PowerlouvreTM Window System
Automated Louvres
Aesthetics
Superior aesthetics with low voltage motors concealed within the frame and no unsightly control rods.
Design
When designing your building consider the way you operate your louvre windows within reach or up high.
Convenience
Easily operate with a touch of a button, or automatically in anticipation of needs, not in response to them.
Accessibility
Operate Powerlouvres up high more frequently by removing the need for awkward map rods to operate manual handles.
Designed for easy installation
Touch Control
A standard sized, touch sensitive wall switch for easy use. Single touch to fully open, fully close or open to an intermediate position.
Multiple Choice
Single and dual channel models available for individual requirements. Can operate multiple Powerlouvre Windows for maximum ventilation.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth® Smart module to permit control by and communication with compatible smartphones and tablets.
Temperature Sensor
Automatic operation in response to an in-built temperature sensor that allows rooms to be cooled or windows closed to retain warmth when required.
Timer Control
Automatic operation in response to pre-set timers which allows windows to be set to operate in anticipation of the building occupant’s daily routine.
Night Mode
Adjust the brightness of the LED light to minimise potential sleep disruptions overnight.
Breezway Powerlouvre Window Brochure.
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PowerlouvreTM App
- Remote opening and closing of each Apptivate Control Unit. The range of the Bluetooth signal is approximately 10m – 20m. (The range will be maximised by having a clear line of sight to the Apptivate Control Unit.)
- Set automatic operation in response to the Apptivate in-built temperature sensor and timers to naturally cool or retain warmth when required.
- ‘Night mode’ adjusts the brightness of the Apptivate Unit LED lights overnight.
- A single command can open or close all Powerlouvre Windows in range.
- For easy identification personalise the names of Apptivate Control Units and channels controlled by the Powerlouvre App.
- Provides feedback of the open/close position of connected Powerlouvre Windows.
Powerlouvre App Operation
The Powerlouvre app enables:
- Remote opening and closing of each Apptivate Control Unit. The range of the Bluetooth signal is approximately 10m – 20m. (The range will be maximised by maintaining a clear line of sight between the device running the Powerlouvre App and the Apptivate Control Unit.)
- Naming of Apptivate Control Units, and channels of Apptivate Control Units for easy identification.
- An indication of the open/close position of the Powerlouvre
Compatible devices
Compatible devices will have Bluetooth Smart modules installed and have an iOS or Android operating system. Devices include:
Apple products running iOS 7 or newer:
- iPhone 4s and newer
- iPad 3 and newer
- iPad Mini and newer
- iPod Touch 5
Devices running Android 4.3 and newer, including:
- Samsung Galaxy Range
- HTC One, MAX
- Sony Experia Range
- Droid RAZR, Ultra, Maxx, Mini
- Google Nexus 4, Nexus 5, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10
Security
Control Units requires:
- Close physical proximity between the Powerlouvre App and the Apptivate Control Unit, and
- An access code (defined by the first Powerlouvre App to be associated to the Apptivate Control Unit).
If the Access Code is forgotten, a factory reset button can be activated by snapping off the front cover plate of the Apptivate Control Unit and pushing a paperclip through a small hole to hold a button down for a brief period. Security will be maximised by positioning the Apptivate Control Unit in a location that restricts unauthorised access.
If restricting access to the Apptivate Control Unit is not practical then users can seal the hole to block access to the factory reset button from the front panel necessitating the unscrewing of the Apptivate Control Unit from the wall in order to carry out a factory reset.
Automatic operation in response to temperature
- Automatically open the windows to naturally cool the room, or
- Automatically close the windows to retain warmth within the room.
Automatic response to temperature can be enabled or disabled:
- Remotely from the Powerlouvre App, or
- Directly on the Apptivate Control Unit.
Notes:
- As the temperature sensor will be located within the wall cavity it may be susceptible to environmental conditions so the temperature readings will be indicative of the air temperature within the room, but will not exactly reflect the air temperature within the room.
- When responding to temperatures both channels of Dual Channel Apptivate Control Units will respond simultaneously
to the temperature sensor.
Automatic operation in response to timers
- Open the windows
- Move the window to an intermediate position
- Close the windows
- Begin responding automatically to temperatures.
This allows the windows to be set to operate in anticipation of the building occupant’s daily routine. For example, opening before employees arrive to pre-cool the building, or responding to temperatures from when a homeowner goes to bed so that the windows close when the temperature drops in the early hours of the morning.
Timer events can be enabled or disabled:
- Remotely from the Powerlouvre App, or
- Directly on the Apptivate Control Unit.
This allows timer events to easily be disabled as the homeowner leaves the house or enabled as they arrive home.
Note: When responding to timer events both channels of Dual Channel Apptivate Control Units will respond simultaneously.
Control of multiple Apptivate Control Units
For ease of identification:
- Each of the Apptivate Control Units can be given a customised name.
- Each of the channels of a Dual Channel Apptivate Control Unit can be given a customised name.
- The Powerlouvre App will indicate any Apptivate Control Units which are out of range, or with which a Bluetooth
Smart connection cannot be made.
For maximum control and ease of use, all the Apptivate Control Units associated to a Powerlouvre App can be operated simultaneously or independently.
Control by multiple Powerlouvre Apps
Note: Only one Powerlouvre App will be able to maintain an active Bluetooth Smart connection with an Apptivate Control Unit at any given time.
For example: Both John and Mary’s Powerlouvre Apps are associated to the Apptivate Control Unit operating the Powerlouvre Windows in their living room. If John opens the windows using his Powerlouvre App, Mary will not be able to close the windows using her Powerlouvre App until John minimises the Powerlouvre App on his smartphone or his smartphone enters ‘sleep’ mode.
Powerlouvre Installation Considerations
Please consider the following prior to installation of the Powerlouvre Window.
Powerlouvre Window Operating Conditions
| Tests passed | |
|---|---|
| Cyclical open / closed | 30,000 cycles |
| Salt mist | 1,000 hours |
| Extreme humidity | 90% humidity at 35 ºC |
| Extreme heat | 60 ºC |
| Extreme cold | 0 ºC |
| Electromagnetic Compatibility | Complies with the requirements of EN61000-6-3 and AS/NZS 4251.1 |
Powerlouvre Window Maintenance
Powerlouvre Window Opening Configurations
Powerlouvre Windows that are 10-18 blades high contain 2 motors per bay, one motor drives the blades in the top half of the bay and the other motor drives the blades in the bottom half of the bay.
10-18 Blade high Powerlouvre Windows are wired such that the blades in the top halves of all the bays form a bank that opens and closes simultaneously and the blades in the bottom halves of all the bays form a second bank that opens and closes simultaneously. The top and bottom banks can be operated independantly of each other.
| Breezway Altair Powerlouvre Window Opening Configurations | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. of Blades | Motors per bay | Banks of Blades Controlled from Head Downwards |
| 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | 1 | 7 |
| 8 | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | 2 | 5 5 |
| 11 | 2 | 5 6 |
| 12 | 2 | 6 6 |
| 13 | 2 | 6 7 |
| 14 | 2 | 7 7 |
| 15 | 2 | 7 8 |
| 16 | 2 | 8 8 |
| 17 | 2 | 8 9 |
| 18 | 2 | 9 9 |
Powerlouvre Window Electrical Requirements & Wiring
- Operating voltage: 24V DC
- Maximum allowed voltage 29V DC
- Maximum constant current: 0.25A per motor
- Maximum startup current: 0.4A per motor
- Opening time: Approx 14 seconds
- Working temperature: -20°C to +60°C
| Powerlouvre Window Type | Motors per bay | Maximum Constant Current Required | Maximum Instantaneous Start Up Current Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-9 Blades High | 1 | 0.25 amps per bay | 0.4 amps per bay |
| 10-18 Blades High | 2 | 0.5 amps per bay | 0.8 amps per bay |
Battery Backup
For more information, please read the following pdf document.
Powerlouvre Cabling Requirements
Multiple Windows in parallel
Total wire length does not include the internal wiring of each Powerlouvre Window.
| Wire Size | Motors | Max Distance from Power Supply to Motor | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | ||
| 0.5mm² | 20AWG | 60m | 30m | 20m | 15m | 12m | 10m | - | - | - |
| 0.8mm² | 18AWG | 90m | 45m | 30m | 23m | 18m | 15m | - | - | - |
| 1.3mm² | 16AWG | 150m | 75m | 50m | 38m | 30m | 25m | 20m | 15m | 12m |
| 2mm² | 14AWG | 230m | 120m | 80m | 60m | 50m | 40m | 30m | 24m | 20m |
| 3.5mm² | 12AWG | 370m | 185m | 125m | 90m | 75m | 60m | 45m | 35m | 30m |
| 4mm² | 10AWG | 550m | 294m | 200m | 150m | 120m | 100m | 75m | 55m | 45m |
| 10mm² | 8AWG | 1000m | 500m | 330m | 250m | 200m | 150m | 120m | 100m | 80m |
| 17mm² | 6AWG | 1500m | 750m | 500m | 375m | 300m | 250m | 175m | 150m | 125m |
| 26mm² | 4AWG | 8000m | 4000m | 2500m | 2000m | 1500m | 1250m | 1000m | 800m | 650m |
Breezway Transformers
- 240V AC input current.
- 24v DC output.
- Sufficient amps to power up to 6 Powerlouvre Motors.
- Built-in overload protection to prevent accidental short circuits from damaging the transformer.
Transformers should be installed in an easily accessible location.
It is recommended that transformers are located in a position that enables easy power cycling.
Controlling Powerlouvre Windows
- Breezway Powerlouvre Apptivate® Control Units, which allow control via a touch sensitive wall plate, remote control via a smartphone application, or automatic operation in response to temperature or timer events.
- Building management systems, which allow control along with other automated building products and automatic operation in response to various sensors and inputs.
Powerlouvre Apptivate Control Unit
Features include:
- White, standard sized wall switch.
- Single channel and dual channel models.
- Control of up to 6 Powerlouvre Motors per channel.
- Fully open, fully close or open to an intermediate (half-open)position at a single touch.
- Precise control of opening angle by touching and then releasing when the window is in the desired position, or by touching another button to stop the window in the desired position.
- Automatic operation in response to an in-built temperature sensor.
- Bluetooth® module to allow control by and communication with compatible smartphones and tablets.
Additional features accessible through the Powerlouvre App:
- Remote control.
- Automatic operation in response to an in-built temperature sensor.
- Automatic operation in response to pre-set timers.
- ‘Night mode’ which adjusts the brightness of LED lights overnight to minimise potential sleep disruptions.
Apptivate Control Unit Standard Wiring
- Up to 6 Powerlouvre Motors can be wired in parallel to each Apptivate Control Unit motor group.
- It is recommended that transformers are located in a position that enables easy power cycling.
NOTE: The Apptivate Control Unit is incompatible with some switch mode transformers due to high levels of electrical noise (eg Meanwell GS40 series).
Building Management System Compatibility
When considering integration into a building management system, the following should be considered:
- Breezway does not supply the various sensors which could be used to instigate opening or closing of the windows (eg temperature or rain sensors).
- Transformer requirements may differ from the requirements of Powerlouvre Windows controlled by Apptivate Control Units.
- The Powerlouvre Window System does not include an inbuilt electronic mechanism to inform the building management system of its current open or close position.
- Powerlouvre Motors include limit switches which prevent the motors from continuing to attempt to open or close the window once the window is fully open or fully closed, thereby preventing damage to the motors and electronics.
Apptivate Control Units are not compatible with building management systems.
Please Note: For more information on Connecting Altair Powerlouvre Windows to C-Bus Systems please read the following PDF document.
Powerlouvre Standard Aluminium Window Heights
| No. of Blades | Altair Louvres in Easyscreen Window System Standard Heights | Altair Louvres in Innoscreen Window System Standard Heights | Altair Powerlouvres for Other Frames with Breezway Weatherstrip Standard Heights* | Altair Dualair Secondary Glazed Louvre Component System Standard Heights |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 152 mm Blade | 102 mm Blade | 152 mm Blade | 102 mm Blade | 152 mm Blade | 102 mm Blade | 152mm1 Blade | |
| 2 | 371mm | - | 380mm | - | 360mm | - | 418mm |
| 3 | 511mm | 361mm | 520mm | 370mm | 500mm | 350mm | 558mm |
| 4 | 651mm | 451mm | 660mm | 460mm | 640mm | 440mm | 698mm |
| 5 | 791mm | 541mm | 800mm | 550mm | 780mm | 530mm | 838mm |
| 6 | 931mm | 631mm | 940mm | 640mm | 920mm | 620mm | 978mm |
| 7 | 1071mm | 721mm | 1080mm | 730mm | 1060mm | 710mm | 1118mm |
| 8 | 1211mm | 811mm | 1220mm | 820mm | 1200mm | 800mm | 1258mm |
| 9 | 1351mm | 901mm | 1360mm | 910mm | 1340mm | 890mm | 1398mm |
| 10 | 1491mm | 991mm | 1500mm | 1000mm | 1480mm | 980mm | 1538mm |
| 11 | 1631mm | 1081mm | 1640mm | 1090mm | 1620mm | 1070mm | 1678mm |
| 12 | 1771mm | 1171mm | 1780mm | 1180mm | 1760mm | 1160mm | 1818mm |
| 13 | 1911mm | 1261mm | 1920mm | 1270mm | 1900mm | 1250mm | 1958mm |
| 14 | 2051mm | 1351mm | 2060mm | 1360mm | 2040mm | 1340mm | 2098mm |
| 15 | 2191mm | 1441mm | 2200mm | 1450mm | 2180mm | 1430mm | 2238mm |
| 16 | 2331mm | 1531mm | 2340mm | 1540mm | 2320mm | 1520mm | 2378mm |
| 17 | 2471mm | 1621mm | 2480mm | 1630mm | 2460mm | 1610mm | 2518mm |
| 18 | 2611mm | 1711mm | 2620mm | 1720mm | 2600mm | 1700mm | 2658mm |
* To calculate the gallery height only , deduct 40mm.
1. Dualair Head: Alspec McArthur EVO. Dualair Sill/Transom: Alspec McArthur EVO
For information on off-standard heights, please refer to the Compare Frames page to locate the Breezway Window System or Componentry of interest.
Converting from a Breezway Remote Control to an Apptivate Control Unit
See pdf link below for more information on converting a Breezway Remote Control to an Apptivate Control Unit Technical Bulletin.
Installation Notes
Overtightening the installation screws of an Apptivate Control Units can cause the unit to bend which can cause the touch sensor to malfunction.
Powerlouvre Troubleshooting Guide
Powerlouvre Electrician’s Guide
