Accession Number:

ADA571862

Title:

A Wireless Platform for Energy Efficient Building Control Retrofits

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. 1 Oct 2009-15 Dec 2011

Corporate Author:

UNITED TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH CENTER EAST HARTFORD CT

Personal Author(s):

• Narayanan, Satish
• Bengea, Sorin
• Lin, Yiqing
• Taylor, Russell
• Vrabie, Draguna
• Yuan, Shui
• Killough, Stephen
• Kuruganti, Teja
• Manges, Wayne
• Woodworth, Kenneth

Report Date:

2012-07-01

Pagination or Media Count:

124.0

Abstract:

An advanced energy management and control system in an existing building in the Construction and Engineering Research Laboratory CERL for Army at Urbana-Champaign IL was demonstrated. The medium-size office building underwent a retrofit of the HVAC system and controls employing a technology called optimal Model Predictive Control MPC which offers significant potential for saving energy by providing a means to dynamically optimize various sub-systems to take advantage of building utilization and weather patterns, and utility rate structures. A multi-variable optimization problem to minimize energy consumption and cost while guaranteeing zonal comfort over a 3 hour predictive horizon was formulated and solved periodically on line. The algorithms were integrated with the building automation system and evaluated experimentally at the demonstration site. A 45-50 reduction in HVAC system energy use was demonstrated while improving occupant comfort. A 10-15 installation cost reduction was accomplished due to the use of a robust wireless sensor network versus a fully wired network.

Descriptors:

• *ENERGY MANAGEMENT
• ALGORITHMS
• BUILDINGS
• COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS
• CONTROL SYSTEMS
• ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Subject Categories:

• Administration and Management
• Electric Power Production and Distribution

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE