Engineered Expertise
Proven applications automate critical plant functions.
Included with Tracer® SC+
Tracer® Chiller Plant Control
Performance you can count on.
Trane brings system-level thinking and trusted expertise to turn chiller plant management into a performance multiplier — helping you move faster, run cooler and stay ready for what’s next.
Chiller plants have always been complex. But today, complexity is at an all-time high, especially in high-performance environments like data centers. With more equipment online, tighter energy goals and more technology to manage, control has become a strategic function. That’s why Trane approaches every chiller plant as a system, not just a set of components. We co-design control strategies that are fine-tuned to your building, your loads and your long-term objectives — so decisions around staging, sequencing and optimization aren’t made in isolation, but in alignment with performance, efficiency and resilience.
Regardless of the age and equipment manufacturer, comfort systems, or process cooling, virtually every chiller plant can operate better under Trane’s expert guidance. Tracer chiller plant control is built with insight from the field and engineered for evolving demands, it’s a performance multiplier designed to make your chiller plant more adaptable, efficient and ready for what's next. Whether you want to improve the reliability or sustainability of your chiller plant, are struggling to operate with reduced staff, or need to get a better handle on energy cost management, Trane provides an easy, single-source solution to chiller plant control.
Greater chiller efficiency and reliability starts here
Tracer® chiller plant control is embedded within Tracer® SC+ and programmed to your building’s specific needs, managing rotation, staging and sequencing of multiple chillers to help optimize system performance. Trane’s chiller plant control utilizes manifested engineering sequences that are adapted to the needs of your building. This approach can help deliver the perfect balance of proven sequences with job-specific customization, ultimately delivering sustainable results well after the initial commissioning of the plant. Backed by Trane’s deep field expertise and co-designed approach, it balances proven sequences with custom strategies to drive long-term reliability, efficiency and confidence in daily operation.
Enhance the efficiency of your data center
Data center cooling is complex, with technologies constantly evolving to meet zero-downtime demands while managing energy and uptime. Optimizing and coordinating these systems requires specialized technology and expertise—and getting it right is essential. Data centers can benefit from chiller plant control to ensure efficient, reliable cooling that adapts to changing thermal loads and protects critical IT systems.
Tracer chiller plant control harnesses advanced HVAC optimization strategies, using real-time data to make precise adjustments that enhance system performance and maintain uptime. With Trane’s trusted expertise and a future-ready design, the platform can be seamlessly integrated into virtually any data center for smarter overall performance.
Optimize any plant with two or more chillers
A comprehensive, single-solution approach to chiller plant optimization for enhanced reliability, sustainability, and energy cost management.
System Experts
Trane experts adjust sequences to serve your building’s unique needs.
Connected Services
Connected services maintain performance over time.
Frequently Asked Questions
Tracer chiller plant control applications strategically manage the rotation, staging and sequencing of multiple chillers. Many functions are included and coordinated to maximize equipment life, optimize energy use and maintain comfort:
- Chiller staging
- Pump pressure reset
- Chilled water reset
- Free cooling
- Heat recovery integration
- Enhanced cooling tower stating
- Chiller/tower optimization
- Thermal storage integration
Engineered applications automate the implementation of ASHRAE 36 Guidelines for high-performance sequences of operation and programming logic for HVAC. This assures compliance with ASHRAE Standard 90.1 minimum efficiency requirements. Chiller plant control follows ASHRAE Guideline 22 recommendations for monitoring chilled water plant efficiency.
The average commercial building wastes about a third of the energy it consumes.1 Chiller plant optimization can lower energy costs and reduce carbon emissions.
1 https://www.epa.gov/statelocalenergy/local-topics-energy-efficiency-non-governmental-buildings
