Ultra-Low Temperature Cold Storage Assets: A Hidden Source of Wasted Energy
Rick Kriss, KLATU Networks
According to United States government data, life science research and manufacturing facilities consume two to eight times more energy than commercial office buildings, and ultra-low temperature (ULT) freezers, each consuming as much energy as a whole house, are among the largest energy consumers, accounting for 11 percent or more of all electricity consumed in a typical life science company.
Over time, all equipment suffers a loss of operating efficiency due to mechanical degradation, deferred maintenance, or unforeseeable environmental or configuration problems. For lack of affordable tools to detect these problems, ULT's are "hidden" sources of wasted energy—often with 30-50 percent operating out-of-spec even when well maintained and holding targeted temperatures. ULT energy losses are 100 percent recoverable given the right tools to monitor temperature, determine state-of-health, and benchmark energy efficiency against known achievable levels of efficiency.
Recently introduced wifi based monitoring systems shed new light on the causes of ULT equipment failure and energy inefficiencies. In this session, the speaker will share those insights and provide an opportunity for learn how major life science companies are employing this new technology to identify "out-of-spec" assets, and transform traditional "fail and fix" maintenance practices to "predict and prevent" methodologies.
Biography:
Rick Kriss is a "high-tech" entrepreneur, wireless sensor industry veteran, and managing director of KLATU Networks, LLC. Mr. Kriss is a past member of Motorola's Research Visionary Board of Advisors and he served as a technical advisor to the Life Sciences Information and Technology (LSIT) Global Institute, a San Diego-based non-profit research organization composed of information technology executives from the life sciences industry. Mr. Kriss served as a member of the ISA-SP100.14 and WG5 technical standards committees of the Industrial Sensor Association, an ANSI standards body responsible for developing future standards for wireless sensor networks.
While CEO of a well-known predecessor company, Mr. Kriss led the development team that created SensorWorX™, the industry's first application framework designed to simplify and automate the development and deployment of multi-probe wireless sensor networks and related infrastructure. Frost & Sullivan subsequently recognized SensorWorX with its Most Innovative Product of the Year award.