Smartcool Systems Inc
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| Type | Public SSC |
| Founded | Vancouver, British Columbia (1987) |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Key people | George Burnes, President and CEO Chris Lafaivre Vice President Sales Allan Thompson , Vice President Finance Ken Landymore, Director of Operations Russ Visser, Technical Director |
| Industry | Energy Conservation Industrial Controls Environmental Technology Refrigeration Consulting HVAC |
| Products | Energy Saving Module ESM 4000 System |
| Revenue | ▲$1 CAD (2006) |
| Net income | ▲$1 CAD (2006) |
| Employees | 300 (2006) |
| Website | www.smartcool.ca www.smartcool.net |
Smartcool Systems Inc. is an advanced energy conservation solutions company that specializes in energy and cost reduction technologies for commercial and retail businesses. The company is listed on the Canadian Venture Exchange. In 2006 Smartcool International Inc. purchased the assets of Abbotly Technologies Pty Ltd of Australia who, was the original developer of the first energy saving module that was designed to optimize performance of refrigeration compressors and air conditioning systems. Smartcool Systems Inc, now manufactures the latest generation of energy saving module known as the ESM 4000. The system in sold internationally and supported by an experienced distributor network. Each year businesses using the Smartcool Energy Saving Module are responsible for reducing electricity consumption by more than 213,000 Mwh and Greenhouse Gas emissions by 250,000 tons.
[edit] How ESM's work
Conventional controls, including the most sophisticated Building & Energy Management Systems (BEMS) and state-of-the-art refrigeration controls, operate only on reaching pre-programmed static values to switch compressors off and on or adjust capacity. When the measured medium is within the dead band, the BEMS and controllers remain idle until a specific set value is reached. They do nothing to dynamically measure the heat load and adjust the control differential in proportion to the cooling demand or to dynamically control the cycle rate of the compressors.
The ESM is a microcomputer that records the absolute switching values of the primary controller and also measures the 'rate of change' of both the rise and fall of temperatures during the operating cycle of the compressors. With this data the ESM computes a reference heat load to match the cooling capacity and then calculates variable operating parameters. This calculation is used to minimize compressor operation within the absolute switching values, with a resultant reduction in refrigeration and air conditioning compressor run time, reduced electricity consumption (kWh) and maximum demand (kW/KVA). This is achieved while maintaining the original operating temperature.
[edit] References
Testing Conducted by: Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP) Location: Notrica's Market, Bellwood, California Date: March 1998[1]
Testing Conducted by: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (U.S. Department of Energy) Location: ASDA / Wal-Mart Super Center, Sheffield, United Kingdom Date: December 2004 [2] [3]
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