BACnet® and Adaptive Setting Addition to Berner AIR Controller App – Berner Intl.
NEW CASTLE, Pa. — Berner Intl., an air curtain manufacturer, added adaptive settings and true BACnet® compatibility to its Berner AIR™ to better support client sustainability goals. The Berner AIR is a smart controller and app platform that elegantly connects end users to their commercial doorway air curtains via the internet for programming, operating, and monitoring.
The app-based adaptive setting feature boosts energy efficiency by automatically calibrating the airstream performance, according to the weather. Berner AIR’s onboard Intelliswitch™ controller reports local weather conditions (via the Berner AIR’s Internet connection), the doorway temperature (via an onboard sensor), and air curtain model data every 20 minutes to factory servers. Factory engineered software then uses proprietary algorithms to determine the best volume, velocity, and uniformity (VVU) balance for the given moment and adjusts the fan speed based on the current weather. Pinpointing the most energy-efficient of 10 available air curtain fan speeds helps buildings meet energy conservation, sustainability, and carbon footprint goals, while also supporting thermal comfort.