Our mission is to provide innovative solutions for significant energy reductions and cost of ownership regarding commercial air conditioning, providing better buildings with more comfortable occupancy and improved indoor air quality.
The Advanced Rooftop Controls (ARC) technology is designed to transition:
FIXED SPEED/HARD START commercial air conditioning, refrigeration (HVAC-R) air conditioning roof top units (RTUs) and high-rise building air handlers to
VARIABLE SPEED/SOFT START digitally controlled units that greatly reduce energy use and improve operational capability and dependability.
ARC technology is also designed to prevent component failure beyond energy reductions for the lowest possible cost of ownership.
The FIXED speed to VARIABLE speed changeover:
Variable speed retrofits can solve a myriad of issues with the existing heating, air conditioning, ventilation, and refrigeration (HVAC-R) units. Many of these existing systems were improperly sized, have airflow temperature delivery issues or consume unnecessary energy & power. Transitioning from fixed to variable speed HVAC-R with a custom controls package is proven to reduce energy consumption 30% to 45%. New motor technologies are applied, like salient and permanent magnet designs for blowers that are more speed control friendly.
Installing ARC technology can also provide real time monitoring (RTM) with measurement & verification (M&V) software systems for alarms and alerts sent to tablets and phones as well as communicating with the existing building management system.
For a more comprehensive look at our technology and energy reductions, visit the reports and testing summaries from the U.S. Department of Energy:
Advanced RTU Controls Technical Reports & Presentations
Your HVAC-R systems will be controlled by custom programmed digital intelligence utilizing variable frequency drives (VFDs) for blower and compressor loads, economizers, as well as chilled water pumps in larger high-rise buildings.
We then transmit space and supply temperature data to our controllers that adjust the necessary capacity required to the VFDs. The result is using the lowest amount of energy possible to maintain the occupied space and cooled/heated supply air. Additionally, measurement and fault detection can be added.
Imagine having your HVAC-R systems on an automated variable volume knob, instead of an on-off switch, creating variable air conditioning based on minimal energy requirements, and nothing more.
ARC technology uses cloud-based NOAA weather data instead of unreliable rooftop and outdoor sensors to control economizers (outdoor air intake) to allow outside air into your facility in a more intelligent way, improving indoor air quality (IAQ), reducing CO2 levels and stabilizing the indoor air temperature.
Consider driving your car by slamming on the brakes and the gas intermittently. That's how traditional HVAC-R has operated for nearly 80+ years. ARC technology brings soft start and variable speed controls to reduce energy and take the demand spike out of the equation on your power bill. Not only do we reduce the cost of power, but we also reduce overall cost of ownership from the damage that these shocking start-stops create.
By using frequency drives and coronal-arc suppression, we eliminate traditional electrical relay contactor failure. Contactor failure will directly lead to motor and compressor failure causing permanent and unrepairable damage to these loads. Losing a $5000 compressor because a $50 electrical contactor failed is ridiculous and should never happen, though it happens all the time. Traditional electrical contactors destroy themselves as they operate, then destroy the very load they control and should be eliminated and replaced with a VFD wherever possible. Loads that cannot be speed controlled can have coronal-arc suppression added to prevent this damage.
For more information about coronal-arc damage, visit: www.arcsuppressiontechnologies.com
Additionally, we bring in our building management systems giving you the advantage of real time monitoring (RTM), trend and history with text alarms regarding the temperature and event/change status. Our hardware is also compatible with existing building automation and provides greater points of data for your facility, whether it be manufacturing, warehousing, food service, schools, retail or any facility configuration.
ARC building automation software for HVAC-R provides real time monitoring of space and air supply temperatures with alerts, alarms and set-point control through your phone or tablet. Measurement and verification (M&V) along with trend and history are critical components of a successful and energy efficient operation.
Our controls will also tie into refrigerated boxes and freezers to become the ultimate watchdog preventing product losses and downtime. Temperature status is transmitted on our network every 8-10 seconds and can detect doors opening/closing as an event recorded as trend/history, along with compressor and fan energy consumption.
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These immediate improvements translate into substantial reductions in operational and energy costs. In fact, our clients frequently see their initial project investment paid off within just 2-3 years, thanks to these substantial savings and available rebates. Avoiding a catastrophic issue through fault detection can provide payback even quicker.
Most rebate programs require M&V to qualify and will allocate funding for installing that portion. The end result is your facility having a new building automation control system and greatly reduced energy costs together.
For example:
The Arizona Power rebate program pays $300 per ton of cooling capacity for your facility to install our technology. A retail store in that utility coverage area with 80 tons of cooling is eligible for $24,000 in credits to do the ARC technology installs.
Evergy of Missouri rebates the ARC installs between $2,100-$7,800 depending on the size of the HVAC blower.
Ameren of Illinois rebate pays $200 per ton of capacity for ARC technology. A large home improvement retail location typically has around 200 tons of cooling capacity in a 100,000+ sq. ft. building, qualifying for a rebate of around $40,000.
For larger chiller-based cooling in high-rise buildings, campuses, large factories and hospital environments, we have partnered with SHIFT Energy and the building automation system they have designed qualifying for rebates as well.
For more info, visit SHIFT Energy here: www.shiftenergy.com
Utility companies pay big bucks for these technology installs because they can displace power and gain coverage territory elsewhere. It's in their best interests to incentivize your consumption and demand reductions.
On average, typical non-variable commercial HVAC rooftop systems use 1,034 Watts/per ton of cooling capacity. ARC technology will transition your commercial HVAC systems to use approximately 690-585 Watts/per ton of cooling capacity, targeting the 30% to 45% reduction. Our technology is widely accepted by most any electrical utility rebate program for its proven energy reductions.
Our energy solutions qualify for exclusive standard and custom rebates offered by hundreds of electrical utilities nationwide. Harness the power of these rebate programs to significantly subsidize your project making sustainable energy upgrades more affordable than ever.
The ARC group comprises over 50 different engineering and service provider companies nationwide. They can provide services for rebate applications and eligibility for your facility.
Contact us with questions on your regional electrical utility
rebates today, or use Utility Genius here: UtilityGenius
Traditional V-Belts are just another archaic technology that needs to go out to pasture. V-Belts have very short lifespans, cause damage when they de-laminate and are a common cause of HVAC failure. Only by adding ARC technology can you retrofit over to gear belting.
By taking precise measurements of the existing blower and shafts, we can retrofit the blower drive and grab an extra 8-10% energy savings while giving the HVAC system a lifetime belt. Belt replacement, service and failure are eliminated, and tensions on the drive bearings are reduced by around 85%.
Real world scenario: A popular restaurant in Kansas City with a 20-ton unit on a roof top had a belt/bearing failure, shutting the AC down in mid-August when it was 100+ degrees outside on a Saturday late afternoon. Losses in sales were around $8,000 when the seating area cleared out and new patrons didn't come in because of a $15 belt failure and a $40 roller bearing.
Increasing thermal saturation to reduce energy is something most energy groups have not explored. Currently, tests with the U.S. Dept. of Energy are being performed using modified refrigerant while adding digital saturation control technology that monitors the heat exchange ratio.
In one test case so far, approximately 100 pounds of ice was produced from a commercial ice machine with 20% less energy, and more quickly than the same ice machine producing the same ice without the thermal saturation technology applied. Contact us for more information on thermal saturation.
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