Controls
Reliable control solutions
Equipment controllers use a combination of fixed and expandable I/O platforms to satisfy a wide range of customer performance and budget requirements. Configurability and optional features are built-in at the product level, so we can satisfy system requirements without the need for a custom design every time. System software is fully configured and undergoes full-functional testing before it leaves the facility, ensuring reliable, energy-efficient control.
Ice Rink
The standard ice rink control system covers single to multi-rink applications and includes controls for the refrigeration plant, subfloor warming, exhaust/ventilation systems, snow melt pumps, and lighting. Our Facility Planner Tool enables the rink operator to schedule floor temperatures and lighting for different activities up to a year in advance, taking all guesswork out of the operation.
- Reliable, long-life microprocessor-based control system
- Single or multi-rink operation
- Local LCD graphic display and keypad
- Local and remote access using PC Monitor Enterprise
- Detailed logging and alarm reporting
- Floor temperature monitoring via embedded or infrared temperature sensors
- Compressor sequencing for efficiency and energy conservation
- Condenser staging and Chiller control
- Compressor and jacket cooling pump control
- Ice temperature and lighting event scheduling
- Subfloor warming, snow melt pump, and exhaust fan control
- Optional facility interface using BACNet or Modbus
Industrial Split Packages
The single unit, split package control systems are off-the-shelf and can be field-configured for several options. A number of units can be connected to a PC Monitoring system with an Ethernet connection or serial connection, providing visualization at the floor level of your facility. Through PC Monitor Enterprise, room temperatures and evaporator/compressor status can be displayed and monitored. The zone control includes liquid feed runtime defrost, room temperature setpoint scheduling, fan cycling with temperature, and a fan-sampling feature that mixes room air to determine if cooling is required.
- Reliable, long-life, microprocessor-based control system
- Single unit control with up to two fans
- Compressor monitoring and safeties
- Automated temperature scheduling
- Detailed logging for sensors, alarms, and failures
- Optional local LCD graphic display and keypad
- Local and remote access using PC Monitor Enterprise
- Energy-efficient defrost methods and scheduling
- A defrost queue limits multiple zones in defrost at same time
- Air unit fan cycling based on temperature
- Room fan sampling to avoid operation when not required
- Power failure restart sequencing
- Support for peak load shedding and scheduled load shifting