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Real-time monitoring and reporting

MONITORING AND CONTROL MADE EASY

AGI’s electrically-driven frost fans provide efficient and reliable protection against the damaging effects of frost.  They feature a custom-designed open impeller, which allows for an industry-leading coverage area of 7 to 9 hectares per fan, and a cloud-based RF monitoring and control system, allowing for ease of management from anywhere with internet access. 

MULTI FUNCTIONAL CONTROL SYSTEM

The multi-functional cloud-based control and monitoring system provides easy access to real-time performance data, allows for real-time adjustments to operating parameters, and provides status alerts for optimum efficiency.

The RF–based control system comprises Fan Control Units (one per fan) that link a fan or multiple fans to a central Homebase, accessible via the cloud.

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CONTROL UNIT FUNCTIONALITY

The Fan Control Unit is installed at the base of each Fan and provides for communication with the Homebase via a low–power, long–range radio signal.

Each Fan Control Unit has the following functionality:

• Three temperature sensor inputs (High, Low, and Far temperatures)
• Humidity, Wind speed, Direction, Rain meter and Soil moisture sensor input
• Motor vibration and Motor current sensor input
• VSD Error/Ready status and VSD Running/Not-Running status
• Main panel door status, C&M panel door status
• Main switch position and the Control method selection switch position
• Battery voltage
• Control: Relay output that sends Start/Stop Command to VSD
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HOME-BASE FUNCTIONALITY

The Homebase consists of a full user interface where all the fan data can be viewed in the form of a dashboard and graphs. Each fan can also be manually controlled via the user interface.

One Homebase can accommodate up to 20 Fan Control Units and can connect to the internet via Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection if available. When connected to the internet all the data is stored and can be viewed remotely on an online platform.

The Online Platform has the following functionality:

• User management – Register, Login with username/email and password
• Fan overview – Displays important parameters/summary of all registered fans
• Map overview – Displays locations and key parameters of all fans on a map
• Fan dashboard – Overview of live sensor and status data per fan with manual control option
• Graph view – View historical data for any sensor in table or graph form
• Alert notifications – Set up SMS or e-mail alerts to any number of contacts when there is any high/low sensor value or status change.  Seven preset Alert States to choose from
• Temperature management – Set temperaturse at which fan is switched ON/OFF
• Data export – sensor and status data can be exported to a .csv file for custom analysis
• Reporting – a detailed monthly report including an analysis of sensor an status data for each fan is sent to all users.

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