COOLING SYSTEMS, CONTROLLERS AND METHODS
Aspects of liquid operational systems are described. According to one aspect, a system to automatically fill a liquid operational component is described. According to another aspect, a self-diagnostic system is described. According to yet another aspect, a flow conditioning arrangement is described. A control system for a heat-transfer system includes a plurality of sensors. Each sensor is configured to observe an operational parameter indicative of a thermodynamic quantity and to emit a signal containing information corresponding to the observed operational parameter. Control logic includes a processing unit and instructions stored on a memory that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the control logic to determine a first thermodynamic quantity associated with each sensor from information contained in a signal from the respective sensor; determine a second thermodynamic quantity associated with each sensor from information contained in a signal received from at least one other sensor in the plurality of sensors; compare the first thermodynamic quantity with the second thermodynamic quantity; and responsive to the comparison of the first thermodynamic quantity with the second thermodynamic quantity, output a control signal.
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17 . A control system for a heat-transfer system, the control system comprising:
a plurality of sensors, wherein each sensor is configured to observe an operational parameter indicative of a thermodynamic quantity and to emit a signal containing information corresponding to the observed operational parameter;
control logic comprising a processing unit and instructions stored on a memory that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the control logic to:
determine a first thermodynamic quantity associated with each sensor from information contained in a signal from the respective sensor;
determine a second thermodynamic quantity associated with each sensor from information contained in a signal received from at least one other sensor in the plurality of sensors;
compare the first thermodynamic quantity with the second thermodynamic quantity; and
responsive to the comparison of the first thermodynamic quantity with the second thermodynamic quantity, output a control signal.
18 . The control system according to claim 17 , wherein the instructions that cause the control logic to output a control signal responsive to the comparison of the first thermodynamic quantity with the second thermodynamic quantity comprise instructions to output the control signal responsive to a difference between the first thermodynamic quantity and the second thermodynamic quantity exceeding a threshold difference, or instructions to output the control signal responsive to a difference between the first thermodynamic quantity and the second thermodynamic quantity falling below a threshold difference.
19 . The control system according to claim 17 , wherein the plurality of sensors comprises a temperature sensor, and wherein the instructions that cause the control logic to determine a second thermodynamic quantity comprise instructions that cause the control logic to predict a temperature corresponding to the temperature sensor from information contained in a signal received from at least one other sensor in the plurality of sensors.
20 . The control system according to claim 17 , wherein the plurality of sensors comprises a pressure sensor, and wherein the instructions that cause the control logic to determine a second thermodynamic quantity comprise instructions that cause the control logic to predict a pressure corresponding to the pressure sensor from information contained in a signal received from at least one other sensor in the plurality of sensors.