Sensors & Electronics
Electronics & Systems
Rich-Sensing Environment Building Controls (345)
Problem: Improve building energy efficiency with high occupant satisfaction by improving building system controls
Project Activity Scope (from Technical Overview Chart): Circuits and Devices through Integrated Systems
PNNL Solution:
- Determine that sparse sensor deployment can result in uneven building conditions and inefficient system operations
- Deploy low-cost, wireless sensors to create cost-effective, sensor-rich environment
- Implement improved controls by leveraging additional data
- Evaluate impacts and savings
Capabilities Employed to Meet Client Needs:
- Understand thermal comfort and lighting conditions for a highly productive work environment.
- Understand occupants needs.
- Understand fundamental physical phenomena of sensing methods to measure physical properties of ambient indoor and outdoor air and lighting conditions.
- Specify, select, install, configure single- and multi-sensor devices.
- Integrate sensor and control devices into commonly used legacy building energy management systems.
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- Whole Building Diagnostician (343)
- Whole Building Diagnostician Deployment (344)
- Wireless Monitoring for HVAC Systems (342)
- Wireless Power Meter (340)
- Wireless Sensors for Building Applications (338)
- Wireless Sensor Prototype Development (339)
- Similar Technology Examples (Energy Plant Applications)
- Control Operations to Extend Service Life (240)
- Customized Tools to Improve O&M (42)
- Documented Savings & Reliability Benefits (199)
- Equipment Monitors for Power Plant O&M (243)
- Facility Improvement Opportunities (43)
- Facility Operation Characterization (44)
- Intelligent Automated Equipment Diagnostics (117)
- Power Plant O&M Improvements (229)
- Related Websites
- Related Information
- Pros and Cons of Wireless (.pdf 760kb)
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- Pros and Cons of Wireless (.pdf 760kb)
Contact: Michael Kintner-Meyer
