Controls
Trane Chiller Plant Automation Trane’s depth of experience in chillers and controls makes us a
Energy Efficiency
Trane chiller plant automation intelligently sequences starting of chillers to optimize the overall chiller plant energy efficiency. Individual chillers are designated to operate as base, peak, or swing based on capacity and efficiency. Sophisticated software automatically determines which chiller to run in response to current conditions. The software also automatically rotates individual chiller operation to equalize runtime and wear between chillers.
Trane chiller plant automation enables unique
Keeping Operators Informed
A crucial part of efficiently running a chiller plant is assuring that the operations staff is instantly aware of what is happening in the plant. Graphics showing schematics of chillers, piping, pumps, and towers clearly depict the chiller plant system, enabling building operators to easily monitor overall conditions. Status screens display both current conditions and upcoming automated control actions to add or subtract chiller capacity. CGWF and other chillers can be monitored and controlled from a remote location.
Tracer Summit features standard report templates listing key operating data for troubleshooting and verifying performance. Reports for each type of Trane chiller and three and
Swift Emergency Response
We understand the importance of maintaining chilled water production while protecting your chillers from costly damage. If no water flow is detected to a chiller’s piping, the start sequence is aborted to protect the chiller. The next chiller in the sequence is immediately started to maintain cooling.
In the event of a problem, the operator receives an alarm notification and diagnostic message to aid in quick and accurate troubleshooting. A snapshot report showing system status just prior to an emergency shutdown helps operators determine the cause. If emergency conditions justify an immediate manual shutdown, the operator can override the automatic control.
Easy Documentation for Regulatory Compliance
Comprehensive documentation of refrigerant management practices is now a fact of life. Trane chiller plant automation generates the reports mandated in ASHRAE Guideline 3.
Integrated Comfort™ Capabilities When integrated with a Tracer Summit building management system performing building control, Trane chiller plant automation coordinates with Tracer Summit applications to optimize the total building operation. With this system option, the full breadth of Trane’s HVAC and controls experience are applied to offer solutions to many facility issues. If your project calls for an interface to other systems, Tracer Summit can share data via BACnet™, the ASHRAE open systems protocol.
Ice Making Systems Controls
An ice making option may be ordered with the
Additional Options That May Be Used In Conjunction
Failure Indication Contacts
Communications Interface (For Tracer
Systems)
Chilled Water Temperature Reset
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