Ice thermal storage control

摘要

An arrangement of apparatus for the measurement of the quantity amount of ice in an ice thermal storage system having a storage tank with a storage fluid and a cooling coil assembly therein, and the method for measuring such ice quantity, which apparatus includes a means to provide an uplift force to the coil assembly and, means for measurement of the vertical displacement of the coil in the storage tank and means for relating the vertical displacemen t of the cooling coil assembly to the quantity of ice on the cooling coil assembl y, and further noting a specific uplifting force assembly for use in such stora ge tanks.