Basil AL-Masri, Espar, presented on idle reduction technologies at the Badger Sheriff's Association Conference on December 10, 2014 at the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel in Appleton, WI.

1. DRIVING THE MOBILITY OF TOMORROW
GRIP Idle Management System
GRIP (Governor to Reduce Idle and Pollution)
Basil AL-Masri
Manager Medium Duty Technology Sales

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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