As a compressor is only one component in a compressed air system, true efficiency can only be achieved by looking at the bigger picture. Atlas Copco smart AIR solutions are complete systems optimized for energy performance, reliability, and output quality. They are based on a range of class-leading compressed air products, fully optimized to work better together for the most efficient and reliable combination of a compressor with our air and gas equipment.
Class-leading compressed air products
The most efficient and reliable combination
Atlas Copco smart AIR solutions can include dryers, filters, controllers, energy recovery systems, nitrogen or oxygen generators, air receivers, coolers, or boosters specified to your needs. If you have multiple compressors, the combination of machines is important for the efficiency of the complete system. And if you have three or more compressors, a central controller will allow smarter, more effective control than individual controllers.
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Central controllers
Having a central controller reduces the average pressure band.It also reduces the operating pressure of your machines.
• By reducing the pressure by 1 bar (or 14.5 psi), your energy usage lowers by 7%.
• By reducing the pressure by 1 bar (or 14.5 psi) decreases air leakages by 13%.
Multiple embedded functions in the Optimizer 4.0 in which pressure, capacity and speed can be regulated.
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A = Net pressure
B = Average pressure
C = Min. system pressure
Energy efficient and reliable compressors
All smart AIR solutions start with picking the correct components in the correct combination. Choosing energy efficient compressors, paying special attention to the mix of compressors will be a major contributor to a smart AIR solution. Our sound proof design contributes to a better working environment around the compressors. Our compressors have been designed with maintenance in mind, reducing the downtime of machines and improving availability of compressed air.
Variable Speed Drive (VSD) compressors
Compressed air demand of most applications varies widely. Adding one or multiple VSD compressors to the installation will greatly help to improve energy efficiency of the total installation, stability of compressed air pressure and reliability, thanks to more stable regime of each machine.
Ventilation
Compressors generate heat. Adequate evacuation of this heat will ensure favorable working conditions for compressors and dryers alike.
Air receiver
Even with a Variable Speed Drive compressor, having an appropriately sized buffer tank for compressed air will help smoothening the variation in demand and allow compressors to work in more stable operating conditions, thus helping both energy efficiency and reliability.
Compressed air dryers
The correct choice of dryer technology corresponding to the compressed air quality requirements is detrimental to a reliable and energy efficient compressed air installation.
The choice for integrated dryers – our full feature concept – will have additional benefits, reducing installation cost, time and complexity, having dryers controlled together with the compressors, reducing connecting pipes, hence the chance of leakages and extra pressure drops. And look at the major space saving full feature machines can bring.
Smart AIR solutions have impact on every aspect of your compressed air installation.
Compressed air filters
Also the correct filter grade in correspondence with air quality requirements will be an important contributor in a smart AIR solution. This goes hand in hand with correct maintenance of the filters, as incorrectly maintained filters will jeopardize both the reliability of your installation as the energy efficiency.