AirCS - Equipment set
Using compressed air efficiently
Before compressed air can be used, it must be generated, processed and distributed to the respective application. Compressed air is a valuable form of energy. Nevertheless, too little is often done to design the overall system efficiently. Consumption is rarely measured or monitored. The cost situation is usually unclear.
This is where the Air Control System AirCS comes in. As part of the AirCS training project, the important aspects of compressed air supply and distribution are examined from the point of view of energy efficiency and thus form the basis for teaching how a compressed air system can be operated efficiently. The importance of saving energy should be made clear to the learner and ways to make savings should be shown.
Compressed air costs can be allocated to a specific production branch (e.g. MPS station) using long-term measurements. This is intended to train cost awareness in the learner.
Without raising awareness of the "human factor" in the long term, technical optimization of a process would have a much smaller and possibly only short-term effect.
Details
Structure
The AirCS has an electrical and a pneumatic functional area. The electrical functional area contains the measurement technology for electrical power consumption and the control technology for switching a compressor and a second consumer. The wiring for the 110-230 VAC voltage ranges is enclosed in the control panel housing. Syslink socket for 24 VDC I/O and Sub-D for 0-10VDC I/O. The pneumatic function area essentially has a pressure and flow sensor, a distributor block and a solenoid valve.
The AirCS EduTrainer. It is integrated between the compressed air generation (compressor) and the process. In combination with the FluidLab AirCS software, the integrated measurement technology enables innovative condition monitoring to measure compressed air and energy consumption.
Learning objectives
- Generation, treatment and distribution of compressed air
- condition monitoring
- Flow measurement and flow resistance
- Effects of leaks
- Pressure losses in distribution networks
Advantages
- Efficient compressed air applications
- Recording pneumatic and electrical consumption values
- FluidLab-AirCS license included
- Industrial quality components
- Can be used in an A4 mounting frame or on the laboratory bench
Tasks
The tasks are divided into the areas of condition monitoring, load management, long-term monitoring, flow resistance and nominal flow measurement. The implementation of the project tasks is supported by connection diagrams, descriptions and sample solutions. The software can also be used to adapt the interface to the pneumatic components and the sensors.
The software also controls the measurement process. Results can be measured with measuring points, printed out or exported to a spreadsheet program. The software also includes the entire collection of tasks as a PDF file. The languages (de/en) can be switched in the software.
A view of the overall system
Before compressed air is used, it must be generated, processed and distributed to the respective application. Compressed air is a precious form of energy. Nevertheless, little is often done to design the overall system efficiently. Consumption is rarely measured or monitored. The cost situation usually remains opaque. This is where the Air Control System AirCS comes in.
As part of the AirCS learning project, the key aspects of the provision and distribution of compressed air are examined with regard to energy efficiency. The AirCS EduTrainer forms the basis for this. It is integrated between compressed air generation (compressor) and the process. Together with the FluidLab-AirCS software, the integrated measurement technology enables innovative condition monitoring to measure compressed air and power consumption.