{"id":7238,"date":"2021-03-12T12:10:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T17:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecc-automation.com\/?post_type=portfolio&p=7238"},"modified":"2021-03-12T13:33:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T18:33:04","slug":"geothermal-hvac-control-system","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/ecc-automation.com\/portfolio-item\/geothermal-hvac-control-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Geothermal HVAC Control System"},"content":{"rendered":"

AUTOMATION CONTROLS SO USER-FRIENDLY ANYONE COULD USE THEM<\/h2>\n

\"Electronic-Control-Corp-Geothermal-HVAC-Panel-scaled\"<\/a>Electronic Control Corporation was hired to engineer and automate a closed-loop Geothermal HVAC control<\/a> system at the\u00a0ISKON of Baltimore<\/a>. A ClimateMaster system had been installed, yet the overall system was not set up and automated to operate properly. This would limit the operational efficiency and electrical control usability, while possibly entering risk if the system was not configured right from the start. ECC-Automation performed further research and additional engineering modifications to start it running at the optimal level. They completely wired the automation control system as well once electricians made the required drops for connectivity.<\/p>\n

ABOUT GEOTHERMAL HVAC SYSTEMS<\/h3>\n

Geothermal exchange systems utilize thermal properties of the earth to heat and cool buildings. Water is contained throughout the system, including an underground area that allows for the temperature there to maintain a more consistent level. The need for a boiler, as well as noisy outside units that comprise a more traditional HVAC system are eliminated. While costs are considerably higher to install these systems, TCO savings from operational efficiency is realized within a short amount of time.<\/p>\n

The closed loop horizontal Geoexchange control system that ECC-Automation engineered and programmed at ISKON of Baltimore utilizes a duplex pump configured for lead \/ lag, to automatically load and, or failover. Control valves that circulate water from underground gets it pumped in and out of the HVAC<\/a> system.<\/p>\n

Two switches control 1) inside temperature and 2) underground storage temperature, such that when heating, the water leaving is colder and coming back into the system is warmer. When cooling, the opposite takes effect. Temperature and flow switches were installed by Electronic Control Corporation after identifying the need for the system to run at an optimal level. This allows for the monitoring of temperature and flow, two critical elements for pump operation.<\/p>\n

ECC-Automation programmed alerts to notify the maintenance manager of any issues and automatically switch over to the other pump when necessary. The duplex pump control will also automatically \u201clag\u201d or come on with the other pump when three or more zone units are on at the same time to balance the load.<\/p>\n

Per UL standards: on\/off buttons were installed on the outside of the control panel enclosure. This allows for an immediate disconnect of the pumps.<\/em><\/p>\n

CONTROLS AND HMI SCREEN<\/a><\/h3>\n

\"ECC<\/a>Inside the building, five\u00a0ClimateMaster\u00a0tranquility series<\/em>\u00a0HVAC units<\/a>\u00a0were installed to create one zone each throughout the ISKON of Baltimore: 1) ground floor 2) first floor 3) lobby 4) conference room and 5) yoga room. ECC-Automation automated and programmed the control panel with a user-friendly HMI. Each Geothermal HVAC unit included a Resistive Temperature Detector or RTD that correspond to their corresponding intake vents.<\/p>\n

As always, the HMI was programmed with user friendliness in mind. Indicators of operation are displayed, such as heat\/cool mode, temperatures, pumps and units. Each zone can be auto-set in terms of shows its own sub-menu; presets for occupied use scheduling are included. This includes manual override settings where each zone can be adjusted for comfort and up to 180 minutes. After that, the system will default to its normal time and temp settings. While the lower layers beyond what the user sees presents some complexity, Electronic Control Corp eliminates this at the user interface. The screen controls follow a nice and easy flow built on many pages of the programmed logic ladder. The goal was to make it so user-friendly that anyone needing to could walk up and manage the system properly.<\/p>\n

There are also manual override settings for heating \/ cooling and the water supply bypass valve. This allows for proper troubleshooting and maintenance repair operations (MRO).<\/p>\n

\"Geothermal<\/a>There is an *app now available to control the Geothermal system remotely. This smart tool provides the same interface as the HMI and allows you to completely manage the HVAC controls from anywhere.<\/p>\n

Two compressors are contained in the first and second stage HVAC units. The process functions somewhat based on any given moment\u2019s temperature extremes and the Geoexchange system requirements to heat or cool the zone. If more power is needed to bring the zone temperature up or down faster (being indicated by timing the phases of the process), then the stage 2 compressor comes on. Another beneficial part of this 2-compressor process is acting as a failsafe in lead \/ lag protocol. If the first compressor runs continuously without bringing the temperature up, then the second kicks on automatically.<\/p>\n

SOME MORE AUTOMATION FEATURES<\/h4>\n

Another feature of the ISKON Geothermal HVAC system is the ability to utilize the underground temp around the system if this temp is closer to the required indoor temperature. For example, if needing to cool a zone, the system can check the underground temp then use it through an ECC automation process that opens an outside damper and turns on a fan to bring that cooler air in before using more resources of the electrical \u2013 mechanical controls of the system to do the job.<\/p>\n

ADDITIONAL AUTOMATION FUNCTIONS INCLUDE:<\/h4>\n
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  • A manual override is given for each component within each Geothermal HVAC unit to diagnose and isolate problems during MRO<\/li>\n
  • Return damper pushes air back out<\/li>\n
  • Automation of the outside damper<\/li>\n
  • Fan operation\n
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    • the fan does not come back on<\/li>\n
    • You can manually override the 2nd<\/sup>\u00a0stage and see if fan is coming on, allowing you to further determine cause in the event the fan is not running. Issues such as a fuse blown, a circuit breaker or relay is out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER<\/h3>\n

      Many projects like this one tend to get piecemealed together during some point in the building design process. However, they lack the cohesiveness of a top-level control system that considers how the whole system must operate; and, at peak performance. Electronic Control Corporation offers its design & engineering expertise for bringing together all aspects of the industrial, electrical, mechanical to produce cutting edge automation control systems. Programming a complex logic ladder while offering the most user-friendly control screens possible comes standard on their every project.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":7214,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[52,132,85,66,133,79],"portfolio_entries":[93,35,36,43],"yoast_head":"\nGeothermal HVAC Control System - Electronic Control Corporation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ecc-automation.com\/portfolio-item\/geothermal-hvac-control-system\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Geothermal HVAC Control System - Electronic Control Corporation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ecc-automation.com\/portfolio-item\/geothermal-hvac-control-system\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Electronic Control Corporation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-03-12T18:33:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ecc-automation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Electronic-Control-Corp-Geothermal-HVAC-Panel-HMI-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2048\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1152\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ecc-automation.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Electronic Control Corporation\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ecc-automation.com\/\",\"sameAs\":[],\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ecc-automation.com\/#logo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ecc-automation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/ECC-Logo-Website.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ecc-automation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/ECC-Logo-Website.png\",\"width\":340,\"height\":156,\"caption\":\"Electronic Control Corporation\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ecc-automation.com\/#logo\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ecc-automation.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ecc-automation.com\/\",\"name\":\"Electronic Control Corporation\",\"description\":\"Quality Manufacturing & Automation\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ecc-automation.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/ecc-automation.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ecc-automation.com\/portfolio-item\/geothermal-hvac-control-system\/#primaryimage\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ecc-automation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Electronic-Control-Corp-Geothermal-HVAC-Panel-HMI-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ecc-automation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Electronic-Control-Corp-Geothermal-HVAC-Panel-HMI-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":1152,\"caption\":\"Geothermal HVAC Custom HMI Control designed by ECC Automation\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ecc-automation.com\/portfolio-item\/geothermal-hvac-control-system\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ecc-automation.com\/portfolio-item\/geothermal-hvac-control-system\/\",\"name\":\"Geothermal HVAC Control System - 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