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DRIVING THE MOBILITY OF TOMORROW

GRIP Idle Management System

GRIP (Governor to Reduce Idle and Pollution)

Basil AL-Masri

Manager Medium Duty Technology Sales

Espar Products, Inc.

What will the GRIP System do?

• Manage the vehicles idle time

• Improve fuel efficiency by as much as 35%

• Reduce carbon emissions

• Reduce unnecessary wear and tear on the engine

• Maintain a work ready Vehicle and Engine

• Improve working environmental conditions

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How does the GRIP System work?

• Monitors real time vehicle conditions (CAN network & Sensors)

• Changes the key positions the same way an officer would

• Controls aux. equipment to work the same as if the engine were running

• Provides a means of tracking vehicle usage

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Safety First!

The GRIP System only controls the vehicle when in the

following conditions:

1. Vehicle is in Park or Neutral

2. System can see the CAN network on the vehicle

3. The hood is not open

4. The vehicle is at Idle

5. Vehicle speed is less than 0.5 mph

= Safe to Stop/Start

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System Components

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Programmable Logic Controller:

• The brain that receives data from

the CAN network and sensors.

o Engine RPM

o Transmission Status

o Battery Voltage

o Coolant Temperature

o Interior Temperature

o Exterior Temperature

o Hood Position

The controller receives information on

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System Components

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Screen:

• The screen is the interface between the

operator and the controller.

• This displays what is happening with the

system.

• The screen is disengaged when the

vehicle is in drive, to prevent distracted

driving.

• Available in French, English, and

Spanish.

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System Components

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Hood Sensor:

• This is a safety feature for servicing

the vehicle.

• The sensor is recognized through a

magnet glued to the hood.

• When the GRIP system does not

see this point of contact, it reverts

back to its original state.

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System Components

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Wiring Harness:

• This is custom made specifically to

the conditions, voltage and current

requirements, and common

mounting locations.

• It simply splices into three of the

ignition wires.

• Each component has a specific

connector to its corresponding

connector.

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Installation

• Ignition wires are the

only invasive connection to

the vehicle

• All other components use

plug and play connections

keyed differently to avoid

mating wrong connectors

• All harnesses are labeled

and individual wires are

printed for ease of

troubleshooting

• One instruction sheet

for connections very detailed

to vehicle

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Technology Enhancements: Battery

• Simplified battery connections — no change to OEM at all

• Only 5% of idling is due to low battery

• Displays when charging

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Technology Enhancements: Heating

• Option of just a coolant pump to provide heat and using engine to

create heat. At 113°F, engine starts and brings coolant temperature up

to 167°F

• Only 13-15 mins. of engine run time /3hrs, using coolant pump at 23°F

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Heating from heater or coolant pump Coolant Pump

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Technology Enhancements: Heating

• Option of coolant heater to create heat and coolant pump to circulate

• Heaters use approximately 5-10% of fuel compared to engine heating

• Two timer options for pre-heat

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Heating from heater or coolant pump Engine starting to provide heat

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Technology Enhancements: Engine Shut Down

• Manual Engine Shut Down button

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New shut down button allows the operator

to shut the vehicle off and still have climate

and battery monitoring

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Technology Enhancements: Anti-Theft

• Eliminates the need for additional anti-theft device to be installed

• Uses vehicle security already in place to provide theft control

• Can have the system only shut down when anti-theft is applied

• Can use anti-theft button from lighting keypad to eliminate confusion

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Anti-Theft not applied Key Transponder Anti-Theft applied

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Technology Enhancements: Warnings

• Communication warnings to know when an issue has occurred

• Provides safety information for technicians

• Allows the vehicle to operate as usual with the key

just no automatic features

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Hood open icon CAN communication error

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Technology Enhancements: Programming

• Flexible programming per application

• Sequence of keys to access programming

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Battery and Idle Temperature Control Accessory Options

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Technology Enhancements: Information

• Real time information available

• Accumulative data available for fleet analysis

• Accessed right on the screen or available by download

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Real time data Accumulative data

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Fleet Management Data Recovery

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EMAT Tool

• Populates data fields directly out of GRIP System

• Automatically populates the VIN of the vehicle

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Customer Support

• Operator manuals

• Operator videos

• All accessed on website for 24/7 support

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Target Markets

Applications:

• Front Line vehicles

• K9 Vehicles

• Prisoner Transfer

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Additional Benefits

• Low cost removal when vehicle expires

• Can be reinstalled on another vehicle – no moving parts

• Repackaging program makes it easy to reuse major components

• All packaging is recyclable

• http://www.gripidlemanagement.com/us-en/home.html

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Q & A

Thank You!

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Basil AL-Masri

Manager Medium Duty Technology Sales

Espar Climate Control Systems

e-mail: Balmasri@espar.com