Tech@Lunch - Upgrade legacy machines to enable supervisory (energy) control
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Upgrade legacy machines to enable supervisory (energy) control
The topic of the third session in this special series of 5 webinars on energy cost reduction is "Upgrade legacy machines to enable supervisory (energy) control". Upgrading outdated machines contributes to better control of energy management. In this case we are working with the example of old compressors that generate compressed air, which we have researched on the Flanders Make site.
We have mapped the energy consumption using sensors and not only established that an enormous amount of energy is lost when the compressor is not active – i.e. in standby mode – but also that the set points always remained the same, regardless of the amount of compressed air required.
With that simple check, we knew we could lower the set points if less compressed air was required, resulting in nearly 20% energy savings. And all you have to do is install relatively cheap sensors on your old compressors. If you want to know more about this, register quickly for the webinar using the form below.
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