Reduce Energy Costs with More Efficient Chiller Technology

Most plastics processors with central process cooling systems don’t think much about that equipment, but they think a lot about their energy bills. And cost reduction initiatives usually focus on their primary processing equipment. If that’s you, there may be another target that could save a lot of money.

It’s your chiller.

Old cooling systems often run at full load whether you need it or not. But Thermal Care’s new “Dynamic Lift” control technology is able to dynamically adjust to process requirements based on the temperature of the outside air, the process heat load, and the peak efficiencies and performance points of the components in the chiller. Bottom line, it reduces energy consumption by up to 40%.

Save Energy with New Central Chiller Control Technology

Most plastics processors don’t think much about the chiller in their central cooling systems. But the monthly energy bill usually gets their attention. Question is: What can you do about it?

That out-of-sight, out-of-mind water chiller should be a primary target for energy cost reduction. Simply re-evaluating your plant’s industrial process cooling equipment can be a potential source for cost savings.

No matter how efficient your process is, there will always be some waste heat produced. Removing this waste heat from the product and process equipment quickly and efficiently is the job of a central chiller system; however, not all chillers are the same. The age of the chiller, the type of components it uses, and the control technology all contribute to the chiller system efficiency. As production levels rise and fall, the chiller system must adjust to meet the actual process load.

As the process load decreases, chillers must adjust accordingly to ensure consistent cooling temperatures for the process. That usually involves turning compressors off or using hot gas bypass to keep the compressors running and using power even when the load does not require them to run.

With the added benefit of reducing the operating cost of the chiller system, a better solution to part-load chiller system operation is to reduce the cooling capacity of the system using Dynamic Lift control technology, developed by Thermal Care. Thermal Care is a process cooling manufacturer that provides chilled water equipment for the plastics industry and industrial applications such as injection molding, blow molding, thermoforming and extrusion.