Below are just a few
of the projects that we have been involved with
utilizing the LonWorks based open control lines that we
represent
Battelle
Memorial Institute:
New state of the art 200,000 sq. ft. Laboratory
Building
The New Lab incorporates
a state of the art Honeywell monitoring and control system consisting of (11) standalone
DDC controllers and (180) XL10 LonMark® unitary controllers. The individual laboratory temperature
control and critical airflow monitoring are done through the unitary
controllers while the major physical plant controls are accomplished using XL
500 / 100 programmable DDC controllers. The total monitored point count is in
excess of 2,000 points which is
displayed at the Excel Building Supervisor PC front end. This
information is also being received at the main facilities Excel Building
Supervisor PC front end which monitors another
3,000 points of Honeywell temperature control panels throughout the existing 1.4Million
square foot facility.
Rhodes
State Office Tower:
Open system solution
supplies comfort, flexibility and
ease of maintenance for Ohio Building Authority
The 41-story James A. Rhodes
State Office Tower in Columbus, Ohio, is home to a wide variety of Ohio State
agencies. But until recently, the 1.3 million sq. ft. building was definitely
not a comfortable place for its many workers and visitors. Temperature
fluctuations were constant; in the summer it was hot, and in the winterit was
cold. All that has changed since the installation of a new Honeywell control system with a
LonMark® technology backbone.
The unique requirement
of integrating a LonWorks control network into a building automation system was
awarded to Advanced Control Systems, Inc., of Columbus, a Honeywell EXCEL
5000Automation and Control Specialist Contractor. Jeff DeVore of Advanced
Control Systems was responsible for integrating the two systems.The LonWorks
temperature sensors are displayed at the graphical Windows NT Honeywell Excel
Building Supervisor front end where they appear exactly the same to the
operator as the Honeywell Excel 500 DDC points. The new Honeywell Excel Link
feature allows the seamless integration of the two systems through the Echelon
DDE Server. The data are also being used to reset air handling unit discharge
air temperatures on the DDC system, and can be used to initiate other building
control functions in the future, says DeVore. LonWorks network is physically
connected to the Honeywell DDC system through a PCLTA (Lon Talk Adapter)
located in the Excel Building Supervisor PC. Advanced Control Systems began
work on the project in April 1997 and completed the integration by December.
The project was signed off in January 1998 and is one of the first LonWorks/DDC
integrated jobs in Columbus, according to DeVore.
LonWorks and LonMark are registered trademarks of Echelon Corporation.
Distribution Fulfillment
Services:
Spiegel 4 million sq. ft. Distribution
Facility retrofits aging control system
Doug Pyles the
Facility Manager at DFS was looking for a control system that would integrate his existing 1970
technology Honeywell ® Delta 2000 temperature control system with a new cutting
edge DDC control system for the newly revamped physical plant. Advanced Control Systems was awarded the
job and has been working closely with Doug to incorporate the new control
capabilities without interrupting the ongoing day to day operations of the
facility. The PC front end was updated
to an ESUSA
Unity w/ Delta 2000 & NexSys interfaces.
The system has performed flawlessly allowing the existing Delta system to be
monitored while the new LonWorks DDC
system controls the physical plant. To the end user all points appear the same
at the graphical front end.
Eddie Bauer Groveport Distribution Facility:
I-Lon Open system solution supplies control and utility
verification by logging critical data
The new system seamlessly delivers Web based monitoring and control of both LonWorks, and MODBUS control networks via the (9) I-Lon 100 Internet Servers. The LonWorks nodes consist of Kele-PT 9000 Electric Meters, Nose-Temp/Humidity/CO/CO2/VOC, Honeywell-VAV/T7350/RIO, Distech-EC Dispaly/RTU, Echelon-LonPoints. The I-Lon 100 Internet Servers also monitor the (6) Computer Room Liebert control systems via the included MODBUS interface. . LonWorks and LonMark are registered trademarks of Echelon
Corporation. 614-481-8230. 614-481-8245 1350 W. 5th Ave Columbus, Oh 43212 Last revised: Date
4/16/2007
The 2 million square foot distribution center needed a control system / facility data logging over-haul capable of open protocol LonWorks to IP / Web based front end monitoring.
Contact Information
Jeff DeVore - Brad Sweeney
Office phone Office fax
