Energy Controller is designed for small food retail stores.
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Reducing operating costs through energy savings as well as reduced maintenance and food loss, AK-CS controls and monitors all major energy-using systems. It monitors energy use with kWh meter installed on main power service and uses Echelon® communications link coupled with modular I/O boards or stand-alone smart controllers. Via central EIS, retailer can look at energy usage across all store locations and create energy baselines for each facility/system.
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New Danfoss Controller Delivers Better Bottom Line Profit to Retailers
Innovative control system can reduce overall costs by 10-15 percent in small food retail facilities through energy savings, reduced maintenance costs and less food loss
Danfoss, a leading global manufacturer of electronic controls, components, compressors and variable-speed drives for air conditioning and refrigeration, introduces the AK-CS, a revolutionary new controller designed specifically for small food retail facilities.
Ideal for convenience stores, restaurants, small warehouses and institutional cafeterias, the AK-CS controller can significantly reduce a facility's operating costs by 10-15 percent through energy savings, reduced maintenance costs and food loss.
The AK-CS controller is a suitable replacement for mechanical controls or older electronic systems in small food retail facilities. It controls and monitors all major energy-using systems, including refrigeration, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and lighting. The controller uses an Echelon® communications link coupled with modular I/O boards or stand-alone smart controllers.
"The AK-CS is a user-friendly, comprehensive control and monitoring solution for convenience store managers, facility managers, maintenance personnel and energy managers," said David Hebel, manager, business development, North American Food Retail, Danfoss Sales Americas. "Costs for electricity alone can range from $20,000-$50,000 per year, and we have seen the average size of a store grow from 2,000 square feet 10 years ago to almost 3,000 square feet today. In addition, the facilities are becoming much more mechanically complex. There are significant opportunities for cost savings by installing a central control and monitoring system."
Central Monitoring
The AK-CS monitors a facility's energy use with a kWh meter installed on the main power service. kWh meters can also be installed on sub-systems such as refrigeration and lighting. By using a central EIS (Energy Information System), a retailer can look at the energy usage across all store locations, and create energy baselines for each facility or system. The EIS creates an alarm when a store's energy usage is above its baseline, allowing the facility operator to take corrective actions.
The AK-CS provides logs of all input/output (I/O) points and alarms for critical systems. The logged data can be saved and accessed for one year or more. What's more, the AK-CS features a full Web browser for remote access and a USB port for software loading/saving functions. The controller can be connected to a facility's Wide Area Network and viewed or programmed by any Web browser accessing an on-board Web server. XML protocol is provided to allow access to data from third-party software.
Contractors who are interested in installing the AK-CS may purchase the product through United Refrigeration's extensive network of wholesale outlets. United Refrigeration has been designated as the exclusive partner for the AK-CS launch and may be contacted at www.uri.com or 1-888-578-9100.
