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News Release from: WindowMaster Control Systems | Subject: WindowMaster NV Advance solution
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 30 August 2007
Protection against window entrapment
Risk of people being injured by remotely-controlled, automatically-closing windows has been almost eliminated by WindowMaster, Europe's largest provider of natural ventilation solutions.
The WindowMaster NV Advance solution incorporates 'intelligence' within each motor used for opening and closing windows Microprocessors installed within theses devices monitor in real-time the amount of electrical current being drawn and the precise position of the window to an accuracy of less than a millimetre
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 3 May 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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If an object, or hands or fingers, becomes trapped in a window and prevents it from closing the amount of current drawn by the motor instantly increases.
This is detected by the microprocessor which immediately reverses the motor to release the window, therefore preventing the possibility of serious injury.
As more schools and other public and private sector buildings install automated window systems to benefit from natural ventilation, the possibility of fingers and hands accidentally becoming trapped as windows close automatically has become an increasing concern.
To overcome this, the approach taken by some architects has been to 'design-out' the possibility of entrapment by, for example, raising the height of automated windows above 2.5 metres to prevent people from reaching them.
However, this can constrict building design and be to the detriment of occupiers.
The introduction of European norm EN 60335-2-103 - which deals with the safety of electric drives for horizontal gates, doors and windows - will affect the specification of window automation systems.
Architects and specifiers will need to select systems that meet the requirements of the legislation and prevent the possibility of injury through entrapment.
WindowMaster's NV Advance window automation system is the only system in Europe that meets EN 60335-2-103 standards by intelligently monitoring windows to prevent entrapment.
It can provide almost failsafe security against the possibility of injury while windows are closing.
WindowMaster's NV Advance system can be retrofitted on many existing windows as well as being installed on new buildings.
It can operate on a broad range of window types, including top and bottom opening, sliding and parallel opening.
The system can also be used on windows for heat and smoke ventilation.
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