Design of an embedded sensor network for application in energy monitoring of commercial and industrial facilities

Frank Doyle, Maria Jose Rivas Duarte, John Cosgrove

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Abstract

The deployment of energy monitoring systems is well established for industrial facilities and commercial buildings, however these systems are insufficient where large variations in activity level (production variation, oneoff events) are common. In such cases, accurate analysis of energy usage requires the deployment of a flexible embedded sensor network that can capture data at the required level of accuracy and granularity and can associate the energy usage data with the context and activity that has caused it. This research proposes an approach and a set of hardware and software tools for the monitoring of energy usage in technical building services and the association of that data with real-Time production information in advanced manufacturing facilities. The system developed incorporates an embedded controller with sensors to monitor the physical environment, an integrated energy analyser to monitor electricity consumption and a visualisation interface that associate events in the physical world with the actual energy consumption recorded. The creation of a detailed time-stamped energy profile for the process can then be used in the identification of energy saving opportunities. A case study from a pharmaceutical facility was used to validate the operation of the system.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)504-514
Number of pages11
JournalEnergy Procedia
Volume83
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2015
Event7th International Conference on Sustainability and Energy in Buildings, SEB 2015 - Lisbon, Portugal
Duration: 1 Jul 20153 Jul 2015

Keywords

  • Coefficient of performance (COP)
  • Embedded systems
  • Energy monitoring
  • Process chiller

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