Control Systems and Products

ABB

According to company sources, ABB's new drive is designed for fast installation and commissioning - particularly for pump & fan applications. The addition to ABB's AC drive family ranges from 0.5 HP to 30 HP (0.37 kW to 22 kW). New applications such as heat wheels, condenser fans, exhaust fans, and circulating pumps are now economically feasible with this new drive.
Abb.us/drives
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American Standard

The 900 Family 7-day Digital Programmable Comfort Control lets homeowners program wake, leave, return, sleep, and vacation mode heat and cool settings for seven different days. Additionally, this comfort control automatically communicates and coordinates with other system components through American Standard's AccuLink™ Communicating System. The AccuLink communicating capability allows control to receive status and operating information from other components of the AccuLink system, and enables remote monitoring and programming by phone.
Americanstandardair.com/
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Arzel

Arzel Zoning Technology announces the launch of its new Evergreen Zoning System, the industry's first aftermarket zoning product that provides blower speed control based on airflow requirements to each zone, eliminating the need for a bypass damper, sources say.

System features:

• Smart Staging controls equipment capacity based on thermostat demand or variable load requirements

• Single control for all applications; single or multi-stage, heat/cool or heat pump, up to four zones.
  Arzelzoning.com
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Carrier

Carrier's Edge thermostat combines powerful technology and systems integration with the latest in home thermostat style and fashion, sources say. Launched at the 2007 International Builders Show, the Edge was the first line of thermostats in the industry designed to function not only as a comfort control device but also as a design accessory.
Carrier.com
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Daikin

The Intelligent Touch controller is a user-friendly, icon-based centralized controller that simplifies the operation of the family of variable refrigerant volume (VRV) systems manufactured by Daikin.

Administrators can expand their control of air conditioning and other facilities equipment through an interactive, icon-based color touch screen. Systems can also be controlled via the Internet, from home, or any other location with a PC. Should a malfunction occur, notification is sent by e-mail to a cell phone or any e-mail address specified by the user.
Daikinac.com
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Emerson

Emerson Climate Technologies announces the new Emerson^® Blue™ Easy Reader thermostat, a thermostat with display characters and numbers twice as large as other Emerson thermostats, for enhanced user readability, understanding, and functionality. After extensively researching the unique needs of contractors and their customers, Emerson Climate Technologies White-Rodgers Division adapted its award-winning Blue thermostat platform to address the key concerns of the growing baby boomer population, as well as other consumers looking for simplicity in a thermostat.
White-Rodgers.com.
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EWC Controls

The BMPlus3000 zone control panel controls gas, heat-pump, and electric systems up to two stages of heating and cooling. It has a built-in dual fuel kit, and with an optional Outdoor Air Sensor (OAS), it can easily stage up from 5-47F outside air temperature. It comes equipped with a Supply Air Sensor (SAS), and is expandable to seven zones. Any 24volt conventional thermostat, and two-heat/one-cool heat pump thermostat will operate the panel in all zones.
Ewccontrols.com
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Honeywell

Honeywell announced an expansion to its Spyder^® family of controllers with the addition of BACnet^® protocol models. The new BACnet models offer powerful functionality and are sized and priced for variable air volume (VAV) and unitary applications.

The availability of the BACnet protocol provides openness and ability to use the Spyder controller with other devices or as standalone systems. According to company sources, Spyder controllers offer the flexibility to control and monitor any building automation process.
Beyondinnovation.honeywell.com
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