NDLI: EnRoute: An energy router for energy-efficient buildings

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Behl, M. Aneja, M. Jain, H. Mangharam, R.
Copyright Year	2011
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. Electrical & System Engineering, University of Pennsylvania (Behl, M.; Aneja, M.; Jain, H.; Mangharam, R.)
Abstract	The US Department of Energy estimates that 73% of electricity usage is consumed by buildings. The Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems account for almost 50% of the total energy budget [1]. Demand-based pricing for commercial buildings makes it necessary for them to reduce power consumption during peak hours, when electricity is priced at a higher rate. Peaks in electricity demand occur when multiple systems are simultaneously consuming electricity. In this paper, we look at the problem of energy load management for commercial buildings and propose En-Route, a wireless Energy Router platform for control and scheduling of energy delivery to minimize peak electricity consumed by buildings. We have built a scaled model of a building, which generates HVAC dynamics that match an actual building. The Energy Router monitors the temperature, humidity and power consumption in different zones of the building in real-time. It then runs an “energy aware” algorithm that schedules HVAC systems based on the operating conditions of each zone to minimize the peak power consumption of the building.
Starting Page	125
Ending Page	126
File Size	149471
Page Count	2
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781612848549
e-ISBN	9781450305129
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2011-04-12
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. (ACM)
Subject Keyword	Real time systems Temperature sensors Testbed Power demand Electricity Control and Scheduling Buildings Heating Energy Efficient Buildings Humidity Demand Control
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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