Rittal Blue e+ cooling units and chillers with IoT

Rittal has released cooling units and chillers with IoT capabilities. Its Blue e+ cooling units and chillers consume an average of 70% less power than their conventional counterparts and include M2M communication capabilities, being able to transmit key data to a smartphone quickly and simply via an NFC (near-field communication) connection. Built-in RiDiag III parameterisation and diagnostics software uses a USB interface or a network to support efficient system operation, deliver rapid support for maintenance and repairs and enable in-depth diagnostics.

The Blue e+ communications module (Com Modul) also allows the cooling units and chillers to communicate with any higher-level system via OPC UA, Profinet, SNMP, Modbus RTU and CAN Master, enabling predictive maintenance and data analytics. Rittal has demonstrated use cases in which the units interact with Siemens MindSphere and IBM Watson IoT.