one compressor (1), and a temperature sensor at a cooling water inlet of the
gas cooler (3) for detecting a
cooling water temperature.a temperature sensor for detecting a compressed
air temperature at a compressed air inlet provided for introducing compressed air to be dehumidified into the compressed air
refrigeration dryer, at least one pressure
dew point sensor for detecting
air humidity and a volume flow sensor for detecting a compressed
air volume flow at the compressed air inlet, and at least one
pressure sensor for detecting the refrigerant pressure at the compressor inlets, wherein the
control unit is connected to the at least one compressor (1), the at least one frequency converter, the temperature sensors, the at least one pressure
dew point sensor, the volume flow sensor and the at least one
pressure sensor and is configured in such a way as tothat it can continuously read and store measured values acquired by the sensors and that it can regulate the
cooling capacity generated by the refrigerant circuit by controlling the at least one compressor (1) and / or the at least one frequency converter in such a way that dehumidified compressed air flowing out of the compressed air outlet of the refrigerated dryer constantly has a predetermined pressure
dew point during operation of the compressed air refrigerated dryer.