Air conditioning and refrigeration products achieve energy efficiency by combining hardware optimization and software control. By using a method called Rapid Control Prototyping, which connects a controller model to the control target and optimizes control design, it is possible to verify software control in the early stages of product development. This allows for easier changes and adjustments to control design, as well as reducing the cost of corrections in later stages and mitigating the risk of delays in product development. This report presents a case study of applying Rapid Control Prototyping to cooling control in household refrigerators.
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