Advanced operations
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Advanced operations
The IWMAC system is built for precise control and efficient management of technical equipment across facilities. It operates independently of hardware, integrating with refrigeration controllers, ventilation systems, energy meters, and other critical components. With advanced operations features, IWMAC offers tools to automate processes, ensure optimal functionality, and monitor performance across all systems.
By continuously logging parameters and visualising your facility through system images and plant drawings, you gain the control needed to optimise your operations – regardless of size, shape or form.
Operational optimisation
Operations, system images, and integrations
IWMAC provides full control and visualisation of your facility's technical systems, combining real-time monitoring, continuous data logging, and integration of equipment. Use a cabled solution or choose wireless sensors. Wireless sensors give you an easier installation for smaller facilities or stores, as they can be placed anywhere and measure a variety of parameters.
How IWMAC works:
- Digital visualisation and steering: We create a digital representation of your facility, linking all relevant parameters and values directly to system images. Adjust setpoints, modify schedules, or troubleshoot issues without needing to access individual controllers.
- Continuous parameter linking and logging: Every relevant parameter – temperature, pressure, energy consumption, airflow, and more – is linked directly to the system images. Historical data allows you to track trends, identify inefficiencies, and optimise system performance over time.
- Hardware-independent integration: Integrate standard equipment such as refrigeration counters or ventilation systems, regardless of the manufacturer. Optional systems, such as solar cells, lighting control, and street heating, can also be added based on your facility's specific needs.
Smart rules and algorithms
Create logic-based rules
Smart rules let you automate operations based on predefined logic or conditions. We can build a variety of rules that reduce energy usage for a set time, set smart alarms linked to the overall operation of the building, or connected to specific equipment.
Examples include:
Optimise energy usage by adjusting operations according to real-time energy prices. (Spot-price integration)
Set hourly energy consumption limits to ensure systems stay within predefined thresholds, helping to avoid unexpected energy costs or penalties. (Smart guard)
Ensure that heat recovery from refrigeration systems is used to support ventilation heating, reducing the need for additional energy input.
Adjust ventilation rates based on external weather conditions, such as reducing airflow during extreme cold to minimise heat loss.
Prevent cooling systems from running when ventilation is in heating mode.
Adjust the ventilation operation between day and night modes.
Activate street heating only during specific seasons or when outdoor temperatures drop below a set threshold.
Combine parameters from different systems to create efficient operational workflows, such as coordinating refrigeration and ventilation systems to avoid conflicting operations. (Cross-system logic)
Alarm management and handling
Build system alarms as needed
IWMAC allows you to configure alarms based on specific parameters and thresholds, allowing for quick responses to minimise downtime. Take advantage of:
Customizable alarm settings
- High-temperature alarms for refrigeration systems.
- Technical alarms are routed to contractors or chains via e-mail or SMS. (By call with AlarmMonitoring 24/7)
System-specific alarms
- Cooling systems: High/low temperature, low fluid levels, low suction pressure, etc.
- Ventilation systems: Filter alarms, frost guard, fan differential, etc.
- Energy meters: Communication errors and data inconsistencies.
Communication error alerts: Notifications for any loss of connection with the IWMAC system or alarm transmission failures.
The alarm possibilities within IWMAC are almost endless. Read more about that and AlarmMonitoring 24/7, the service where we filter and monitor your alarms, here.
Dashboards and reporting
Visualise and manage your buildings
Use the different dashboards and view options in the IWMAC operation centre to see a real-time overview of your systems.
Access key metrics at a glance and link up parameters with the data most relevant to you. You can also view trends, graphs, and generate reports focused on specific metrics.
Should issues arise, you can review logged data to pinpoint the root cause, whether it's a sudden temperature spike, a communication error, or an equipment malfunction. Continuous logging ensures that all operational data is documented and stored.
