RACINE, Wis., July 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Modine
Manufacturing Company (NYSE: MOD), a leader in technology in the
HVAC industry, showcased the revolutionary Building Management
System (BMS) monitoring system at Cultivate'18 in Columbus, Ohio.
The Modine BMS monitoring system offers building owners
unprecedented control over their heating units, all at the tip of
their fingers through the customer's BMS interface.
"Commercially available BMS thermostats are much more expensive
than traditional thermostats," said Jamie
Tuinstra, product manager at Modine. "They allow the end
user some control over their equipment over a central communication
hub instead of physically interacting with the thermostat itself.
However, common controls such as turning the unit on/off, setting a
new limit through scheduling or seasonality provide very little
information about the unit's operation. Modine's solution was to
put the brains inside the unit instead of at the thermostat. This
allows signals from the unit's components to be factory wired so
that information specific to the equipment is able to be
communicated over BMS without any additional setup by the
installer."
By using a simple and inexpensive room sensor, Modine customers
can now have functions of a BMS thermostat with the added benefit
of equipment alarms and statuses that would not be available using
a conventional BMS thermostat method. In addition, Modine's board
supports the energy saver function which destratisfies warm ceiling
air temperatures before turning on the burners.
Features of the new BMS monitoring system include:
- Communication over BACnet and Modbus protocols, two of the more
common BMS communication types
- Able to run on a traditional thermostat input signal (like most
Modine equipment is installed with today) or a return air
sensor
- The board has the capability of controlling three outputs
(blower, stage 1 valve, stage 2 valve), and uses temperature at the
unit heater to perform energy saver function
- Signals sent across BMS allow the unit to: be switched between
summer/winter operations, change the heating/fan-only set point and
set point band, change the energy saver function temperature set
point, turn the unit on/off, and report the vitals of the equipment
through statuses and alarms wired into the board
- Standard offering on the Effinity unit heaters; optional on
standard efficiency gas fire unit heaters
"The amount of control that greenhouse operators will have with
this system is something we think has been missing from the
industry," Tuinstra said. "We encourage everyone at Cultivate to
come by and check out the system demos and see first-hand the
amount of data that is accessible and controllable. Building owners
will have more control and information about their units to lower
running costs being used and reduce any down time. The new BMS
monitoring system even allows for multi-unit monitoring and
integration, to ensure an even greenhouse climate."
For more information about Modine's new BMS monitoring system
visit:
https://www.modinehvac.com/web/products/commercial-gas-fired-unit-heaters/effinitytm-ptcbtc.htm.
For more information about Modine's other HVAC solutions or to
find your local representative, visit
http://www.modinehvac.com.
About Modine
Modine, with fiscal 2018 revenues of
$2.1 billion, specializes in thermal
management systems and components, bringing highly engineered
heating and cooling components, original equipment products, and
systems to diversified global markets through its three
complementary business segments: Vehicular Thermal Solutions
(VTS); Commercial & Industrial Solutions (CIS); and Building
HVAC Systems (BHVAC). Modine is a global company
headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin
(USA), with operations in North
America, South America,
Europe, Asia and Africa. For more information about Modine,
visit www.modine.com.
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