Powerlouvre Control Methods and Wiring Guide from Breezway

The design of the automated Altair Powerlouvre Window was based, in one aspect, on the humble light bulb.

A light bulb can be turned on and off by wiring it to a simple switch on a wall. A light bulb can be integrated into a system that turns the light bulb on when motion is sensed. The same light bulb can be integrated into a system that turns the light bulb on when the homeowner arrives home, off when they go to bed, makes it flash in time to music and makes it turn on when motion is sensed, but only if the homeowner is not home at the time... or any other scenario that you can imagine!

A light bulb can be used in all these different ways because it is designed to simply turn on when power is supplied to it and turn off when no power is supplied to it.

Similarly, an Altair Powerlouvre Window is designed to open when 24V of DC power is supplied in one polarity, and to close when power is supplied in the opposite polarity. Provided this basic principle is followed, Altair Powerlouvre Windows can be controlled by wiring them to simple 'open' and 'close' switches, or can be integrated into more complicated switching systems that operate the Powerlouvre Windows in response to sensors, timers and switches.