Background
A restaurant had a 12’ x 12’ walk-in freezer. Pulse was installed to track and record the current draw of the outdoor condensing unit in order to monitor efficiency and detect abnormalities.
Measurements:
Pulse detected that the average current draw had risen by 22%, reaching 17.90 amps on average. To confirm this was not a random variation, Pulse monitored the system for 3 days before issuing an alarm.
Analysis:
The Pulse monitoring device gathered the following data:
- Significant and sustained increase in current draw
- Duration of elevated energy use exceeding 3 days
- Comparison to baseline average current draw levels
