AIR SMART CONTROLLER
Intelligent control panels for air intake and exchange systems
The new AIR SMART CONTROLLER line of panels for controlling the extraction systems of professional and industrial kitchens is particularly interesting and innovative, in fact it integrates an efficient electronic control system that allows you to program, in a simple and intuitive way, the percentage of air – released into the environment compared to that aspirated.
The speed of the suction motor is regulated manually with a simple potentiometer and the percentage of air reintroduced into the room is automatically subservient to that sucked in according to the set ratio. In this way the correct exchange of air in the work environment is guaranteed, maintaining a slight negative pressure which prevents the spread of odors in the nearby rooms occupied by diners.
Since the AIR SMART CONTROLLER system is managed by an “intelligent” electronic board equipped with a microprocessor and digital display, it is easy to program the control to satisfy any installation requirement that optimizes the system’s performance based on technical and economic constraints.
With a compensation system, it is possible to size the ratio between the flow rate of air sucked in and that re-integrated into the environment in various ways, for example:
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- Use suction and air reintegration motors with different powers, such that the respective flow rates (taking into account system losses) are in the desired ratio. Each motor is powered by its own inverter and the two inverters, previously programmed, are controlled by a single potentiometer which regulates the speed, and therefore the flow rate of the system. This is a simple but rigid option which does not allow, during installation, to adjust the air intake/re-integrated air ratio to compensate for unforeseen flow losses in the system (in the project or during use) which lead to variations or unacceptable degradations in performance compared to design data.
- Using the AIR SMART CONTROLLER system it is possible to use identical inverters that control identical motors for air intake and re-integration or, more economically, size the choice of inverters and motors approximately according to the desired ratio. In all cases, it will always be possible, as well as simple, to program the extract air/inlet air ratio after installation in order to optimize the operation of the system to compensate for any pressure losses and/or unforeseen events linked to the design evaluations. A further and not negligible advantage of this control is the possibility of inserting a deferred automatic shutdown of the system with programmable times.
Our modules used in control panels are customizable and programmable with functions and parameters dedicated to specific sectors and applications, according to the requests of our customers: a call with our technical office will clarify any doubts.
The possibility of networking our control panels using serial interfaces extends the functionality of the system allowing remote management and monitoring of the devices, facilitating the “digitalisation” of the company with all the advantages that derive from it, especially in industrial sector. Of notable importance is the increase in efficiency and the consequent energy saving due to the automation in the operation of large extraction/ventilation systems: by combining the air quality sensor module with our AIR SMART CONTROLLER panel it is possible to optimize the operation of the a system that will work best when needed and only when needed.
The range of available powers goes from 0.75kW to 7.5kW.
Air Smart Controller consists of:
- Container in thermosetting resin, RAL7035 gray colour.
- Main disconnect switch, 400Vac power supply.
- Key lock with handle.
- An inverter suitable for the power of the extraction motor.
- An inverter suitable for the power of the input motor.
- A user interface board with LCD display, 3 buttons and knob, intuitive and simple to use. It allows you to program a timer for deferred switching off of the motors and the air intake/intake ratio between the 2 motors. On the board there is a relay dedicated to managing a gas solenoid valve.
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