Using RIB® Relays and Current Sensors in a Laundry Facility

Problem

I answered a call from a technician in the field recently who wanted status feedback on clothes dryers in a small laundry facility. The technician wanted to monitor the current flow of three different dryers. If one or more dryers became active, a booster fan should also be activated to pull the exhaust air out of the duct system.

Solution

This sounds like a great application for our RIB® relays and current sensors! The devices utilized in this setup are:

• One (1) RIB01BDC dry contact input relay device
• Three (3) RIBXGTA current sensors (I chose a model with an adjustable threshold so that a false-positive condition may be avoided.)

The diagram, below, illustrates this setup:

I always enjoy problem solving during technical calls. Bring on the interesting setups and applications! It's great to hear how our products are being used in the real world. It also helps me when I'm designing future products.

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About Functional Devices, Inc.

Functional Devices, Inc., located in the United States of America, has been designing and manufacturing quality electronic devices since 1969. Our mission is to enhance lives in buildings and beyond. We do so by designing and manufacturing reliable, high-quality products for the building automation industry.  Our suite of product offerings include RIB relays, current sensors, power controls, power supplies, transformers, lighting controls, and more.

We test 100% of our products, which leads to less than 1 out of every 16,000 products experiencing a failure in the field.

Simply put, we provide users of our various products confidence and peace of mind in every box.