Berner Adds BACnet® and
Adaptive Settings to Berner AIR™ Controller/App for Air
Curtains App’s adaptive settings energy-efficiently and
automatically control air curtain airstreams based on
ambient weather conditions and doorway temperature.
Berner
International, New Castle, Pa., North America’s leading air
curtain manufacturer and HVAC innovator, has 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 North American air curtain industry’s
first 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.
The newly-added BACnet communication
capabilities is standard on Berner’s premium Architectural
Elite 8 and 10 models, and optional on all other
Architectural Series air curtains when ordered with the
Berner AIR. BACnet allows programming, operating and
monitoring from the Berner smartphone app or the building
management system (BMS).
The BACnet feature allows control of:
• Preset programming (Comfort Plus, Auto, and PureAir);
• Fan speed;
• Time delay; thermostat temperature set point and type;
• Time/day set;
• Lock PASScode;
• and start/stop time.
Berner’s advanced technology platform began a decade ago
with the development of the Intelliswitch, a digital
controller that later served as a foundation for the 2017
introduction of Berner AIR, the North American HVAC
industry’s first air curtain mobile app. Berner AIR 2.0 was
added last year. The new secure, fully-encrypted platform
provides the Berner AIR app for both Android and Apple
devices, and allows over-the-air system updates.
Other newly-added benefits:
• Adaptive settings set-up simply requires a smartphone,
Berner AIR app download, a secure wireless Internet
connection, pairing the app to the air curtain Intelliswitch
and the location’s zip code;
• OpenWeather API provides local real-time wind speeds and
eliminates sensor installations building and envelop
penetrations;
• BACnet feature enables management of multiple air curtains
across multiple facilities;
• BACnet capabilities comply with ANSI / ASHRAE Standard
135;
• Allows factory technician secure access for calibration
and troubleshooting.
For more information on the Berner AIR, or its adaptive
settings and BACnet capabilities, please call 724-658-3551,
visit
https://berner.com/advanced-control-technology/; or
email: sales@berner.com.
About Berner: Berner International LLC is a
60-year-old U.S. manufacturer and a leader in the air
door/air curtain equipment engineering and manufacturing
industry. Berner is a member of the U.S. Green Building
Council (USGBC), The Green Building Alliance (GBA), the Air
Movement & Control Association (AMCA), and the American
Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air Conditioning
Engineers (ASHRAE). For more information on Berner and its
products, please call (724)-658-3551 or visit
www.berner.com
