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The combined variable valve aperture, evaporator fan speed, and condenser fan speed produced the most exergetically favorable configuration, with a 12.8% savings in exergy destruction over the baseline case. Implementation of variable actuators was found to be most beneficial at higher cooling capacities. Actuator combinations with only one variable component showed little benefit over the baseline conditions. The combinations of both heat exchanger fans as variable and the compressor and condenser fan as variable showed significantly worse exergy destruction over the baseline value.","abstract_html":"In the last few decades, vapor-compression cycle systems (VCSs) have undergone many advances in actuation, allowing for variable aperture valves, variable speed compressors, and variable speed heat exchanger fans. Numerous efforts have been undertaken to quantify the energy efficiency of these components through the use of exergy analysis. 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