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Control Methods and Operation Strategies for Improving Energy Saving in a Multi-cell Fan Based Cooling TowerSystem ·1 · Control Methods and Operation Strategies for Improving Energy Saving in a Multi-cell Fan Based Cooling Tower System 1 1 2 3 Tsou Ying , Chang Chuncheng , Wu Chanwei , Jang Shishang (1. New Material Research Development Dept., China Steel Corporation, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.,China; 2. Office of Energy and Environmental Affair, China Steel Corporation, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C. ,China; 3. Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C. ,China) Abstract In cooling towers, the replacement of traditional single-speed fans with variable-frequency drive (VFD) fans or two-speed fans can achieve significant energy saving. However, concerns regarding frequent on/off switching and the lack of a well-devised controller discourage the widespread implementation. In this study, a temperature zone setting method is proposed to replace the traditional point setting method of fan control. And we also developed a multi-fans control strategy. Additionally, the highest allowed temperature of output water in the process is set as the upper limit of a zone in order to further conserve energy. Both strategies are comprehensively analyzed for a virtual cooling tower that uses operational data from an existing VFD-fan-based cooling tower system in CSC. The results of on-site implementation show energy savings of 38% for a 0.75 °C zone without increasing the on/off switching frequency. The proposed strategies were further verified via an on-line field experiment. The proposed methods can be universally and easily applied