MILWAUKEE, WIS.—Telkonet, Inc., whose complementary business divisions include EcoSmart, an intelligent energy management technology solution and EthoStream, one of the largest high-speed Internet access providers in the world, will be introducing and demonstrating its new EcoCentral Virtual Engineer cloud-based command center at HITEC 2013. HITEC, the world’s largest hospitality and technology event, is being held at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis from June 25 to 27.
“We are excited to have a significant presence at this year’s HITEC event,” said Jason Tienor, Telkonet’s CEO. “Energy management demands in the hospitality industry have skyrocketed and we’re eager to demonstrate the next generation of cutting-edge technologies represented by our EcoCentral Virtual Engineer. When integrated with our industry-leading EcoSmart Suite of networked energy management products, the EcoCentral Virtual Engineer provides a robust, cloud-based monitoring and building control platform that maximizes a building’s energy efficiency and cost savings while reducing dependency on physical staff.”
Different Components Form Network
EcoCentral Virtual Engineer, the new command center for Telkonet’s EcoSmart energy management solution, offers features to maximize energy efficiency, operational efficiency, and guest satisfaction. Intelligent thermostats, occupancy sensors, door and window contacts, outlets and light switches form a network to communicate information between rooms, floors, and buildings. Integrated, room-by-room data collected by EcoSmart’s intelligent energy management technology enables the advanced EcoCentral Virtual Engineer to:
Evaluate equipment performance—monitor capability of in-room equipment, identifying which HVAC equipment may be malfunctioning, allowing engineering resources to be deployed selectively and proactively, ensuring continuity of comfort. It also enables facility managers to monitor HVAC issues proactively as well as maintain, repair, and replace HVAC equipment, filters and thermostats.
Monitor total energy savings—tracks room-by-room energy savings and stores detailed data about a property’s HVAC, lighting and plug load devices and energy usage patterns to calculate actual energy savings. This information can be then used to qualify for green certification, secure rebates from a local utility, or prove a property has achieved brand sustainability standards.
Facilitate intelligent load-shed actions—designs profiles to dictate how thermostats, outlets, and lights will respond to a demand-response request. Schedule “events” in EcoCentral Virtual Engineer, and devices will switch to demand-response profiles at the appropriate time.
Enable logical profile shifting—one can specify the number of units to run concurrently, and EcoCentral Virtual Engineer will keep load at a constant level. Alternatively, specify the necessary kWh reduction and let EcoCentral determine how to best set back thermostats.
Control buildings, zones, rooms, or individual devices in real time—virtual thermostats, light switches, and outlets simplify control, allowing one to change HVAC settings room by room with the touch of a few buttons on the virtual thermostat.
Visualize property data points with “Floor Planner”—view energy savings by floor and savings by side of building; identify room-by-room variance from average cooling and heating run-times to determine which rooms do not function as well as others. A high run-time may be isolated to a single room due to a potentially malfunctioning HVAC unit, prompting a maintenance check.
Usable, Actionable Reports Available
“EcoSmart in-room energy management components, including the EcoInsight thermostat, EcoGuard outlet, and EcoSwitch light switch, monitor energy usage, HVAC run-time metrics, current flow, and more,” said Telkonet CTO Jeff Sobieski. “Using sophisticated in-room technology provides EcoCentral Virtual Engineer with the raw data necessary to create usable, actionable reports for hotel staff.”
During HITEC, executives and representatives from Telkonet can be found in booth #1031 and will offer continuous, live presentations to demonstrate the various features and benefits of EcoCentral Virtual Engineer. In addition, the company will highlight its seamless integration with numerous hospitality technology providers. EcoSmart thermostats, outlets, and light switches can be complemented with technology from vendors including Axxess, Somfy, and others, to control everything from temperature and lighting to drapes and media centers.
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