AircoSaver

What is an AircoSaver?
The Airco Saver is an Electronic Control Unit which adds state-of-the art intelligence to air conditioning systems. Air conditioning is one of the largest energy consumers in the residential and industrial sector. Thousands of air conditioners put high demands on electric grids already strained to capacity. On a smaller scale, air conditioning probably accounts for a significant part of most energy bills and electric costs are rising rapidly! Many existing air conditioners use old and quite inefficient technology. Although improved technology has become available in more expensive systems (e.g. inverter technology), the payback time of these systems is still very long. Instead of investing a lot of money into an expensive new system, there is an easy and affordable way to improve the energy efficiency of your air conditioning unit Upgrade it with an Aircosaver.

Why Use An AircoSaver?

When switched on, typical air conditioning systems operate continuously until the room thermostat senses the desired temperature and turns the system off. As the room warms up, the thermostat switches the air conditioner back on and the cycle repeats. Air conditioning systems are usually dimensioned to cope with the extreme cooling demands of the few hottest days of the year (plus a safety margin). However, in most operational conditions, this maximum output is not required and the system is oversized. So running the system continuously until the room thermostat switches it off means that the system operates with excess capacity most of the time. A typical cooling cycle with excess capacity looks like this:

When the cycle starts, the compressor pushes cooling energy into the heat exchanger which acts as an energy storage. At this stage, the system works with high efficiency because compressors operate most efficiently when fully loaded. In normal weather conditions, the energy storage is soon fully "charged up". From this point onwards, the compressor provides more cooling energy than the heat exchanger can take up (thermodynamic saturation). Running the compressor beyond this stage does not increase the cooling effect any more. Its just a waste of energy!

The Aircosaver compensates for the shortcomings of typical air conditioning systems by adding intelligence. Its sensor-driven software algorithms are designed to detect thermodynamic saturation and to optimize the compressor accordingly. When overcapacity is detected, the Aircosaver switches the compressor off and avoids inefficient overcooling. Your unit switches into "saver mode". The fan keeps running and your system makes maximum use of the stored cooling energy in the heat exchanger. Once the stored energy is used up, the compressor can work efficiently again and is switched back on. The set room temperature is reached without the inefficient parts of the cooling cycle. This results in significant energy savings, 20-30%, without compromising cooling comfort. Since the correct point to switch the compressor varies from unit to unit and changes with different weather conditions, the Aircosaver is constantly adapting its settings to ensure efficient operation of your air conditioning system at all times. The Aircosaver is an easy and inexpensive way to make most air conditioners much more cost effective. Any electrician or HVAC technician can install an Aircosaver in less than 30 minutes. The total cost for both the Aircosaver and installation will have a return on investment of less than 24 months!

How Does The AircoSaver Work?

DOMINO PIZZA STORE 6873 LUBBOCK, TEXAS

AMPS L3 13.79 12.26 1.53 11.10%

AMPS TOTAL 52.56 45.29 7.27 13.80%

KWH TOTAL 4.4 3.666 0.734 16.70%

KW TOTAL 5331.871 4487.646 844.225 15.80%

5 TON TRANE A/C PRE-TEST 40 MIN @ 3 SEC INTERVALS 880 READINGS COMPRESSORRANCONTINOUSLYFOR40MINUTES AMPS AMPSL1 L2 20.87 17.9 17.35 15.69 3.52 2.21 16.90% 12.30% PRETEST POSTTEST DIFFERENCE PERCENTOFCHANGE

5 TON TRANE A/C POST-TEST 40 MIN @ 3 SEC INTERVALS 880 READINGS

COMPRESSORRAN33.85MINUTES COMPRESSORWASOFF6.15MINUTES TOTALSAVINGSONTHEA/CUNITWILLBECLOSER TO20%BECAUSETHECOMPRESSOR ISOFF3MINUTESOUTOFEACH15MINUTE PERIOD TESTWASRUNONAPRIL22,2009.OUTSIDE TEMPERTUREWAS88DEGREES

Domino's Pizza
Year Submitted: 2009 Process: Reduction of electricity generation through installations of the Airco Saver HVAC efficiency product Industry: Restaurant Wastes Reduced: CO2, SO2, NOx Location: San Antonio TX No. of employees: 480 Contact: Mike Bernal, Director of Operations Phone: 210-651-6663

Description:
Domino's and its franchisees such as our firm have been "Green Minded" for many years and we feel it is our responsibility to be good stewards of the environment and reduce pollution as well as saving on electric costs while doing so. We choose to do our part to reduce pollutants through reduced energy usage. It is essential that all businesses prove to their shareholders that the bottom line will be increased by energy efficiency with documentable improvements to the environment. This case study is for South Texas Pizza Inc, doing business as Domino's.

P2 Application:
The annual reduction from 48 of our stores of 1,211,000 pounds of CO2, 2,580 pounds of SO2 and 1,892 pounds of NOx (source EPA Power Profiler attached) is a direct result of the installation of an HVAC controller on each Domino's facility air conditioner. The controller is simply installed in a matter of minutes on air conditioning systems and immediate energy reductions are realized. Which in our case is in excess of twenty one percent (21%) for an annual savings of $156,863. The return on investment of the projects is under one (1) year. This is phase one of a 140+ store project. Total Cost Savings: $156,863.00 Comments: The extrapolated seven (7) year annual savings based on a realistic $.14 per kWh without factoring in future rate increases is $1,098,041. A total of 8,477,000 pounds of CO2, 18,060 pounds of SO2 and 13,244 pounds of NOx pollutants will be removed from our atmosphere. South Texas Pizza Inc DBA Dominos is proud to do its part to clean up the environment.

Details of Reductions

1,211,000.0 - lbs of CO2 Comments: The unit is pounds per year. Total annual savings for CO2, SO2, and NOx combined = $156,863.00 2,580.0 - lbs of SO2 Comments: The unit is pounds per year. Total annual savings for CO2, SO2, and NOx combined = $156,863.00 1,892.0 - Pounds/year of NOx Comments: total savings with CO2, SO2, and NOx reductions =$156,863.00

Additional Information :
The energy savings reports were initially provided to us after extensive certified data logging was completed. The monetary savings are backed up by the monthly billings