Cumberland Inlet Owner's manual

Brand: Cumberland

Model: Inlet

Type: Owner's manual

Cumberland Inlet is a versatile and innovative solution for managing airflow in poultry and swine buildings. Its advanced features allow for precise control of ventilation, resulting in improved bird/animal comfort, reduced energy consumption, and enhanced overall production efficiency.

Here are some of the key capabilities of Cumberland Inlet:

Precise airflow control: Cumberland Inlet utilizes a patented airflow control algorithm to maintain the desired airflow rate, ensuring optimal ventilation conditions regardless of external factors.
Automated operation: The inlet is fully automated, eliminating the need for manual adjustments and ensuring consistent ventilation throughout the day and night.

Here are some of the key capabilities of Cumberland Inlet:

Precise airflow control: Cumberland Inlet utilizes a patented airflow control algorithm to maintain the desired airflow rate, ensuring optimal ventilation conditions regardless of external factors.
Automated operation: The inlet is fully automated, eliminating the need for manual adjustments and ensuring consistent ventilation throughout the day and night.

APPLICATION NOTE

January 25, 2010

# 0011

Part No. 4809-0011 Rev 01-10 EV Attic Inlets EV3000, 3001, & 4000 Controllers

Inlet Operation

in Evolution Controllers

Evolution 3000, 3001, & 4000

Hired Hand Manufacturing, Inc.

1759 County Road 68

PO Box 99

Bremen, Alabama 35033

Part No. 4809-0011 Rev 01-10 EV Attic Inlets Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Section Title Page

Inlet Operation in Evolution Controllers ................................................................................................................ 3

1.Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 3

2.Establishing a Target Static Pressure ............................................................................................................. 3

2.1Steps to Set Up Static Pressure Control ................................................................................................ 4

3.Utilizing Vent Anticipation............................................................................................................................ 6

4.Managing Inlet Levels ................................................................................................................................... 7

5.Attic Inlet Operation .................................................................................................................................... 10

Notes ..................................................................................................................................................................... 14

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Tue 22 Jan 2010 10

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Growout Day: 258

entilation Mode: Minimu

Room Temp: 71.4°

arget:

0.0

Pressure: 0.00 wc

arget:

Humidity: 0%

arget <

Outside: 77.0° Enclosure:

5.0

ater Consumption Feed Levels

1. 240 (10/hr)

. 11.2ft

(

60%)

2. 280 (10/hr)

. 5.0ft

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Inlet Operation in Evolution Controllers

1. Introduction

Thefollowingapplicationnotewillattempttoshedlightononeofthemostfrequentlyaskedquestionsbypeoplewho

usetheEvolutioncontrolsystems.Thequestionscomeinmultipleformsbuttypicallyrefertothesamegeneraltopic

ofhowtheEvolutioncontrollersmanagetheinletsinatypicalbuilding.Asweknowthereisnothingtypicalabouta

poultryorswinebuildingsotheEvolutionhastobeveryflexibleinthenumberofinletsthatitcancontrolandhowit

managesthoseinlets.

Ifyouconsideraninletsysteminitssimplestform,itisamechanismthatallowsoutsideairtoenterabuildingwhile

fansareexhaustingairfromthebuilding.Ofcourse,weuseastaticpressuresensortomeasurethenegativepressure

inabuildingcausedbyafanexhaustingairfromthebuilding.Weusethissensorreadingtodeterminehowmuchto

open,orclose,theinletinresponsetotheamountofairbeingexhaustedbythefans.

Unfortunately,mostbuildingsarenotthissimple.Thereareinletsusedprimarilyduringhotweather(TunnelInlets),

inletsusedforpowerandminimumventilation(SidewallInlets),andnowinletsusedtotakeadvantageofsolar

heating(AtticInlets).Inadditiontotheweatheraffectingtheinletbeingused,wealsoneedtomaintaindifferent

staticpressuresinthebuildingbasedonthetemperatureoftheairbeingbroughtintothebuilding(StaticPressure

Ramping).Therearealsootherfunctionsthatallowtheinlettogetintoproperpositionpriortothefanturningon

(VentAnticipation)toinsurethattheairisbroughtinproperlyduringaminimumventilationcycle.Inthisdocument

wewillattempttoexplainhowthefunctionsworktogetherintheEvolutioncontrollerandhowyouwouldgoabout

settinguptheEvolutioncontrollerforyourparticularapplication.

2. Establishing a Target Static Pressure

TheEvolutioncontrollersallowtheusersseveraloptionswhenitcomestosettingatargetstaticpressurefora

building.Theoptionsrangefromamanualsettingthatthecontrolleralwaystriestomaintainnomatterwhatthe

conditions,toanoptionfortwomanualsettingsthatincludesonefortunnelventilationandoneforallothermodesof

ventilation,andfinallyatargetstaticpressurerampingfeaturethatcalculatesthetargetbasedonoutside

temperature.Thelastoptionistherecommendedmethodanditcanalsobecombinedwiththeseparatesettingthat

isusedfortunnelventilationsothatyoucanstillhaveadifferenttargetstaticpressurewhiletunnelventilating.

ItisimportanttonotethatifyouareoperatingthecontrollerinOptimumMode,thecontrollerwilldefaulttothestatic

pressurerampingfeature.Withalloftheseoptions,itcangetconfusingattimesbutausercanalwaysdeterminewhat

theirtargetpressureisbylookingatthe“CurrentConditions”screen.Thecurrenttargetstaticpressurethatthe

controllerisusingisshownbesidethecurrentbuildingstaticpressuredisplay.

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**TUNNEL SETUP**(Target = 75°)

Tunnel Enabled = ON

Tunnel Sensors Temperature

On ---54321 85.0°

Off -----3-1 80.0°

Use Tunnel Target Pressure = Yes

Enable Tunnel Inlet #2 = No

Enable Low Pressure Alarm in Tunnel = Yes

Increase High Temp Limit +2.0 in Tunnel

Tunnel Timeout = 30:00 (30:00 max)

Target Temp = 77.5° Ramping: On

Target Press = 0.04 wc Ramping: On

Tunnel Press = 0.05 wc

Target Humidity < 60%

2.1 Steps to Set Up Static Pressure Control

1. Ifthecontrollerisoperatingabuildingthatutilizestunnelventilation,youmustfirstdeterminewhetheryou

wouldliketouseaseparatetargetstaticpressurewhiletunnelventilating.Ifso,youmustgotothe“Tunnel

Setup”screenandindicatethatyouwouldliketoprogramaTunnelTargetPressureasshownbelow.



2. TheactualsettingfortheTunnelTargetPressureislocatedonthe“TargetConditions”screen.Thissettingis

typicallysetto0.05”w.c.,orless,inmostcases.



3. ThelaststepistosetupyourStaticPressureRampingthatwillbeusedduringallotherformsofventilation

otherthantunnelventilation(unlessyouselected“No”inStep1).Ofcourse,ifyoudonotelecttousestatic

pressureramping,thenthemanualsettingislocatedonthe“TargetConditions”screen.

StaticpressurerampingisanEvolutionfeaturethatispatentedandnotavailableonothercontrollers.This

featureallowsausertosetdifferenttargetstaticpressuresfortheirbuildingbasedontemperature

differencesbetweentheoutsideandinsidetemperatures.Itinsuresthathighertargetpressuresareused

whilethetemperatureoftheairoutsideislessthanthetemperatureoftheairinsidethebuilding.Thiscauses

thesidewallinletstosqueezetheopeningandincreasethespeedoftheairenteringthebuildingsothatitwill

mixwiththewarmerairnexttotheceilingbeforefallingtothefloor.Ituseslowertargetpressuresasthe

temperatureoutsidethebuildingapproachesthetemperatureinsidethebuilding.Thisfeatureallowsthe

fansinthebuildingtoworkunderlessofaloadwhenitcanandultimatelysavetheuserelectricity.

Inaddition,thereisnowathirdpressuresettingthatcanbeusedinbuildingsthatutilizeatticinlets.This

settingisusedonlywhilethecontrollerisusingatticinletsonly.Itallowstheusertosetalowertarget

pressureinthecasewhereatticinletsareinstallednearthecenterofthebuilding.Whydoesthisallowyouto

usealowerstaticpressure?Becausesincetheinletsarelocatedinthecenterofthebuildinginsteadofonthe

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OTE: Out. Temp is based off a Target Temp of 80.0° F

Vent Anticipation = On

Learn Times = Yes

Time before fan starts = 5 s

Time after fan starts = 5 s

Reaction Delay = 5 seconds

Pressure Differential = 0.02

Attic Inlets Installed = Yes

Pressure Ramping = On

Target Press. = 0.04 @ High Temp = 84.0°

Target Press. = 0.10 @ Low Temp = 72.0°

Attic Press. = 0.05 @ Out. Temp = 70.0°

sidewall.Theairwillalwaysbeforcedtocomethroughthewarmestairinthebuildingnomatterwhatthe

staticpressuresettingandtheaircomingfromtheatticwillalwaysbewarmerthantheoutsideairwithless

needtomixwithwarmerairbeforeitreachesthefloor.

Thescreen‐shotbelowshowsthe“StaticPressure”screen.Thestaticpressurerampingsectionisatthe

bottomofthescreen.Thesettingsshownarejustrecommendedsettings.Itisimportanttonotethatthese

settingsadjustwiththeTargetTemperatureinthebuilding.Inthiscase,theTargetTemperatureis80

degrees.



AcommoncommentthatwehearisthatIdon’tusestaticpressurerampingbecauseIdon’ttrustmyoutside

temperaturesetting.Thisisduetothefactthatsolarheatingcancauseoutsidetemperaturereadingstobea

fewdegreeswarmerthantheyactuallyare.Althoughthisistrue,itshouldnotdiscourageyoufromusingthis

feature.Solarheatingofatemperaturesensoronlyoccursforshortperiodsduringthedaytypicallyinthe

morningoreveningdependingonhouseorientation.Theconsofpossiblyutilizingalowerstaticpressurefor

anhourortwoadayarefaroutweighedbythebenefitsofaproperlysetstaticpressureduringtheother20

plushours.

Whatmostpeopledon’trealizeisthattheycandosomethingabouttheaccuracyoftheiroutsidetemperature

sensors.HiredHandoffersaSolarHeatShield(part#6407‐3023)thatcanbeinstalledwithoursensorthat

willalmosteliminatesolarheatgainnomatterwhereitismounted.Ifyouelecttonotusethesolarheat

shield,therearesomebasictipsthatwillhelplimitthesolarheatgain.Thosetipsincludealwaysmounting

thesensorontheNorthsideofthebuilding,mountitunderaporchifyouhaveone,donotmountitdirectly

undertherooftinonabuildingornearthesidewalltin,ifpossiblesuspenditawayfrommetalobjectsthat

couldradiatesolarheat,etc.

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NOTE: Out. Temp is based off a Target Temp of 80.0° F

Vent Anticipation = On

Learn Times = Yes

Time before fan starts = 5 s

Time after fan starts = 5 s

Reaction Delay = 5 seconds

Pressure Differential = 0.02

Attic Inlets Installed = Yes

Pressure Ramping = On

Target Press. = 0.04 @ High Temp = 84.0°

Target Press. = 0.10 @ Low Temp = 72.0°

Attic Press. = 0.05 @ Out. Temp = 70.0°

3. Utilizing Vent Anticipation

VentAnticipationisafeatureoftheEvolutioncontrollersthatisusedduringminimumventilation.Duringminimum

ventilation,yourfansareoperatingonatimerthereforethereareperiodsoftimewhiletherearenofansoperating.

Whenyourfansareoff,yourinletsystemsarecompletelyclosed.Whenthefanturnson,ittakesacertainamountof

timefortheinlettoopen.Duringthistime,thebuildingwillseehighstaticpressures.Thisputsextraloadonthefans

andcausesthebuildingtospendmuchofitstimercyclenotgettingthefullbenefitsofitsventilation.Vent

anticipationallowstheusertosetthecontrollertoanticipatethetimercycleandpreparetheinletsystemtogetinto

positionbeforetheventilationcyclebegins.Thesesettingsarelocatedonthe“StaticPressure”screenwhichisshown

below.



IfyouwouldliketoutilizeVentAnticipation,youmustfirstenableitbyturningitto“On”.Youmustthendetermine

whetheryouwantthecontrollerto“LearnTimes”.Thissettingallowsthecontrollertoselectandconstantlyupdate

your“Pre”and“Post”anticipationtimes.Thisisnotrecommendedforpeoplewhoutilizeavariabletimerorthe

optimummode.Ifyouset“LearnTimes”to“No”,theusercanmanuallysetthe“Pre”and“Post”anticipationtimes.It

isafairlyeasyprocessbutyoumustfirstunderstandthedifferencebetween“Pre”and“Post”settings.“Pre”indicates

theamountoftimeinsecondspriortothefanturningonwhenyourinletsystemshouldstartmoving.Everyfanhasa

“start‐up”time.Thisistheamountoftimeittakesforyourfantogofromstarttofullspeed.Thisisyour“Post”time.

Typically,thistimeisunder5seconds.

Tomanuallysetyour“Pre”and“Post”times,firstyoumustdetermineabouthowlong,inseconds,ittakesyourinlet

systemtoopenwhenyourminimumventilationfansturnon.Thenyoumustdeterminethe“start‐up”timeofyour

fan,inseconds.Setyour“Post”timeequaltoyour”start‐up”time.Setyour“Pre”timeequaltothetotaltimeminus

your“start‐up”time.Itisimportanttonotethatifyouadd,orremove,fansfromyourminimumventilationyourtotal

inletruntimewillchangebutyour“Post”timewilltypicallybethesamesoadjustmentswillonlybemadetothe“Pre”

time.The“Pre”timeshouldbealinearrelationshipwiththenumberoffansthatyouareusing.Forexample,ifyou

beginwithtwo36”fansforminimumventilationandittakes10seconds“Pre”timeand4seconds“Post”timeforthe

inlettogetinposition.Thenyouaddtwomore36”fansaweeklater.Youwouldleavethe“Post”timeat4seconds

andadjustthe“Pre”timeto20seconds.

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NOTE: Out. Temp is based off a Target Temp of 80.0° F

**TUNNEL SETUP**(Target = 75°)

Tunnel Enabled = ON

Tunnel Sensors Temperature

On ---54321 85.0°

Off -----3-1 80.0°

Use Tunnel Target Pressure = No

Enable Tunnel Inlet #2 = Yes

Enable Low Pressure Alarm in Tunnel = Yes

Increase High Temp Limit +2.0 in Tunnel

Tunnel Timeout = 30:00 (30:00 max)

Vent Anticipation = On

Learn Times = Yes

Time before fan starts = 5 s

Time after fan starts = 5 s

Reaction Delay = 5 seconds

Pressure Differential = 0.02

Attic Inlets Installed = Yes

Pressure Ramping = On

Target Press. = 0.04 @ High Temp = 84.0°

Target Press. = 0.10 @ Low Temp = 72.0°

Attic Press. = 0.05 @ Out. Temp = 70.0°

4. Managing Inlet Levels

TheEvolutioncontrollerestablishesinletlevelsbasedonthewaythatyousetthecontrollerup.Thedefaultinlet

systemistheSidewallinletandtheTunnelinlet.Theseinletswillbecalleduponwhenneedednomatterhowtheuser

hasset‐upthecontroller.Therearetwootheroptionalinletsystems.OneisAtticinletsthatareusedmostlyduring

minimumventilationbutcanalsobeusedduringpowerventilation.Theotherisasecondtunnelinletcalled“Tunnel

Inlet2”.Iftheuserwantstoutilizeoneorbothoftheseunits,theymustenabletheminsoftware.Thetwoscreens

shownbelowarethe“TunnelSetup”screenwhereyoucanenable“TunnelInlet2”andthe“StaticPressure”screen

whereyoucanenablethe“AtticInlets”.Itisveryimportanttoproperlysetthesesothatthecontrollerrealizeswhat

inletresourcesthatithasavailable.

Forthesakeofthisdiscussion,let’sassumethatallfourpossibleinletsystemsareavailabletobeused.Thatgivesthe

controllerfourdifferentinletsystemswhichare:

• AtticInlets

• SidewallInlets

• TunnelInlet1

• TunnelInlet2

JustbecauseAtticInletsareenableddoesnotmeanthattheyareavailableforuseatalltimes.Therearetimeswhen

theheatedairintheatticwillbedetrimentaltowhatyouaretryingtoaccomplishinthebuilding.TheEvolution

controllerrecognizesthisandbasedonmanyfactors,itmakesadeterminationofwhethertheyareusedornot.This

willbediscussedfurtherinthenextsection.Also,duringtunnelventilation,onlyTunnelInlet1andTunnelInlet2are

used,theAtticandSidewallinletsareclosed.

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Duringallmodesofventilation,excepttunnelventilation,thecontrollerisallowedtoutilizeallenabledlevelsofinlets

whichinthiscasewouldbeallfour.Inotherwords,intheeventofaninletfailureorifthecurrentinletlevel’scapacity

isexceeded,thecontrollerwillrecognizethisandmovetothenextavailableinletsystem.Itmakesthisdetermination

bymonitoringchangesinthestaticpressureversustheactionoftheinletsystem.Thisisnotonlytrueasventilation

increasesbutalsoasventilationdecreases.Ifnecessary,thiscontrolleriscapableofshiftingthroughallfourinlet

systemsinsideoffiveminutes.

ThisisanimportantfeatureoftheEvolutioncontrollerformanyreasonsbutthemostimportantissafety.Let’sfaceit,

inletsystemsfailfromtimetotimeandusersmakeerrorsfromtimetotime.Withthiscontroller,ifeitherofthese

happens,thebuildingwillstillbesafelyventilatedaslongasoneofthefourinletsystemsisavailableandoperational.

Forexample,iftheuserdecideshedoesn’twanttoutilizeAtticInletssohemanuallydisablesthemwiththeoverride

switch,thecontrollerwillrecognizethisandmovetotheSidewallInlets.IftheSidewallInletsaremaxedout,the

controllerwillrecognizethisandallowTunnelInlet1tocracktorelievethepressure.Lookingatyour“Stage

Conditions”screenyoumightseethefollowing.

Asyoucansee,eachinletstagewillcomeasasetwiththeoddstagenumberalwaysbeingthe“Open”outputandthe

evenstagealwaysbeingthe“Close”output.Payparticularattentiontothestatusthatisindicatedinthebrackets

besidetheinletstages.Theseareanindicationofthecurrentinletlevelstate.Theword“Disabled”willbedisplayedif

theinletisdisabledeitherbydisablingitintheprogramsetupor,inthecaseofatticinlets,thecontrollercan

determinethattheinletsneedtobedisabledduetooverheatingofthebuilding.ThiswillonlyapplytotheAtticand

Tunnel2inlets.TheSidewallandTunnel1inletsarealwaysenabledforoperation.

Ifyouseetheword“Active”,itindicatesthatthisisthecurrentinletlevelthatisbeingusedtomaintainthestatic

pressure.Theword“Closed”indicatesthattheinletsystemisfullyclosedorwillbeshortlyand“Opened”indicates

thattheinletisfullyopenorwillbeshortly.

Stage Properties "

# STATUS MODE RTEMP ON OFF TIME

25 On Attic Open <ACTIVE>

26 Off Attic Close <ACTIVE>

23 Off Vent Open <CLOSED>

24 On Vent Close <CLOSED>

27 Off Tunnel 1 Open <CLOSED>

28 On Tunnel 1 Close <CLOSED>

29 Off Tunnel 2 Open <CLOSED>

30 On Tunnel 2 Close <CLOSED>

5 Off Heat 86.0° 77.5° 79.0° None

6 Off Heat 86.0° 77.5° 79.0° None

----------- TARGET 80° ---------

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Forexample,thefollowingscreenisanexampleofwhatyoumightseeonthe“StageConditions”screen.Let’sassume

thatwearetryingtocoolthebuildingbutwearenotyettothepointthatwewouldentertunnelventilationandthe

temperatureinthebuildinghasnotrisentothepointthatatticinletsaredisabledbuttheairbeingexhaustedfromthe

buildingexceedswhatcanbepulledthroughtheatticinletsaloneandthereforetheatticinletsarefullyopenandthe

sidewallinletsarepartiallyopentocreateablendmode.Ifyouwenttothe“StageConditions”screen,thisiswhatyou

wouldsee:

Nowlet’sassumethatthetemperaturecontinuedtoriseinthebuildingtothepointthatthecontrollerdetermined

thattheatticinletsweredetrimentaltotheventilation.Let’salsoassumethatafewmorefanshaveturnedon.This

combinedwiththefactthattheatticinletshavenowclosedhascausedthesidewallinletstobeunabletodropthe

pressuredowntothetargetpressure.Therefore,thecontrollerhasmovedtothenextinletlevelwhichisTunnelInlet

1.Now,theatticinletsareclosed,thesidewallinletsareopened,andtunnelinlet1isnowreactingtostaticpressure.

Ifyouwenttothe“StageConditions”screen,thisiswhatyouwouldsee:

Youcanseethepattern.IfTunnel1,forsomereasondidnotopen,thecontrollerwouldmoveontoTunnelInlet2.As

thetemperaturedropsandfansbegintoturnoff,theinletlevelsystemworksinreverse.



Stage Properties "

# STATUS MODE RTEMP ON OFF TIME

25 On Attic Open <OPENED>

26 Off Attic Close <OPENED>

23 On Vent Open <ACTIVE>

24 Off Vent Close <ACTIVE>

27 Off Tunnel 1 Open <CLOSED>

28 On Tunnel 1 Close <CLOSED>

29 Off Tunnel 2 Open <CLOSED>

30 On Tunnel 2 Close <CLOSED>

5 Off Heat 86.0° 77.5° 79.0° None

6 Off Heat 86.0° 77.5° 79.0° None

----------- TARGET 80° ---------

Stage Properties "

# STATUS MODE RTEMP ON OFF TIME

25 Off Attic Open DISABLED

26 On Attic Close DISABLED

23 On Vent Open <OPENED>

24 Off Vent Close <OPENED>

27 On Tunnel 1 Open <ACTIVE>

28 Off Tunnel 1 Close <ACTIVE>

29 Off Tunnel 2 Open <CLOSED>

30 On Tunnel 2 Close <CLOSED>

5 Off Heat 86.0° 77.5° 79.0° None

6 Off Heat 86.0° 77.5° 79.0° None

----------- TARGET 80° ---------

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5. Attic Inlet Operation

Thenewestventilationtechniquebeingusedintheindustrytodaycentersaroundutilizingthesolarheatgaininthe

attictonotonlyhelpheatthebuildingbuttoalsobetterventilatethebuilding.Sincethisissuchanewtechnique,

therearevaryingopinionsastohowtocontrolthismethodofventilation.

Intheearlystagesofatticinletventilation,itwasquicklydiscoveredthatatticventilationcanbeharmfultothe

buildingiftheheatintheatticismuchgreaterthantheroomtemperature.Thisleadtotheuseofanatticsensorto

overrideuseoftheatticinletsoncethetemperatureexceededacertainlevel.But,theuseofanatticsensorleadsto

itsownsetofissues.Rememberthegoalisnotonlytoutilizetheheattoreducegasconsumptionbuttoalsoincrease

theventilationlevelswhenwecan.Useofanatticsensorasthemaincontrolfeedbackledtoclosingtheatticinlets

prematurely.Itisalsoanunstablereadingbecausethetemperatureintheatticwillchangedependingontheamount

ofairthatyouareexhaustingthroughit.

Therefore,whenwesetouttoprovideasolutionfortheEvolutioncontrollers,wewantedtofindabetterwaytoutilize

theatticinlets.Awaythatwouldnotonlyhelpreducegasconsumptionbutwouldalsocreatewindowsofopportunity

whereifconditionswererightthecontrollerwouldactuallyoverventilatethebuildinginanefforttoimprovetheair

quality.Asalways,wewantedthisprocesstobeasseamlessaspossibletowheretheuserdoesn’thavetousetrial

anderrormethodstodeterminehowtosetuphiscontrollertoproperlyoperatetheinlets.

Tocreateacontrolalgorithmthatworks,youneedtofirstfullyunderstandthegoalsthatyouaretryingtoaccomplish

andthencreateabalancebetweentheprosandconsthatexist.Inthiscasethegoalsaretoutilizethesolarheatgain

intheattictoreducegasconsumptionandtoimprovelitterandairqualitybybeingabletoventilatemoreoften.The

outsideairflowsintotheatticwhereitisheatedbysolarheatgainfromthesunduringthedayandheatlossfromthe

buildingatalltimes.Thisleadstofact#1.Theairintheatticisalwaysthesametemperatureorgreaterthanthe

outsideair.Asyouheatairitbecomesdrier,infact,forevery20degreesthatyouheatairitsrelativehumidityis

reducedbyhalf.Thatleadstofact#2.Iftheairisalwaysdrierintheattic,itisalwaysbettertobringyourairin

throughtheatticinletsunlessthataircausesthebuildingtooverheattoomuch.ThesearenotHiredHandfacts.

ThesearefactsprovenbyresearchandpublishedinnewslettersbylocalUniversities.

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OnceyouunderstandthegoalsandthemethodbywhichtheEvolutioncontrollershandletheirinletsystems,youwill

realizethatthereareonlytwocaseswhenatticinletsshouldnotbeutilized.Onecaseisduringtunnelventilation.The

othercaseisiftheuseofatticinletscausesthebuildingtooverheattothepointthatitcausesthecontrollerto

prematurelygointotunnelventilation.Inallothercases,thereisnoreasontonotusetheatticinletsthatareinstalled

asthefirstinletlevelusedwhenfansbegintoturnonandtocontinuetousethemaslongasitdoesnotcreate

overheatinginthebuilding.Onceenoughfansturnonthattheatticinletsaremaxedout,theEvolutioncontrollerwill

respondbyutilizingthesidewallinlets.Thisprovidesawindowwheretheairwillbeblendedbetweenthewarmer

atticandthecooleroutsideairenteringthroughthesidewall.Thiswindowisthekeytoallowingextraventilation

throughthebuilding.ThisisespeciallytrueifyoucombinethiswiththeuseofourVariableTimerorOptimumTimers.

Thisisnotmeanttoreducethesignificanceofatticsensorsinothermanufacture’scontrollers.Wearesurethatthey

utilizethisreadingtohelpthemcontroltheatticsensorsinawaythattheyfeelisnecessarytoproperlydothejob.In

ourcase,weareconfidentthatwecandoanequalorbetterjobwithoutone.Welookattheatticasasourceofwarm

dryairmuchlikeaforcedairfurnaceproduces.Wedon’tneedasensorintheheatertotellushowhottheairis

comingoutoftheheatertoknowhowtoutilizetheheater.Instead,wemonitortheconditionsoftheanimal’s

environmenttodeterminehowtobestutilizetheatticinlets.

Whatdoesthismeanfortheuser?ItmeansthattheEvolutioncontrollerhandlesoperationofyouratticinlets

automatically.Thereareveryfewsettingsthathavetobeset.Thecontrollerautomaticallydetermineswhenattic

inletsshouldbeenabledbytheconditionsinthebuilding.Ifitfeelsthatitisgoingtohavetoturnonheat,itfirst

enablestheatticinletstoattempttowarmthebuildingwithoutusingheaters.Ifitfeelsthatthebuildingis

overheatingandapproachingtunnelventilation,itwilldisableatticinletstomakesurethatitdoesnotprematurely

entertunnelventilation.Oncetheatticinletsaredisabled,theycanonlybere‐enabledwhenthecontrollerfeelsthat

itisabouttohavetoturnonheatinthebuilding.Thereisalsoanoutsidetemperatureoverridesettingthatcanbe

usedtore‐enableatticinletsoncetheoutsidetemperaturedropsbelowtheTargettemperaturebyacertainamount.

Surplus Attic Heat Temperature Range (°F)

NOTE: Out. Temp is based off a Target Temp of 80.0° F

Vent Anticipation = On

Learn Times = Yes

Time before fan starts = 5 s

Time after fan starts = 5 s

Reaction Delay = 5 seconds

Pressure Differential = 0.02

Attic Inlets Installed = Yes

Pressure Ramping = On

Target Press. = 0.04 @ High Temp = 84.0°

Target Press. = 0.10 @ Low Temp = 72.0°

Attic Press. = 0.05 @ Out. Temp = 70.0°

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Vent Anticipation = On

Learn Times = Yes

Time before fan starts = 5 s

Time after fan starts = 5 s

Reaction Delay = 5 seconds

Pressure Differential = 0.02

Attic Inlets Installed = Yes

Pressure Ramping = On

Target Press. = 0.04 @ High Temp = 84.0°

Target Press. = 0.10 @ Low Temp = 72.0°

Attic Press. = 0.05 @ Out. Temp = 70.0°

NOTE: Out. Temp is based off a Target Temp of 80.0° F

Thefollowingscreenisthe“StaticPressure”programmingscreenanditcontainsallthesettingsforatticinletuse.

First,youmustenabletheAtticInlets.Thatisallyouhavetodotouseatticinlets.Ifyouenablestaticpressure

ramping,therearetwoothersettingsavailabletoyou.Theyarethe“AtticOutsideTempOverride”andthe“Attic

Pressure”.The“AtticOutsideTempOverride”worksasdescribedabovetooverridethecontrollerandinsurethat

oncetheoutsidetemperatureisatleastXdegreesbelowTargetandthecontrollerisminimumventilating,enablethe

atticinlets.The“AtticPressure”settingallowstheusertosetatargetstaticpressurethatwillbeusedwhileonlythe

atticinletsarebeingused.Thisallowstheusertousealowertargetstaticpressurewhileusingatticinlets.

SELECTED REFERENCES:

Jess Campbell, Gene Simpson, and Jim Donald, Auburn University, Auburn, AL

Joseph Purswell, USDA-ARS Poultry Research Unit, Mississippi State, MS

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, NPTC (National Poultry Technology Center)

“Actuated Attic Inlets, A Progress Report”, July 22, 2008

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Notes

Printed in the USA

Controllers

HHI Part Number Model

6607-8220 EV4000 40 stage Controller

6607-8020 EV-3000-R1-00

6607-8021 EV-3000-16-00

6607-8022 EV-3000-16-01

6607-8023 EV-3000-16-02

6607-8024 EV-3000-16-03

6607-8025 EV-3001-16-00

6607-8026 EV-3001-16-01

6607-8027 EV-3001-16-02

6607-8028 EV-3001-16-03

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