COMPRESSED AIR STATION

Abstract

The invention relates to a compressed air station comprising at least two compressed air components that yield waste heat, wherein each compressed air component is designed either as a compressor, in particular as a screw compressor, or as a refrigeration dryer, and at least one exhaust air duct (13) for discharging waste heat from a room, wherein at least one of the compressed air components, namely a refrigeration dryer, is connected to the exhaust air duct (13), and wherein a further compressed air component (11) is connected to the same exhaust air duct (13), wherein a compressed air refrigeration heat exchanger (23) is provided within the refrigeration dryer (12), in which the compressed air is cooled by way of a refrigerant conducted in a refrigerant circuit (24), wherein the refrigerant circuit (24) comprises a refrigerant compressor (25), a condenser (26), an expansion valve (27) and the compressed air refrigeration heat exchanger (23), wherein the compressed air station further comprises a dryer exhaust air duct (15), which is provided for discharging from the refrigeration dryer (12) a cooling air flow that is conducted through the refrigeration dryer (12), and which connects a cooling air outlet (19) of the refrigeration dryer (12) to a refrigeration dryer connection (16) on the exhaust air duct (13), wherein the refrigeration dryer (12) has a fan (20) with a speed-adjustable fan motor (21), and the fan (20) is designed to convey the cooling air flow even against a backpressure currently prevailing in the exhaust air duct (13), and wherein the refrigeration dryer (12) has a controller or interacts with a controller, which is configured and designed to actuate the speed-adjustable fan motor (21) of the fan in such a way that the fan (20) compensates for the backpressure prevailing in the exhaust air duct (13), so that a volume transported by the cooling air flow per unit of time remains unchanged.

Claims

1. A compressed air station comprising: at least two compressed air components that yield waste heat, wherein each compressed air component is designed either as a compressor, in particular as a screw compressor, or as a refrigeration dryer, and at least one exhaust air duct for discharging waste heat from a room, wherein at least one of the at least two compressed air components, comprises a refrigeration dryer and is connected to the exhaust air duct, and wherein the other one of the at least two compressed air components is connected to the same exhaust air duct, wherein a compressed air refrigeration heat exchanger is provided within the refrigeration dryer, in which the compressed air is cooled by way of a refrigerant conducted in a refrigerant circuit, wherein the refrigerant circuit comprises a refrigerant compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve and the compressed air refrigeration heat exchanger, wherein the compressed air station further comprises a dryer exhaust air duct, which is provided for discharging from the refrigeration dryer a cooling air flow that is conducted through the refrigeration dryer, and which connects a cooling air outlet of the refrigeration dryer to a refrigeration dryer connection on the exhaust air duct, wherein the refrigeration dryer has a fan with a speed-adjustable fan motor, and the fan is designed to convey the cooling air flow even against a backpressure currently prevailing in the exhaust air duct, and wherein the refrigeration dryer has a controller or interacts with a controller, which is configured and designed to actuate the speed-adjustable fan motor of the fan in such a way that the fan compensates for the backpressure prevailing in the exhaust air duct, so that a volume transported by the cooling air flow per unit of time remains unchanged.

2. The compressed air station according to claim 1, wherein the refrigeration dryer has a pressure sensor for detecting a value representative of the current condensation pressure p.sub.c,act within the condenser, and in that the controller is configured and designed to record and process the data from the pressure sensor and to actuate the speed-adjustable fan motor of the fan accordingly by adjusting the condensation pressure p.sub.c or the condensation temperature T.sub.c to a setpoint pressure for the condensation pressure p.sub.c,soll or a setpoint temperature for the condensation temperature T.sub.c,soll such that a volume transported by the cooling air flow per unit of time remains unchanged, regardless of the current backpressure in the exhaust air duct.

3. The compressed air station according to claim 1, wherein a screw compressor and the refrigeration dryer are connected to one another via a compressed air line, and the compressed air line is designed to transfer the compressed air output by the screw compressor to the refrigeration dryer for drying purposes, wherein a cooling air outlet of the screw compressor is connected via a compressor connection to the exhaust air duct, to which the refrigeration dryer is also connected.

4. The compressed air station according to claim 1, wherein the fan of the refrigeration dryer is designed as a radial fan.

5. The compressed air station according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the controller interacts with an ambient air sensor, preferably a temperature sensor, for detecting a value representative of the state of the supply air, in particular a value representative of the supply air temperature, and transmitting it to the controller.

6. The compressed air station according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein an exhaust air damper is arranged in the dryer exhaust air duct, which damper is designed and configured to close the dryer exhaust air duct when the refrigerant compressor is idle.

7. The compressed air station according to claim 6, wherein the exhaust air damper is designed as a gravity-operated exhaust air damper, which opens whenever the fan is conveying the cooling air flow through the dryer exhaust air duct and closes whenever the fan is idle.

8. The compressed air station according to claim 6, wherein the exhaust air damper interacts with a drive motor, wherein the drive motor is actuated by the controller in such a way that the exhaust air damper is opened or closed depending on the operating state of the fan.

9. A method for actuating a speed-adjustable fan motor of a fan of a refrigeration dryer within a compressed air station, wherein the compressed air station comprises at least two compressed air components that yield waste heat, wherein each compressed air component is designed either as a compressor, in particular as a screw compressor, or as a refrigeration dryer, and at least one exhaust air duct for discharging waste heat from a room, wherein at least one of the at least two compressed air components, comprises a refrigeration dryer and is connected to the exhaust air duct, and wherein another one of the at least two compressed air components is connected to the same exhaust air duct, wherein a compressed air refrigeration heat exchanger is provided within the refrigeration dryer, in which the compressed air is cooled by way of a refrigerant conducted in a refrigerant circuit, wherein the refrigerant circuit comprises a refrigerant compressor, a condenser, an expansion valve and the compressed air refrigeration heat exchanger, wherein the compressed air station further comprises a dryer exhaust air duct, which is provided for discharging a cooling air flow that is conducted through the refrigeration dryer, and which connects a cooling air outlet of the refrigeration dryer to a refrigeration dryer connection on the exhaust air duct, wherein the refrigeration dryer has a fan with a speed-adjustable fan motor, and the fan is designed to convey the cooling air flow even against a backpressure currently prevailing in the exhaust air duct, and wherein the compressed air station, in particular the refrigeration dryer, has a controller or interacts with a controller, which is configured and designed to actuate the speed-adjustable fan motor of the fan in such a way that the fan compensates for the backpressure prevailing in the exhaust air duct, so that a volume transported by the cooling air flow per unit of time remains unchanged.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the method further comprises the following steps: reading in a value representative of the current condensation pressure p.sub.c, act currently prevailing within the condenser, calculating a current condensation temperature T.sub.c, act from the value of the current condensation pressure p.sub.c, act, reading in a value representative of the temperature of the supply air, which defines a supply air temperature T.sub.amb, calculating a setpoint for the condensation temperature T.sub.c, soll in defined dependence on the supply air temperature T.sub.amb, and actuating the fan motor of the fan in such a way that the current condensation temperature T.sub.c, act follows the setpoint for the condensation temperature T.sub.c, soll.

11. The method according to claim 9 or 10, wherein for calculating the setpoint for the condensation temperature T.sub.c, soll in the case of supply air temperatures below a limit temperature T.sub.0, amb, a dryer-specific, constant minimum temperature T.sub.fix is defined as the setpoint for the condensation temperature T.sub.c, soll.

12. The method according to claim 9, wherein the setpoint for the condensation temperature T.sub.c, soll at supply air temperatures above a limit temperature T.sub.0, amb results from the supply air temperature T.sub.amb with a dryer-specific supplement ΔT.

13. The method according to claim 9, wherein the setpoint for the condensation temperature T.sub.c, soll results from the following formula
T.sub.c, soll=max[T.sub.amb+ΔT or T.sub.fix], where T.sub.amb denotes the supply air temperature, ΔT denotes a dryer-specific supplement, and T.sub.fix denotes a dryer-specific, constant minimum temperature.

14. The method according to claim 9, wherein a PID controller, a PI controller, a deadband controller or a three-point controller is used to actuate the fan motor of the fan in order to bring T.sub.c, act towards T.sub.c, soll wherein a control deviation e results from T.sub.c, soll-T.sub.c, act, and wherein T.sub.c, soll denotes the setpoint for the condensation temperature and T.sub.c, act denotes the current condensation temperature.

Description

[0040] FIG. 1 shows an exemplary embodiment of a compressed air station according to the invention, in a schematic illustration;

[0041] FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a compressed air station according to the invention, modified in comparison to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, in a schematic illustration;

[0042] FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of a compressed air station, once again modified in comparison to FIGS. 1 and 2, in a schematic illustration;

[0043] FIG. 4 shows an embodiment of a compressed air station, once again modified in comparison to FIGS. 1 to 3, in a schematic illustration;

[0044] FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of a compressed air station, once again modified in comparison to FIGS. 1 to 4, in a schematic illustration;

[0045] FIG. 6 shows a schematic illustration to explain the mode of operation of a refrigeration dryer according to the present invention; and

[0046] FIG. 7 shows a flowchart to explain an embodiment of the method according to the invention.

[0047] FIG. 1 shows an exemplary embodiment of a compressed air station according to the invention, in which, as compressed air components, a screw compressor 11 and a refrigeration dryer 12 are connected to a common exhaust air duct 13. The screw compressor 11 supplies compressed air via a compressed air line 14 to the refrigeration dryer 12. Via a further compressed air line 43, the compressed air dried in the refrigeration dryer 12 is supplied to a consumer 44. Instead of one consumer, a plurality, in particular a large number, of consumers may also be supplied with compressed air through the further compressed air line 43 via a compressed air network.

[0048] The screw compressor 11 and the refrigeration dryer 12 produce waste heat, which according to the invention is discharged via the common exhaust air duct 13 by way of corresponding cooling air flows. A screw compressor exhaust air duct 45 forms the first section of a common exhaust air duct 13, to which the refrigeration dryer 12 is also connected further downstream via a dryer exhaust air duct 15. Specifically, the screw compressor 11 has a cooling air outlet 18, to which the screw compressor exhaust air duct 45 is directly connected. The refrigeration dryer 12 likewise has a cooling air outlet 19, to which the dryer exhaust air duct 15 is directly connected, namely preferably in such a way that only the cooling air or the waste heat of the refrigeration dryer 12 is discharged and no mixing takes place with ambient air not conducted via the refrigeration dryer 12.

[0049] The dryer exhaust air duct 15 is connected to the common exhaust air duct 13 at the aforementioned refrigeration dryer connection 16. In addition, an exhaust air damper 29 is arranged between the refrigeration dryer 12 and the refrigeration dryer connection 16 on the exhaust air duct 13, in particular within the dryer exhaust air duct 15, by means of which damper the dryer exhaust air duct 15 can be closed.

[0050] A further exhaust air damper 46 may also be arranged between the screw compressor 11, i.e. between the cooling air outlet 18 of the screw compressor 11 and the refrigeration dryer connection 16, in particular within the screw compressor exhaust air duct 45. As passive backflow dampers, the exhaust air damper 29 of the refrigeration dryer and/or the exhaust air damper 46 of the screw compressor can either be opened using a sufficient flow in the conveying direction or closed under the effect of gravity. However, it is also possible (see illustration in FIG. 6) to open and close the exhaust air damper 29 by means of a drive motor 39. Of course, the exhaust air damper 46 of the screw compressor can also be opened and closed by means of a drive motor (not shown).

[0051] FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a compressed air station according to the invention, modified in comparison to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, in which, as compressed air components, a screw compressor 11 and a first refrigeration dryer 12 and also a further refrigeration dryer 12′ are connected to a common exhaust air duct 13. In this embodiment, the compressed air transferred from the screw compressor to the compressed air line 14 is split at a branching point 47 into a first partial line 48 and a second partial line 49.

[0052] The first refrigeration dryer 12 is arranged in the first partial line 48, and the second refrigeration dryer 12′ is arranged in the second partial line 49. The dried compressed air leaves the first refrigeration dryer 12 via a third partial line 50. The dried compressed air that flows via the second partial line 49 into the second refrigeration dryer 12′ and is dried therein leaves the refrigeration dryer 12′ via a fourth partial line 51. The third partial line 50 and the fourth partial line 51 are brought together at a joining point 52 and merge into the compressed air line 43, which conducts the compressed air to at least one consumer 44.

[0053] The screw compressor 11, the refrigeration dryer 12 and the refrigeration dryer 12′ each direct their cooling air flows into a common exhaust air duct 13. To this end, the screw compressor 11 is connected to the exhaust air duct 13 in the manner already described with reference to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. The first refrigeration dryer 12 is also connected to the common exhaust air duct 13, in the manner already described with reference to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, in order to transfer the cooling air or waste heat output from the cooling air outlet 19. Downstream of the refrigeration dryer connection 16, which is assigned to the first refrigeration dryer 12, a second refrigeration dryer connection 53 is provided on the exhaust air duct 13, at which the cooling air of the second refrigeration dryer 12′ is also introduced downstream into the exhaust air duct 13. To this end, a cooling air outlet 54 of the second refrigeration dryer is connected to a dryer exhaust air duct 55, which connects the cooling air outlet 54 of the second refrigeration dryer 12′ to the refrigeration dryer connection 53 on the exhaust air duct 13, so that the cooling air also of the second refrigeration dryer is discharged without any ambient air not conducted via the second refrigeration dryer 12′. Also in this dryer exhaust air duct assigned to the second refrigeration dryer 12′, an exhaust air damper 64 is provided so as to be able to close the exhaust air duct 55, in particular when the second refrigeration dryer 12′ is idle.

[0054] FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of a compressed air station, once again modified in comparison to the embodiments shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in which, as compressed air components, a first screw compressor 11, a second screw compressor 11′, a first refrigeration dryer 12 and a second refrigeration dryer 12′ are connected to a common exhaust air duct 13. In the embodiment of a compressed air station illustrated in FIG. 3, two screw compressors are provided, namely the first screw compressor 11 and the second screw compressor 11′, which operate in parallel with one another with regard to compressed air generation, i.e. the screw compressor 11 outputs compressed air on a first output line 56 and the screw compressor 11′ outputs compressed air on a second output line 57. At a joining point 58, the first output line 56 and the second output line 57 join to form a common compressed air line 14. From the compressed air line 14, the compressed air is conducted at a branching point 47 to a first partial line 48 and to a second partial line 49, in which a respective refrigeration dryer 12 or 12′ is connected. The compressed air is thus dried by the two refrigeration dryers 12, 12′ in parallel, so that the arrangement of the two refrigeration dryers corresponds exactly to the arrangement of the two refrigeration dryers according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 2. The discharging of the cooling air or waste heat via dryer exhaust air duct 15 or dryer exhaust air duct 55 also takes place exactly as in the arrangement shown in FIG. 2.

[0055] In manner differing from the arrangement shown in FIG. 2, however, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 not only are two refrigeration dryers 12, 12′ connected to the common exhaust air duct 13, but also the aforementioned two screw compressors 11, 11′. The first screw compressor 11 is connected to the common exhaust air duct 13 in the manner already described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 and represents the component yielding waste heat that is arranged furthest upstream in relation to the flow direction of the exhaust air duct 13. The screw compressor 11 is therefore the waste heat supplier placed most upstream within the common exhaust air duct 13.

[0056] The aforementioned second screw compressor 11′ has a cooling air outlet 59, by which it is connected to a screw compressor exhaust air duct 60. Arranged within the screw compressor exhaust air duct 60 is an exhaust air damper 69, by which the screw compressor exhaust air duct 60 can be closed. The screw compressor exhaust air duct 60 connects the cooling air outlet 59 of the second screw compressor 11′ to a compressor connection 61, at which the crew compressor exhaust air duct 60 is connected to the common exhaust air duct 13, namely at a section between the compressor connection 17 of the first screw compressor 11 and the refrigeration dryer connection 16 of the first refrigeration dryer 12 or the second refrigeration dryer connection 53 of the refrigeration dryer 12′.

[0057] FIG. 4 illustrates an embodiment that has once again been modified, in which, as compressed air components, a first refrigeration dryer 12 and a second refrigeration dryer 12′ are connected to a common exhaust air duct 13. In this case, therefore, a common exhaust air duct 13 is not fed by one refrigeration dryer 12 and one screw compressor 11, but rather by two refrigeration dryers 12, 12′. The connection of the refrigeration dryers 12, 12′ corresponds to the connection of the refrigeration dryers 12, 12′ in the arrangement of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, with the sole exception that no cooling air or waste heat from a screw compressor 11, 11′ is introduced upstream of the connection points where the refrigeration dryers 12, 12′ are connected to the common exhaust air duct 13.

[0058] FIG. 5 illustrates an embodiment that has once again been modified, in which, as compressed air components, a first screw compressor 11 discharges waste heat into a first exhaust air duct 13 via a screw compressor exhaust air duct 45. The screw compressor 11 supplies compressed air via a compressed air line 14 to a first refrigeration dryer 12. The compressed air dried in the refrigeration dryer 12 is conducted via a first output line 66 to a joining point 68, to which compressed air dried in a second refrigeration dryer 12′ is also conducted via a second output line 67. From the joining point 68, the combined dried compressed air is fed to a consumer 44.

[0059] A second screw compressor 11′ generates compressed air and transfers this compressed air via the compressed air line 14′ to the aforementioned second refrigeration dryer 12′. Waste heat from the second screw compressor 11′ is supplied via a screw compressor exhaust air duct 60 to a second exhaust air duct 13′, which is separate from the exhaust air duct 13. Waste heat from the first refrigeration dryer 12 is also discharged into this second exhaust air duct 13′ via a dryer exhaust air duct 15. The second refrigeration dryer 12′, which in terms of compressed air is connected to the second screw compressor 11′, in contrast feeds its exhaust air via a dryer exhaust air duct 55 to the exhaust air duct 13, which is also fed by the first screw compressor 11. Here, therefore, the pairs of screw compressors and refrigeration dryers connected one behind the other are connected to two different exhaust air ducts 13, 13′ in a crossed fashion. Also in the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the screw compressor exhaust air duct 45, the screw compressor exhaust air duct 60, the dryer exhaust air duct 15 and/or the dryer exhaust air duct 55 may each have exhaust air dampers 46, 69, 29, 64, but these are not shown in FIG. 5.

[0060] The basic structure and the basic mode of operation of a refrigeration dryer 12, 12′ according to the present invention will be explained in greater detail below with reference to FIG. 6. The refrigeration dryer first has a compressed air inlet 62 and a compressed air outlet 63. The compressed air flowing into the refrigeration dryer 12, 12′ via the compressed air inlet 62 is cooled by a refrigerant at a compressed air refrigeration heat exchanger 23 and leaves the refrigeration dryer through the compressed air outlet 63. As is well known to a person skilled in the art, prior to flowing into the compressed air refrigeration heat exchanger 23, the compressed air is usually pre-cooled in a pre-heat exchanger, namely by the compressed air that has already flowed through the compressed air refrigeration heat exchanger 23, which is thus heated again before flowing out of the compressed air outlet 63. However, the pre-heat exchanger described above is not shown in the present case.

[0061] To provide the cooling capacity required at the compressed air refrigeration heat exchanger 23, the latter is part of a refrigerant circuit 24, which forms a compression refrigeration machine, known per se, and thus comprises, as seen in the direction of flow of the refrigerant from the compressed air refrigerant heat exchanger 23 a refrigerant compressor 25, a condenser 26 connected thereto and an expansion valve 27 downstream thereof. The gas expanded after flowing through the expansion valve 27 is cooled by the expansion process and in the compressed air refrigerant heat exchanger 23 absorbs heat from the compressed air. The refrigerant compressor 25 compresses the refrigerant. The heat produced during this is output in the condenser 26 to the supply air. For this purpose, a cooling air flow 65 is conducted through the refrigeration dryer 12, 12′, the supply air usually being ambient air and being sucked into the refrigeration dryer 12, 12′ at a supply air inlet 41, namely under the effect of a fan 20 driven by a fan motor 21.

[0062] The cooling air flow 65 absorbs heat in the condenser 26, so that the refrigerant in the condenser 26 is cooled. According to the invention, the resulting waste heat is to be introduced via a dryer exhaust air duct 15 to an exhaust air duct 13, into which waste heat from other compressed air-generating or compressed air-processing components is also conducted. For this purpose, the dryer exhaust air duct 15 is connected directly to the cooling air outlet 19 of the refrigeration dryer 12, 12′. An exhaust air damper 29, which can be moved by way of a drive motor 39, in particular from an open position to a closed position or vice versa, interacts with a controller 22, which actuates the exhaust air damper 29 and closes or opens it as required.

[0063] However, the controller 22 also controls the fan motor 21 of the fan 20. The fan motor 21 is speed-adjustable here, so that the controller 22 can precisely specify the respectively required power of the fan. Specifically, the speed of the fan motor 21 of the fan 20 is varied such that the amount of exhaust air from the refrigeration dryer 12, 12′ remains unchanged, regardless of the current backpressure in the exhaust air duct 13. As a result, the condensation pressure of the refrigerant in the condenser 26 can be kept at the same level, regardless of the current backpressure in the exhaust air duct 13. The cooling capacity is thus likewise kept constant in accordance with the constant pressure dew point. However, it of course remains possible for the condensation pressure or cooling capacity to vary according to other criteria. What matters is that the current backpressure in the exhaust air duct 13 has no influence on the condensation pressure or the cooling capacity in the condenser 26 of the refrigerant in the refrigerant circuit 24. By keeping the condensation pressure or the cooling capacity of the refrigeration dryer constant, the pressure dew point for the compressed air is also kept at a constant value.

[0064] To detect the current condensation pressure p.sub.c act, the pressure of the refrigerant in the condenser 26 or in the line between the condenser 26 and the expansion valve 27, in which substantially identical pressure conditions prevail, is detected by a pressure sensor 28. The values from the pressure sensor 28 are transmitted to the controller 22, which suitably adjusts the drive power of the fan motor 21. In a preferred embodiment, the refrigeration dryer 12, 12′ may also have a temperature sensor 42, preferably in the region of the supply air inlet, for detecting a temperature of the ambient air or a temperature of the supply air.

[0065] A preferred adjustment, taking into account the current condensation pressure and preferably also taking into account the supply air temperature T.sub.amb, will be explained in greater detail below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. 7: In a step 100, the refrigeration dryer 12, 12′ is first started. In a step 101, the cooling capacity requirement is determined and the refrigerant circuit 24 is started by setting the refrigerant compressor 25 in operation. In step 102, the fan 20 is started at a specified minimum speed. Then, in step 103, the current condensation pressure p.sub.c, act in the condenser 26 or in the adjoining line between the condenser 26 and the expansion valve 27 is determined, and the value thus determined is read into the controller 22. Furthermore, in a step 104, the supply air temperature T.sub.amb is detected, and the value is read into the controller 22. In a step 105, a current condensation temperature T.sub.c, act is calculated from the current condensation pressure p.sub.c, act. In a step 106, a setpoint for the condensation temperature is calculated according to the following formula:

T.sub.c, soll=max[T.sub.amb+ΔT or 25° C.],

where T.sub.amb is the supply air temperature and ΔT is a dryer-specific supplement. In the present exemplary embodiment, the value of 25° C. is specified as a dryer-specific, constant minimum temperature.

[0066] In step 107, a control deviation e is calculated from the difference between T.sub.c, soll and T.sub.c, act, and the speed of the fan motor 21 is readjusted via a suitable controller, for example a PID controller, by first defining a new fan motor setpoint speed. In step 108, based on this new fan motor setpoint speed, a speed signal is sent by the controller 22 to the fan motor 21 of the fan 20. By way of example, the method then begins again at step 102 or step 103, at a predefined sampling rate of, for example, 100 ms.

REFERENCE SIGNS

[0067] 11, 11′ screw compressor [0068] 12, 12′ refrigeration dryer [0069] 13, 13′ exhaust air duct [0070] 14, 14′ compressed air line [0071] 15 dryer exhaust air duct [0072] 16 refrigeration dryer connection [0073] 17 compressor connection [0074] 18 cooling air outlet (screw compressor) [0075] 19 cooling air outlet (refrigeration dryer) [0076] 20 fan [0077] 21 fan motor [0078] 22 controller [0079] 23 compressed air refrigeration heat exchanger [0080] 24 refrigerant circuit [0081] 25 refrigerant compressor [0082] 26 condenser [0083] 27 expansion valve [0084] 28 pressure sensor [0085] 29 exhaust air damper [0086] 39 drive motor [0087] 40 pressure sensor [0088] 41 supply air inlet [0089] 42 ambient air sensor/temperature sensor [0090] 43 further compressed air line [0091] 44 consumer [0092] 45 screw compressor exhaust air duct [0093] 46 exhaust air damper (screw compressor) [0094] 47 branching point [0095] 48 first partial line [0096] 49 second partial line [0097] 50 third partial line [0098] 51 fourth partial line [0099] 52 joining point [0100] 53 further refrigeration dryer connection [0101] 54 cooling air outlet [0102] 55 dryer exhaust air duct [0103] 56 first output line [0104] 57 second output line [0105] 58 joining point [0106] 59 cooling air outlet [0107] 60 screw compressor exhaust air duct [0108] 61 compressor connection [0109] 62 compressed air inlet [0110] 63 compressed air outlet [0111] 64 exhaust air damper [0112] 65 cooling air flow [0113] 66 first output line [0114] 67 second output line [0115] 68 joining point [0116] 69 exhaust air damper [0117] p.sub.c, act current condensation pressure [0118] T.sub.c, act current condensation temperature [0119] T.sub.amb supply air temperature [0120] T.sub.c, soll setpoint for the condensation temperature [0121] T.sub.fix dryer-specific, constant minimum temperature [0122] T.sub.0, amb limit temperature (supply air) [0123] ΔT dryer-specific supplement