Abstract:Considering the nonlinear influence of the production environment on the thermal effect in the workshop, the accuracy of traditional parameter identification is insufficient, and the effectiveness of the start-stop control of air conditioning units is affected. A Ferris wheel optimization algorithm is proposed to identify the thermal resistance and thermal capacitance parameters of the air conditioning system. Trigonometric functions are used to simulate the circular motion of the Ferris wheel. Adjustable angular velocity and radius are adopted to change the speed variation of the Ferris wheel, and adaptive search is achieved. A phase difference is introduced to simulate the start time difference of different seats, and search diversity is increased. Centripetal force is introduced to change the equilibrium position during the stable operation of the Ferris wheel, and premature convergence is avoided. Then, temperature compliance, energy consumption, and start-stop switching frequency are included in the optimization objectives. An intermittent start-stop control model for air conditioning units under equivalent thermal parameter identification conditions is established. The Ferris wheel algorithm is used to optimize the best start-stop control for the air conditioning system in the workshop. The simulation results show that the identification accuracy of the Ferris wheel algorithm is the highest. The comprehensive error value is reduced to 0.3026%. The temperature fluctuation in the workshop does not exceed 2%. The reduction rate of air conditioning starts reaches the highest value of 5.83%. The energy consumption reduction rate reaches the highest value of 2.02%. Energy-saving effects and workshop comfort are improved.