The SmartFan® line includes 14 off-the-shelf models of AC and DC fan speed controllers and fan alarms that satisfy a wide variety of applications. However, we can’t anticipate every application or new fan design. If customization is required, Control Resources specializes in providing cost-effective, unique fan controllers, alarms, and value-added solutions to the electronics cooling and HVAC industries. With over 250 custom fan control projects completed for top Fortune 500 companies, CRI has the know-how to tackle your next project.
Special Parameters for Off-the-Shelf Fan Speed Control
Many parameters of our off-the-shelf SmartFan® models can be easily modified via firmware or component values to meet custom applications. Some of these parameters include:
- Idle speed
- Control slope (sensitivity)
- Control input (temperature, humidity, pressure, other…)
- Alarm trigger points
- Alarm signal output
- Custom I2C or MODBUS communications
Customizing Fan Speed Control
Below is a partial list of the features we have provided in the hundreds of custom fan control designs we have completed since 1984. Contact customer service to provide us with the specifications for your next project. We will gladly review, and provide experienced insights and a quote. See the design & manufacturing overview page for other advantages of working with Control Resources for custom fan speed controller projects.
- Custom circuit board dimensions and connectors
- Unique power or fan quantity
- Fan speed based on: temperature, humidity, pressure, voltage, current, remote transducer…
- Custom alarm outputs
- Custom enclosures
- Tactile switch keypad
- Voltage regulation (clamping)
- Redundancy
- Hot-plug capability
- Full voltage startup
- In-rush current limiting (softstart)
- Boosting fan voltage above supply voltage
- Touch screen display
- Custom sensors and cabling
- EMI filtering
- Conformal coating
- Power Factor Correction
- PID control loop
- Fan ON /OFF trigger points
- Fan tray assembly
- Fan synchronization
- Multiple OR’d control signals
- Multiple alarm trigger points
- Two way I2C, RS232 or MODBUS communication