Smart Green Control™
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Energy Management has become a defining issue for 2009. It's
very trendy, indeed. The AV industry
consumes more than its fair share of wattage, so we need to look for ways to
reduce consumption and improve efficiency.
Judging from the recent efforts of consultants, manufacturers and trade
organizations that message has sunk in, and Green AV is going to be big.
Everyone is attempting to gauge the economic impact of Energy
Management, hoping that it spells relief from our economic woes. Energy
consumers want to save money and reduce their "carbon footprint"; everyone else
wants to figure out how to "monetize greenness". But how complicated a challenge is this?
According to Paul Shahriari, CEO of Greenmind and Co-Chair
of the Greenbuild Steering Committee, however, one
need not over-think it. Simply swapping incandescent
for compact fluorescent bulbs in your home, for example, brings an astonishing
return on investment. So what are the
obvious considerations in the AV world?
How about rack heat? Systems on
in empty rooms? Systems on overnight?
PepperDash has long put simple scheduled shut-down features
in our code. But that's just the start. Advanced scheduling features, configurable
locally by system users or via remote management systems, allow fine
tuning. Occupancy sensors and light
sensors can take the formula to a new level.
I was very excited when Crestron recently announced a line of cost-effective
sensors as part of their Green Light™ initiative. With such sensors, you
can monitor a room and make intelligent Energy Management decisions, not only deactivating
unneeded devices but even balancing external and internal illumination.
Here are a few things that Smart Green Control™ can accomplish....
- Fully power off all
equipment not actively in use.
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Keep slow-to-boot
equipment in energy efficient "sleep" modes during hours when they might
be used, but fully powered off at other times.
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Use occupancy sensors with
programming logic to power down or trigger sleep mode in items left on by
users who have vacated the room.
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Actively balance sunlight
and electric light to optimize illumination for a given purpose by using
sensors, window treatments and lighting fixtures (keeping safety and
convenience in mind, of course).
Green AV is here.
Let's make the most of it!
-Howard
hnunes@pepperdash.com
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PepperDash Profile: Sumanth Rayancha
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Title:CTO / Vice President
Tell us about your job:
I am responsible for delivering very large
projects, setting the overall technical direction of the company, and managing
our IT infrastructure.
How did you get started in the AV industry /
control systems programming?
I programmed a low end Crestron STS system for a
friend of mine. That snowballed into
working on his new home which has over 60 zones of distributed audio. That experience, among many others along
the way, lead me to where I am now.
What aspect of your job interests you the most?
Why?
The most interesting part of my job is working
on projects that involve things that have never been done before. I find it very satisfying to be able to pull
off things that people aren't sure can be done, or are even convinced cannot be done.
What's the most high tech gadget that you own?
My Wilson Audio Watt/Puppys. They're not an electronic gadget (although I
own many of those) but the tens of thousands of man hours of R&D put in to
developing them make them very "High Tech" in my book.
Describe your dream home theatre:
Sony SXRD 4K
projector with a custom Snell and Wilcox processor, Wilson Audio Alexandria and
Watch speakers, 8 Krell Evolution Two preamplifiers driving 8 Krell Evolution
One mono-block amplifiers. A custom
server running proprietary Dolby and DTS software to decode movie sound tracks
outputting the signal via a Lynx-16 card to a stack of Benchmark DA converters.
Best Advice:
Finish every project
and make sure the customer is satisfied.
You can reach Sumanth by email: srayancha@pepperdash.com.
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Quick Contacts
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Myles O'Brien, Sales Engineer
mobrien@pepperdash.com | 617.206.9814
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cfriskey@pepperdash.com | 617.206.9805
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