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The technology of 'airtelligence plus' invests in the saving of power and improves the operation of the compressesors

It row it optimises the technology of air compressesed with 'airtelligence plus', the new controller of rooms of compressesors

Gunnar Heise

19/04/2013

The power consumed in the production of air compressesed can reduce easily: The new system of global control 'airtelligence plus' of Row achieves to generate the demand of air compressesed so eficientemente as it was possible, without any course in empty and without losses. A small investment that obtains a big profit. A fast ROI (return of the investment) remains ensured.

The experts of production and managers of factory are very attentive when they listen the term “leaves in empty”. The course in empty is synonymous of ineficiencia and of unnecessary consumption of power, or what knows in philosophy Kaizen as “dumb”, that means the waste. This type of waste was common in the rooms of compressesors of previous generations. Often they worked in empty, consuming electrical power without producing air compressesed. With the introduction of controls of room for several compressesors, the efficiency increased of significant way. They achieved increases very important of the efficiency where there is strong variations of the demand of air and when they incorporated the compressesors of variable speed.

'Airtelligence Plus' in metallic box, allows the programming of different parameters and functions like groups of priorities and ranks of pressesure.

Row engaged in taking advantage of the advantages of the efficiency of the controls of room, enters now, the last generation of controls: the family 'airtelligence'. The first that appreciates in the 'airtelligence plus' of Row is the intuitive interface man-machine with his screen LCD of 4 inches. This screen shows the state of operation of each compressesor, as well as the pressesure of the network in real time. Besides, the user can see which of the two ranks of pressesure is in operation and when will realise the following change of priorities of the compressesors. Also they visualise the band of pressesure, that is to say, the upper and inferior limits of pressesure programmed.

The new technology of Row produces with precision the air sued in each moment. The simplicity of the visualisation of the unseen operator the complexity of the functions that handles the control during the operation of the system. A sensor of pressesure detects how much air compressesed requires in real time. Some parameters of these functions can be programmed by the user with fine priorities or according to the profiles of the demand of clear-cut air. Of this form selects , as preferential, the group of compressesors more efficient. If the demand of air reduces , the controller of room can be programmed so that it activate a small compressesor of variable speed. If it increases the demand, because of the entrance in operation of a machine with big consumption of air, for example, then activates a compressesor of variable speed of greater discharge.

This significant increase of the efficiency provides to the user two clear advantages: a reduction in the costs of power, even when the demand of air is constant, and a reduction of the costs of maintenance, since the 'airtelligence plus' concerns that each compressesor work in his optimum point of operation.

The new controller of rooms of compressesors of Row, guarantees the saving in power and maintenance thanks to his intelligent functions

Until six compressesors of different marks, types and sizes can be connected to the controller of room. With the compressesors Row, the connection with the controller is very easy, since it Row them with control Ratio, Focus or Prevail can communicate with the control of room via the standard bus RS 485 / Modbus. Which also simplifies the interconnection and set up of the 'airtelligence plus'. There is available special modules of interface to facilitate the connection of compressesors with controls more ancient.

Stands out between his functions the reduction under way of empty until practically zero. The narrow difference between the production and the demand of air compressesed deletes, almost completely, the periods of course in empty. This increases significantly the efficiency of the room of compressesors. In other words: the cost of the power diminishes, although the quantity of air supplied keeps on being the same. The costs of maintenance also diminish, since the controller regulates each compressesor in his optimum point of operation, in the measure of the possible.

One of the special functions of the 'airtelligence plus' is the possibility to program two different ranks of pressesure. It has of a digital entrance to commutate between the ranks of pressesure, for example, in the on duty changes. Also it can program the maximum number of the compressesors that operate in parallel. The numerous functions allow to the user adapt the 'airtelligence plus' to satisfy his particular needs of the most effective way possible.

Supplies in a box of metal for setting in the wall, the models are available for pressesures of until 16 and 50 bar. The weekly clock has of 50 channels, with what the compressesors can be totally programmed. This no only allows the alternation to ensure that the load distributes uniformly between the compressesors, but when the demand of air was reduced allows different configurations. The device can configure, for example, for the turn of night or to operate during the weekends.

The possibility of the ranks of pressesure and the fast answer of the controls achieve a saving between the 6 and 10%. The elimination of the course in empty can obtain an additional saving of the same order, depending of the type of application.

Taking into account these savings of power and the fact that the level of investment required for a system of control of room is relatively low, is not of extrañar that the use of this type of controls was a standard practice in the actuality. The 'airtelligence plus' has the advantages of comfort, intuitive operation, fast installation and set up; intelligent auxiliary functions and an excellent relation price / performance.