Explaining the Monitor Energy Saving Mode

An explanation of the inbuilt and automated Energy Saving Mode feature within the Monitor.

AoFrio’s Monitor has an inbuilt and automated Energy Saving Mode feature that is designed to extend the life of the inbuilt Lithium battery which can operate 5+ years. This feature can automatically sense if the location where the Monitor is installed is inactive, or if the cooler is not in service and powered off and move to an activity state to conserve battery power.

Energy Saving Mode is enabled from the factory. When it is shipped, the Monitor is set to Flight which means the device is completely dormant with Bluetooth disabled. When the Monitor is installed and connected to AoFrio software, it defaults to a High activity state with the settings detailed in the table below. Most coolers will spend their time at the High setting and return here if there is an interruption such as a power cut.

If there has been no door activity for a specific time, or light levels around the cooler are low enough to assume that there is no activity, the Monitor will automatically move to a Low activity state with other settings detailed below. The Monitor will move to a Minimum activity state if the cooler has not been in use for a considerable period of time.

When the Monitor changes to the Low and Minimum settings, some features are disabled and advertising rate is adjusted to save power.

Changes to the Energy Saving Mode can be triggered by a number of factors that include:

• A connection from an AoFrio app
• Door openings, cooler tilt and rotation
• Detection that cooler power is switched on, fans and compressor are running
• Parameter settings for temperature
• The battery supplied with the Monitor is near the end of its life.