On 31/9/2024 and 1/10/2024 our company ELECAR in cooperation with NEQ and Papadakis Group proceeded to the installation of continuous monitoring systems of the air conditioning system in 3 articulated buses in Thessaloniki  in order to participate in the VeeVue test program.

In our country, air conditioning is a very important function. Especially on buses where temperatures are constantly changing due to opening doors and windows or moving from a shady place to the sun. Air conditioning systems operate for long periods of the day in marginal conditions. For this reason, the possibility of continuous observation of their operation from a distance enables us to prevent damage and save time during repair, since we can know in advance where in the circuit there is a problem that causes the malfunction. Especially in urban buses, the reduction of the vehicle’s time spent in the workshop enables us to spend more time in serving the passenger public.

The possibility of continuous and remote monitoring is provided by VeeVue. It consists of an electronic board specially programmed to send every 18 seconds to a digital centre the data collected by the special sensors placed at points of the bus (or train) air conditioning unit. The digital centre (and soon with the help of AI) evaluates the data and if any blockages are observed, the fleet manager is informed for further control of the bus. This way, we can diagnose earlier if there is a coolant leak and prevent it without losing the entire amount or some other malfunction that can cause the system to reduce performance. 

Apart from Thessaloniki, VeeVue is already being tested 
– In Copenhagen (Denmark) on electric buses and trains
– Oslo (Norway) on electric buses
– Trelleborg (Sweden) on electric buses
– Bodø (Norway) on electric buses
– Bergen (Norway) on electric buses
– Venice (Italy) on electric and diesel buses
– In Dubai (HAE) on diesel buses

We would like to thank the Papadakis Group for providing the vehicles.