Experiences with Occupancy based Building Management Systems

Batra, Nipun; Arjunan, Pandarasamy; Singh, Amarjeet; Singh, Pushpendra

doi:10.1109/issnip.2013.6529781

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“…In a hospital environment, it is important to consider data protection, that is anonymity of the people, as well as accurate detection of people whether they are as individuals or in groups. Prior research work has proposed the use of various technologies such as Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) [6], [8], Wi-Fi [9] and sensor networks [10], [11], [12], [13] to monitor occupancy.…”

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Design of an Occupancy Monitoring Unit: A Thermal Imaging Based People Counting Solution for Socio-Technical Energy Saving Systems in Hospitals

Taha

Krabicka

et al. 2019

2019 11th Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CEEC)

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Aside from their physical exterior/interior design, the energy demands of industrial buildings are strongly related to how they are used. It follows that the behaviour of the occupants contributes and is related to the energy consumption of a building. In a hospital, this could mean equipment usage, heating, water and so on. This implies that energy consumption in a specific area may be measured as a function of occupancy, making occupancy monitoring an important part of an organisation's energy management plan. This paper presents the design, implementation and testing of an Occupancy Monitoring Unit (OMU), based on thermal imaging technology, to provide occupancy data on individual selected wards/areas of Medway NHS Foundation Trust (MWNFT). The paper also presents successful tests performed to assess the functionality of the OMU in counting people and identifying the direction of motion. The results show the potential for the OMU to count individual people as well as groups.

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Section: Overview Of People Counting Technologiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Design of an Occupancy Monitoring Unit: A Thermal Imaging Based People Counting Solution for Socio-Technical Energy Saving Systems in Hospitals

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Krabicka

et al. 2019

2019 11th Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CEEC)

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“…Office and campus deployments presented in the previous work [1,7] have shown the scope for significantly reducing HVAC and plug load energy consumption in respective settings.…”

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“…A deeper understanding of these different settings in developing countries can help in the development of systems that can scale across diverse settings in a robust manner. We have been involved in sensor network deployments in the Indian context for more than a year [7], whereby, we have instrumented 25 homes with smart meters, a smart campus with sensors for ambient monitoring in a research wing and 52 smart meters in the institute dorms. In this paper, we discuss an extensive ongoing deployment in a three storey home in Delhi, India, spanning 73 days from May-August 2013.…”

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Batra

Gulati

Singh

et al. 2013

Proceedings of the 5th ACM Workshop on Embedded Systems for Energy-Efficient Buildings

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Residential buildings contribute significantly to the overall energy usage across the world. Real deployments, and collected data thereof, play a critical role in providing insights into home energy consumption and occupant behavior. Existing datasets from real residential deployments are all from the developed countries. Developing countries, such as India, present unique opportunities to evaluate the scalability of existing research in diverse settings. Building upon more than a year of experience in sensor network deployments, we undertake an extensive deployment in a three storey home in Delhi, spanning 73 days from May-August 2013, measuring electrical, water and ambient parameters. We used 33 sensors across the home, measuring these parameters, collecting a total of approx. 400 MB of data daily. We discuss the architectural implications on the deployment systems that can be used for monitoring and control in the context of developing countries. Addressing the unreliability of electrical grid and internet in such settings, we present Sense Local-store Upload architecture for robust data collection. While providing several unique aspects, our deployment further validates the common considerations from similar residential deployments, discussed previously in the literature. We also release our collected data-Indian data for Ambient Water and Electricity Sensing (iAWE), for public use.

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“…BMS enhances occupant comfort while making operating costs minimal. Prior research has shown that occupant comfort is closely related to the energy consumption of the building [6].…”

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Investigation for reducing energy consumption for a university campus in Dubai using automation

Berde

Bhavani

2015

2015 IEEE Recent Advances in Intelligent Computational Systems (RAICS)

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Energy saving in buildings is given paramount importance today by governments all over the world because it not only saves money, but also helps protect the natural resources and make a sustainable future for the upcoming generations. Building Management Systems (BMS) have become an integral part of all modern constructions and help in continuous monitoring of physical conditions of a building so as to effectively maximize occupant comfort with minimal energy consumption. The main essence of creating energy savings is consuming only the energy that one actually needs, and keeping the equipment turned off when not required. In the Lighting arena, there is a profound interest in implementing LEDs rather than incandescent bulbs or fluorescent lights for general illumination due to the potential they offer for superior energy saving, environmental friendliness and new opportunities in lighting design. This paper aims to highlight the advantages of Automation and its energy saving potential for a University campus in Dubai, United Arab Emirates treating this as a case study. The paper describes how a HVAC savings potential of 15.60% could be achieved with 20.58 months as the payback period. Similar results were obtained for retrofitting the University Campus with LEDs, replacing the fluorescent lighting with efficient LEDs. Also, the function of lighting energy costs with respect to varying electricity tariffs has also been plotted. Thus the paper advocates the necessity of Automation and energy saving strategies for a sustainable future.

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Experiences with Occupancy based Building Management Systems

Cited by 16 publications

References 11 publications

Design of an Occupancy Monitoring Unit: A Thermal Imaging Based People Counting Solution for Socio-Technical Energy Saving Systems in Hospitals

Design of an Occupancy Monitoring Unit: A Thermal Imaging Based People Counting Solution for Socio-Technical Energy Saving Systems in Hospitals

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Investigation for reducing energy consumption for a university campus in Dubai using automation

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