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Roof Ventilation Drive

Rack-and-pinion vent drive with true position feedback and wind protection.

A rack-and-pinion roof vent drive with absolute position feedback, wind-side logic and a mechanical safety close that does not depend on the control network.

  • Absolute encoder position feedback, not run-time estimation
  • Independent lee and wind side control per compartment
  • Mechanical storm close independent of the controller
  • Sealed gearbox rated for continuous humid operation
  • Position reported live to the climate controller

Indicative lead time: 6 - 8 weeks

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Knowing where the vent actually is

Many older installations estimate vent position from motor run time. Slip, wind load and mechanical wear make that estimate drift, and the climate controller ends up regulating against a number that is no longer true. The ventilation drive reports absolute encoder position, so the control loop and the reality agree.

Wind side is a different problem

Opening the windward vents in a stiff breeze does not ventilate, it pressurises. Lee and wind side are driven independently so the strategy can favour the leeward opening and hold the windward side closed above a wind threshold.

Failing safe

Storm protection is wired as an independent circuit. If the controller, the network or the building management system fails, the vents still close.

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  • Sized configuration matched to your compartment area.
  • Bill of materials and single-line schematic.
  • Commissioning and training scope included in every quote.

Inquiry: Roof Ventilation Drive

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