Success Story: Streamlining a Freezer Room with Hot Gas Defrost

Reduce electricity consumption, enhance product conservation, decrease maintenance costs and reduce risk of gas leaks

Capacity

15%
Inefficient refrigeration facility
operations can increase
electricity costs by 15%.

30%
30% of the heat in
cold storage comes from
opening the door

Problem

Time at set point was only 66,8%.

This was especially due to the fact that defrosts were controlled at alternating hours, causing a large amount of heat to enter the cold storage. The unit is also operational 24 hours a day, causing a great deal of traffic.

There was also no system to provide alerts when the door had been open too long and fans did not stop running when the doors were left open for said period of time, so operators were sometimes unaware that the storage was open. Operators were uncomfortable working in the cold storage due to continuous venting.

Reduce electricity consumption
Improve product conservation
Reduce maintenance costs for the facility
Reduce risks of refrigerant gas leaks

Project

AKO proposed its AKOCORE ADVANCE solution. An efficient solution that not only streamlines facility operations, but also helps care for the environment.

Solution

With its SELF-DRIVE® algorithm and robust mechanism able to handle loads of up to 2CV with five relays AKOCORE ADVANCE, acts on all cold storage tasks (compressor, fans, defrost, bleeder resisters, etc.), optimising electricity consumption and preserving the product and the facility’s operating life.

Additionally, the CAMM Module, connected to the CAMM TOOL application, allows for continuous logging of the data collected to be able to offer valuable insights to aid decision making and verifying facility improvement