Cab comfort idling - Crosspoint Solutions, LLC

Cab
comfort
without the
idling
Crosspoint Solutions’ ClimaCab® 3.0
battery-powered APU provides:
l Significant fuel savings – up to 2,500 gallons per year
lR
eduction in engine hours – by as many as 2,000 per year
l Improved driver comfort in the cab – intuitive digital interface maintains
constant temperature
l Start Assist™ patented technology – eliminates need for jump-starts
l Compass program – enables fleet fuel-conservation management/monitoring
ClimaCab® is SmartWay verified and offers the most advanced battery-operated
climate-control system on the market today. Produced by Crosspoint Solutions,
ClimaCab features a power management system that provides more than 12
hours of idle-free temperature control.
ClimaCab’s Power Management Module (PMM) not only manages power while
running, it also manages battery charge and discharge cycles. The three-step
smart charger can be programmed to charge four types of AGM batteries by
optimizing the OEM charge and discharge profile.
Start reaping the benefits of the ClimaCab® APU today!
ClimaCab® 3.0 from Crosspoint Solutions
ClimaCab® is recognized as the premier technology in the batterypowered Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) market. Its state-of-the-art
control system continuously monitors changing conditions and
adjusts the variable-speed compressor as required to allow for
industry-proven performance to cool the sleeper on Class 8 trucks.
Crosspoint has designed its APU around power management to
maximize efficiency while providing superior driver comfort.
Additional features, such as Start Assist™, allow energy transfer
from the APU batteries to the truck batteries, eliminating the need
for jump-starts.
The ClimaCab® system requires no ducting, saving space under the
bunk and making installation faster. No ducting also means there is
no static pressure, allowing you to get 100% of the fan’s rated CFM.
ClimaCab® enables you to comply with anti-idling laws and keep your
drivers comfortable at docks during loading/unloading and overnight,
while reducing engine hours and fuel consumption.
ClimaCab® 3.0 features:
l 12 hours or more of no-idle temperature control
l 2-year limited warranty
l Easy-to-use digital driver control panel
l ClimaCab Compass™ dashboard reports
l Patented Start Assist™
l Patented load-sharing capability
l Solid-state AGM battery-charging technology
l Shorepower plug-in option
l Espar and other heater options
l Installation flexibility
l North American sales-and-service network
A Class 8 truck consumes approximately 1 gallon of
diesel fuel per hour while idling at night to keep its driver
comfortable in the sleeper cab. Many trucks idle up to 2,000
hours per year consuming more than 2,500 gallons of fuel.
The ClimaCab® APU eliminates the need to idle the truck’s
engine, saving fleets more than $8,000 per truck annually.
Crosspoint Solutions’ ClimaCab® 3.0 APU
offers these unique features & benefits
Start Assist™ eliminates
jump-starts
constantly sensing the temperature and controlling
its variable-speed compressor.
If your engine’s starter battery cannot start your
truck, activate Start Assist™ and ClimaCab® will
quick charge your truck’s starter battery. No more
waiting for roadside assistance or paying service
fees. Start Assist™ eliminates jump-starts, saving
you time and money.
Traditional HVAC controls are limited to High/
Medium/Low settings, which must be changed
manually. They can’t sense temperature changes to
automatically adjust the cooling output to maintain a
consistent comfort level. They require that the driver
wake up several times during the night to adjust the
temperature.
Power Management improves battery
performance & lifespan
Cooling – ClimaCab’s high-volt variable-speed
compressor and blower deliver 8,000 BTUs per
hour of cooling for more than 12 hours. Intelligent
controls monitor and adjust to compensate for
changing temperatures, maximizing efficiency and
providing superior comfort.
ClimaCab’s Power Management Module™ (PMM)
uses solid-state charger technology to enable
compatibility with existing high output alternators,
eliminating costly upgrades.
Power management is as equally important as
efficiency and is an aspect of cab cooling that often
is ignored. ClimaCab uses its patented variablespeed technology to match the work of the air
conditioner to the thermal load in the cab enabling
maximum run time.
Battery Management – The PMM monitors
ClimaCab’s four deep-cycle AGM batteries to
assure proper charge and discharge cycles for
improved battery performance and long life.
Load Sharing – The PMM allows you to share the
energy of the truck’s batteries to extend ClimaCab’s
run time and protects your starter battery from ever
being fully depleted.
Digital Touch Screen delivers a good
night’s sleep
The ClimaCab® touch screen takes the guesswork
out of comfort. Its digital interface is intuitive and
easily lets drivers set temperature levels. After
turning on the system, the driver immediately sees
the current cab temperature. He simply inputs his
desired temperature and the system does the rest.
He can sleep through the night while ClimaCab®
maintains the temperature in his bunk area by
The system requires no ducting, saving space under
the bunk and making the install faster. No ducting
also means there is no static pressure, allowing you
to get 100% of the fan’s rated CFM.
Heating: Fuel-fired Heat – When heat is needed,
ClimaCab’s touch screen integrates with a heater
mounted under the bunk, retaining total system
control. Fuel-fired heaters use a small amount of
diesel fuel to obtain a significant heat output.
ClimaCab® reduces maintenance &
increases market value
The ClimaCab® solution provides maintenance
savings over both primary engine idling and diesel
APUs. Class 8 truck engines get additional wear
due to idling, which reduces engine life. It is an
inefficient range of operation for both emissions
control and percentage of fuel burn. ClimaCab®
can reduce engine hours as much as 2,000 per
year. That’s 8,000 to 10,000 fewer engine hours
in a typical turn of a truck in a long-haul fleet. This
increases the residual value of the truck on the used
market.
With escalating fuel costs and stricter
EPA standards, fleets are recognizing the
many benefits of battery-powered APUs,
some of which are outlined below in
comparison with the diesel counterpart.
Diesel APU
Declining category – fewer manufacturers
Electric APU
Crosspoint Solutions is the only manufacturer you need
Expense
Average use of 668 gallons of diesel per year
Continually rising fuel costs
Lengthy installation required
Savings
Eliminates idling, saving you fuel
Savings increase as diesel fuel prices increase
Installation flexibility
Service
Costly maintenance
Difficulties scheduling maintenance
Revenue losses during maintenance
Service
Reduced idling means longer engine life, less maintenance
Fewer scheduling conflicts
Less down time equals more revenue
Emissions
Particulate filter required to be CARB verified
Won’t pass future regulations
Emissions
No cab emissions infiltration
Passes current & future emissions regulations
Not driver friendly
Multiple controls
Noisy
Extremely driver friendly
One convenient digital control panel
Low-noise operation
Generally higher cost than electric
Lower overall cost than diesel
ClimaCab Compass™
Every ClimaCab® unit comes equipped with a USBbased data port that collects system operational data.
The ClimaCab® Nanuk program analyzes the USBstick truck data and produces a Compass™ dashboard
providing operational system reporting. This dashboard
allows fleet managers to review system run time, battery
state of charge and temperature averages, and it
provides an ROI calculation to report fuel savings.
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Indianapolis, IN 46268
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