SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING AIR SIDE EFFICIENCY IN AIR HANDLING UNITS

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer-implemented method and a system for optimizing the airside operating efficiency of an AHU that regulates airflow into a building space. The system may include sensors for measuring the current return airflow temperature, the current supply airflow temperature, the current relative humidity of the return / intake airflow entering the AHU, and the total static pressure of the current supply airflow. The system may also include a chilled water valve, a variable speed drive, memory, and a computer processor or controller. The method includes a combination of a chilled water valve control loop, a return temperature control loop, and a total static pressure control loop for automatically setting a setpoint temperature in the return airflow and a setpoint total static pressure in the supply / intake airflow entering the AHU.