Federspiel Controls Selects Dust Networks Technology

Dust Networks’ wireless sensor networking technology reportedly is being used by Federspiel Controls, Inc., in one of the 14 projects awarded funding by the U.S. Department of Energy to support the development of new technologies that can improve energy efficiency in the information technology and communication technology sectors.

 

Working with the Department of General Services for the State of California, Federspiel Controls will use the DOE grant to automate the cooling systems at twelve of the state’s data centers.

 

Federspiel officials said that continuous cooling is critical for data center integrity, but the typical cooling system is highly inefficient. Federspiel Controls provides enterprise energy management systems that utilize sophisticated artificial intelligence technology combined with a wireless mesh network of temperature sensors enabled by Dust Networks’ SmartMesh system to continuously monitor and adjust temperatures.

 

Company officials said that since all of the wireless sensors can run on batteries for years at a time, the system is especially well suited for retrofitting existing data centers without interrupting day-to-day operations.

 

“Dust Networks’ SmartMesh provides us with the secure, reliable and ultra-low maintenance wireless sensor network we need to monitor and control the environment inside a data center,” said Mark Housley, CEO of Federspiel Controls, in a statement.

Housley said that with Dust as a strategic partner, the company is able to focus on developing the energy management software and systems to drive energy efficiency, knowing that the communications challenges are solved.

 

Federspiel Controls Inc. is a provider of closed-loop enterprise energy management systems for data centers and large, commercial buildings.

 

Since its start in 2004, the company has pioneered the application of advanced, artificial intelligence technology to the real-time demands of energy usage, delivering significant reductions in operating costs and increased reliability.

 

“Data centers currently represent 1.5 percent to 2 percent of total U.S. energy consumption, with ground being broken on new facilities every day,” said Joy Weiss, president and CEO of Dust Networks.

 

Weiss said that the company is pleased to partner with Federspiel Controls as part of a solution that reduces energy consumption in a key sector of the economy. 

“We are excited that they have chosen Dust Networks for their wireless network system,” he said.