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ABOUT
PC ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS |
PC Energy is a "PC"
based energy management system for hotels, motels,
schools, churches and commercial buildings. The system
consists of an IBM compatible computer, PC Energy
software, and Functional Devices, Inc. Power Line
Carrier (PLC) hardware. Functional Devices, Inc. PLC
components virtually eliminate the need for "hard
wiring". Because the installation of the PLC
devices does not involve the running of wires from
the controller to the loads, the installation cost
of the system does not depend on the length of wire
runs, the restrictions of concrete walls and floors
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PC Energy's primary function, when used in hotels,
is to perform occupied/unoccupied control over the
guest rooms, heater/air conditioners, and heat pumps.
In the design process the primary concern was that
PC Energy would be inexpensive to install, easy to
set up, exceptionally easy to use and invisible to
the front desk personnel. These objectives were fulfilled
by a technically advanced method of installation,
self-directing setup procedures, an unusually simple
choice of control logic and the ability to interface
to most Property Management Systems. |
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| Simple is better and that is what
PC Energy is all about. The front desk personnel
experience no added responsibility. The person responsible
for scheduling rooms or special events does not
need to know anything about computers. The setup
procedure is straightforward and simple. The installer
or user does not have to perform complicated programming.
Algorithms, military time and other complicated
procedures are noticeably absent from PC Energy.
The user's manual is rarely needed since there are
help messages that can be called up while the system
is running.
X10 is not compatible with Functional Devices,
Inc.'s PLC Equipment
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| BENEFITS |
FEATURES |
- Reduced electrical consumption
and therefore lower monthly utility bills are
accomplished by disabling rooms when not rented.
- Easy-to-use energy management
software runs on an IBM compatible PC.
- Better humidity controls
in unoccupied rooms.
- Conference room and public
area schedules can be easily programmed in advance.
- Installation is inexpensive
and non-disruptive.
- System is readily expanded
without additional wiring by simply attaching
additional responders to new loads to be controlled.
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- Occupied/unoccupied control of room heater/ac
or heat pumps.
- Conference room scheduling.
- Property management system interface capability.
- Wireless Power-Line Carrier I/O.
- Self-recovering from power loss.
- Remote closed loop control.
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COST
EFFECTIVENESS |
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DEMO
DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS |
1. Download
the file to your hard drive.
2. Click on the file
to open it in WinZip. Follow the prompts to unzip
the demo. The password is FDI.
3. It is recommended,
but not necessary, that you create a new folder
specifically for the demo.
4. Follow the instructions
as described in the README.TXT file.
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