The document provides step-by-step instructions for using a SmartAce Data Logger to gather compressor performance data over a 7-day period. It describes how to arm the data logger, attach it to a compressor to record amp readings, download the recorded data to a computer, and use the SmartAce software to analyze the logs and generate performance reports. The key aspects covered are attaching the data logger, recording full and no-load amp readings on-site, downloading the log files after 7 days of recording, and associating the log files with individual compressors in the software for analysis.
The document provides step-by-step instructions for using a SmartAce Data Logger to gather compressor performance data over a 7-day period. It describes how to arm the data logger, attach it to a compressor to record amp readings, download the recorded data to a computer, and use the SmartAce software to analyze the logs and generate performance reports. The key aspects covered are attaching the data logger, recording full and no-load amp readings on-site, downloading the log files after 7 days of recording, and associating the log files with individual compressors in the software for analysis.
The document provides step-by-step instructions for using a SmartAce Data Logger to gather compressor performance data over a 7-day period. It describes how to arm the data logger, attach it to a compressor to record amp readings, download the recorded data to a computer, and use the SmartAce software to analyze the logs and generate performance reports. The key aspects covered are attaching the data logger, recording full and no-load amp readings on-site, downloading the log files after 7 days of recording, and associating the log files with individual compressors in the software for analysis.
2. A Data Storage Device -- that stores up to 8,000 amp readings over a 7 day period. 3. Most importantly, its Software Charts Selects Reports Pig-Tail connection cable SmartAce Data Logger Current Clamp Data download cable Attach the Serial Cable to the logger Locate the Serial Port on your computer Attach the Serial Cable from the Logger to your Computer NOTE: If you do NOT have a Serial Port connection on the back of your PC, you will need to obtain an LPT1 to USB converter cable which are available through the Aftermarket Division, part number 98300-406. Step By Step To log a compressor, the data logger must be armed. To arm the logger for the first time, open up your C:drive and find the EASYLOG folder. Click on this folder and you will see the CompAir logo and a file called:- compair.exe. Click on this file and you will see the following dialogue box appear:- With this box open, click on the button labeled 1. In a few seconds the Logger will be recognized When the logger is recognized the second box will light up, then click it. When it shows Armed next to State, and box 1 lights up again, click the Red X This shows how the data logger appears when it has been successfully armed or re-armed and is ready to use. Always take care to ensure that you do not press the small button on the face of the logger to set it recording. Note: When the button is pressed the logger will start logging at midnight of the day the button was pressed. Example. If the button is pressed at 8:00 am on Monday 1 st . The logger will began recording data that midnight or technically 12:00 am Tuesday the 2 nd . Therefore if the button is accidentally pressed while you are transporting the logger on the same day you are planning to set up a logging project you have nothing to worry about. Your equipment is now ready to DATA LOG a compressor. One of the most important parts of data logging is gathering some very important information whilst on-site. A form has been developed to help gather this information. As you can see by the form we will need some information about the compressor. Please complete the form, there is nothing worse than having to call your prospective customer at the last minute to find information that you could have gathered while you were there. -Make & Model -cfm or m/min. -Motor Service Factor -Motor Efficiency -Full Load Amps -Off-load Amps 1. Take the logger and attach the adaptor cable to the logger. 2. Then plug the adaptor cable to the Amp Probe Red to Red connector and Black to Black connector. 3. PLEASE NOTE: ONLY AN AUTHORISED ELECTRICIAN SHOULD EVER TRY TO ATTACH THE DATA LOGGER TO THE INCOMING PHASE. THE COMPRESSOR SHOULD BE ISOLATED BEFORE ENTERING THE STARTER PANEL. Now lets assemble the pieces. When installing the probe note that the arrow is pointed in the direction of energy flow. If the arrow is pointed in the wrong direction all your readings will be negatives. This condition is correctable but will require an extra step. 1. Once the Amp probe has been safely connected to an incoming phase, run the compressor to full load. Check the Amp Reading by pressing the button on the logger. The Amp reading will be displayed. Record the reading on the Log Form along with the pressure. 2. Repeat this process for Un-Load Amps. Record Full Load Amps 3. Once you have these readings, place the Logger inside the enclosure and close the door. 4. If possible, it is always advisable to hang or attach a notice showing that there is data logging equipment installed and to please leave alone or contact the site services manager for more information. Now the hard part Let the logger do its work for 7 full days. Remember the logger starts Logging at midnight EXAMPLE You arrive at your logging project Jan 1st 2008 at 7:00am You take your readings by pressing the log button starting at 8:45 am. For 15 minutes you are pressing the button several times and recording readings. At 9:00 am you are finishing up and tucking the logger into the electrical enclosure and hanging your sign. At 10:00 you have explained to your customer that you have set up the logger and are leaving. The logger will start taking and storing readings at 12:00 am Tuesday Morning. Continued.. When do you retrieve the loggers? Logger installed on Monday the 1st. First day of data logging Tuesday the 2 nd at 12:00 am Logging continues on the 3 rd , 4 th , 5 th , 6 th , 7 th Logging ends at 11:59.60 Monday the 8 th . Not one second before. When do you remove logger? Tuesday or anytime after that. The logger will store the data for up to three years. S M T W T F S - 1 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Lets take another look. Logger starts logging a 12:00 am the next morning. Logger installed Logger Removed Logging starts Logging Ends When you go to retrieve the logger you will know it has done the 7 days of logging by the word Full being shown on the display. Now you have a full data logger. Reattach the logger to your computer the same way you did to arm the logger. With the logger attached to the serial port. Locate the SmartAce Icon on your desktop and click. Then type in your User Name and Password Your User Name SmartAce is not intuitive in any way, so below, these are the icons explained:- red x Resets application to start over blue lower case i General program information delta P chart Calls up pressure differential box calculator Conversion calculator group of compressors Calls up stored log files single compressor Calls up compressor selection box printer with MR super-imposed over it Final report generator circle with the word LOG in it Creates new log file & saves icon with a logger and red graph Starts new data log analysis magic wand Final energy efficiency analysis dialog balloon with the letter A Displays current compressors red graph with the letter A Displays existing compressor(s) specific power curves blue graph with the letter B Displays compressor(s) specific power curves with load-no load controls & sequencer installed Click this Box to start up-loading Data to computer That will open this Dialogue box Click on this box to read data from a logger 2. With this box open, click On the button labeled 1 and the upload begin. And open a box showing progress. 1. In a few seconds the logger will be recognized by showing SN# (Serial Number of the logger) 3. Just as you did to arm the logger for the project, arm the logger for your next project. By clicking on the second box when it lights up. 4. When armed click the red X to end this section. The downloaded data file from your compressor log is automatically -saved as a .txt file in your EASYLOG folder on your C:Drive, where you find the compAir.exe file to arm and re- arm the loggers. Unless you choose to rename the file to make it easier to remember, the data file will be in the folder with the Data-Logger serial number as the reference. E.g. 92.txt or 414.txt Now that the data is uploaded, you are ready to start your analysis. This Screen should be up at this point. This time, click on the middle box, this will start the analytical phase. This is where you start using the data you gathered on-site. When all this data is entered upload by clicking this button. You can see that a compressor has been added to the top row. Continue adding compressors until all logged compressors are loaded. NOTE: The first compressor loaded MUST be a fixed speed unit. SmartAce will not function if you load a Variable Speed unit as the first compressor. After each compressors data is entered, upload by clicking this button. You can see that three compressors have been added to the top row. After uploading all the logged compressors click Close This screen will open. Asking for the pressure band and target pressure. Using the up/down buttons select the pressure band used on-site. Use Up/Down buttons to set target pressure. When you have completed both tasks click OK You are now ready to attach each log file with the appropriate compressor. Click on the red X under the first compressor the following window will open. In this screen you will be associating the compressor to the actual data log file. Locate the file that contains the information for this job on this compressor Note that the information also appeared in this box. 280 110 125 When this is done click the Green tick Now add in box 2. Full Load Amps and pressure from the form filled out on- site, then No Load Amps in box 3. Click the Red Graph button At this point you have the option to Compile. Compiling will show cfm usage in a graph format. You can continue associating logs to compressors or look at the graph. Lets look at the graph. The blue graph shows the most details you may be more comfortable with. The red graph which is averaging and shows less detail but sometimes is easer to understand. Click the red graph button Back to the blue graph. You can see that the blue cross hairs are located at a point on the graph. If you look at the small window on the right side you will see 935 cfm. You can control where the cross hair is located by moving the slide bar at the bottom of this window. Simply by moving the slider to the highest point of the blue graph, it is now showing 974 cfm in the red circle. Now we need to continue associating log files. Click on the next red X to associate the data to this compressor Now find the correct file, click it then add the information gathered from the site. Click the Green tick and continue to the 3rd compressor. Last of the three compressors Click on the third red X to associate the file to this compressor Now find the correct file, click it then add the information gathered from the site. Click the Green tick. Youre now finished associating files to compressors. This screen allows you to see all the compressors at one time. This is useful when you want to know when the plant has the greatest demand. To see the combined graph click the red graph button. Then move the slider control over to see the maximum cfm needed You can now see that the maximum cfm required was 2150 Combined averaging graph make it easier to distinguish between the compressors. Click the Red Graph Button Now we have all the information in the computer about the existing equipment in the plant. It is now time to log the information into the computer and give the project a name. Click the Blue LOG button. Use this screen to name the Log. In this case we are going to use the name TEST 001 Letters and numbers only. This is also where we tell the program how many weeks and days per year the plant operates. By clicking the up/down buttons We can also change the cost of power and currency. DONT WORRY! DONT WORRY! - - This brings us back to what looks like a blank screen!! This brings us back to what looks like a blank screen!! To bring up the log we were working on click on the icon with the group of white compressors. Locate and click on the file To up-load this information click on the Load Selected Installation button once highlighted. This shows the existing installation. The red graph shows efficiency. The grey line show blocks of time at various pressures. To see how our compressors will save money and energy click on the single white compressor For this analysis we know that the company wants to get rid of one compressor and add a CompAir SR compressor. So looking at the cfm requirements we are going to suggest an L120SR And for comparison we will look at an L75SR. We will select those two compressors from the CompAir List. Simply Select from the list the compressors you think with save the most money or have the best payback and click the up- load button Add as many as you want. When you are satisfied click the close button. Now select one of the existing compressors to eliminate. Then Select one of the CompAir compressors to use in this analysis. Note: When you click on any of the compressors above they toggle bright to dim. Whilst dim they are de-selected In this screen you can see that we have selected the EPE200 and one of the SSR 150s along with the L120SR. To how this will work we click on the blue graph button at the bottom of the screen. In this screen we can see a new blue line. This shows how the new configuration will look. Note that the blue line is below and to the left of the red line. This shows that this new system would be more energy efficient. To see how much savings in s / s or $s and kW/h. Click on the magic wand. In this screen we can see that there is a substantial saving by replacing one of the SSR 150s with an L120SR. But, for the sake of the demo, lets see what would happen if we were to add an L75SR to the mix, keeping all the compressors. To do that we will simply click on the above dimmed SSR150 which will make it bright, then click on the L120SR which will make it dim, then click on the dimmed L75SR which will make it bright and active in the demo. Now you can see that we have the EPE200, and two SSR150s with the CompAir L75SR selected. You can see that the blue line is now further down and to the left. This could mean that there is more savings with this combination than before. Lets check.. Click the magic wand. The savings is just a little better. However, we know that the customer cant keep another compressor as his compressor room is too small. So we propose the L120SR. With a savings of over $31,000 per year. With any luck we propose one of our cycling dryers too. To print the report click on the printer icon. This is where you get to put in your general comments. You might want to say that by using this new equipment you will save over $31,000 per year for as long as you have the compressor in a 10 year period that is $310,000. A. Following your comments click on Set to Final B. Click on the compressor icon and it will automatically show the old and new installation C. Click on Print Click on the OK button to go back to main screen. Click on the red X button to clear the main screen. Click on the multiple compressor icon. Select your customer by clicking on the name and press Load Selected Installation Click on MR to Make Report The following information must be completed before printing the report This extra information makes the report look more professional offering advice based on the users compressed air demand profile TEST 001 TEST 405 Again select your customer report by clicking on it. By selecting this file all future reports when printed will include this savings sheet. Click on Save Report then click on Print Master Report Click on Close. The following information must be completed before printing the report Type in Compressor manufacturer initials and click OK. Type in Logger Serial Number and click OK. The report is now complete.!