ENERGY MANAGEMENT PUMP IT UP
With building usage and occupancy levels subject to unpredictability and change, FMs need greater visibility of HVAC system performance than ever before to help reduce costs and improve environmental performance, explains Armstrong Fluid Technology.
Around 95% of the carbon emissions of a system relate to operation throughout its lifetime, compared to just 5% during its manufacture. So being able to see how your energy- consuming system components are performing is crucial if you are to reduce costs and improve the environmental performance of your building.
Flow informs To understand how the different components are operating you need to know the rate of fluid flow in your HVAC system. Without information on system flow, it’s difficult to diagnose and optimise performance. With accurate flow information, the picture changes entirely.
Armstrong Fluid Technology helps you optimise each component, and the overall system, using Active Performance Management. This is a systems management approach that optimises HVAC systems at any stage of a building’s life-cycle by continuously learning from a broad network of installations and responding to changing HVAC requirements.
The combination of smart commissioning with real-time alerts and system transparency addresses performance drift and maintains occupant comfort. With Active Performance Management at the plant level, you can make annual energy savings of up to 40%.
Armstrong’s Performance Upgrade Suite is one of five service suites that enable operators to benefit from Active Performance Management. Solutions included in the Performance Upgrade Suite let you upgrade installed equipment to take advantage of industry-leading technology and unique Active Performance Management capabilities. These upgrade solutions work at the equipment level to provide the best possible mechanical system efficiencies and maximise uptime.
One of Armstrong’s Active Performance Management solutions is Pump Manager, which helps facilities managers ensure that pumps continue to operate efficiently and reliably throughout their complete lifecycles. Pump Manager is a cloud-based application that uses the embedded intelligence and connectivity of Armstrong Design Envelope pumps to provide performance reports to system operators. With this
information, operators can make changes and address issues to optimise HVAC performance.
Online trending and analysis across multiple parameters on single pumps, or on an aggregated basis for multiple pumps, assists in identifying performance degradation and facilitates a predictive and proactive approach. Pump Manager will, for example, report issues such as excessive vibration, a broken coupling, risk of cavitation or a dead head should they occur, or conditions such as impeller imbalance, bearing failure, seal failures and shaft misalignment that would impact on operation of the pump if undetected.
Compatible with industry-standard BMS, EMS or CMMS solutions, Pump Manager helps reduce operating costs by providing data to support continuous optimisation of pump performance. Pump Manager also increases pump availability and reliability, reducing unexpected failures and providing early problem detection.
Lastly it helps organisations report their energy use and environmental performance. This is particularly important for those organisations required to provide Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting (SECR).
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Energy upgrade delivers savings at
National Grid Armstrong’s retrofit of a building belonging to National Grid reduced energy consumption by 70%, saving £22,400 per annum in energy costs. The retrofit included new pump sets which cut annual energy costs from £32,152 down to £9,752. Environmental performance also improved significantly, with an annual reduction in carbon emissions of 57,342kg of CO2. Throughout the lifetime of the new pumps, Armstrong’s Active Performance Management is reducing the time and costs involved in routine maintenance, providing both best installed cost and best lifecycle costs.
To find out more about upgrading your system to gain greater visibility and control contact Armstrong Fluid Technology.
Call: 08444 145 145 Email:
ukhvacsales@armstrongfluidtechnology.com
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