For my AE-510 term project I am researching how a collection
of data, provided by sensors throughout a building, is compiled into a database
and how this database interacts with the Building Management System (BMS) to
specifically influence HVAC system control. Like Rita
Pauliushchyk stated in her blog post, sensors improve the overall
efficiency of building operation. By themselves, sensors provide very little
information; it is not until the sensor data is compiled and processed that the
information can be used to report data or perform a task. My project will
explore the interaction of the sensors in a database with the BMS to operate
the various components of the HVAC system efficiently in order to optimize the
building and lower the operating cost and environmental impact.
In order to do this I will define the aspects
of a building management system which involves a network of controllers,
sensors and output devices that can control metering, air systems and water
systems within the building. I will then explore the various kinds of sensors
and how their data is collected and formed into a database of all the sensors
within the building. This data is processed and recorded and displayed to the
user through the database so the information can be used. I will look at the
specific ways that data is used in order to automate the building systems. I
will also look at the future of sensors and their interaction with the BMS.
Many of the students in the class are
researching intelligent vs. green building. I believe that the interaction
between sensors and the BMS are a link between these two as it is using the
intelligence of sensors and automation in order to improve system efficiency,
lowering the amount of energy used and minimizing the buildings impact on the
environment.
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