scholarly journals An Automatic Aggregator of Power Flexibility in Smart Buildings Using Software Based Orchestration

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 867
Author(s):  
Dharmendra Sharma ◽  
Jari Rehu ◽  
Klaus Känsälä ◽  
Heikki Ailisto
Keyword(s):  
Control Signal ◽  
External Control ◽  
Data Logging ◽  
Building Energy Management ◽  
Hardware System ◽  
Temperature Thresholds ◽  
Grid Environments ◽  
End Use ◽  
Maintenance Requirements ◽  
Control And Management

This paper presents a software-based modular and hierarchical building energy management system (BEMS) to control the power consumption in sensor-equipped buildings. In addition, the need of this type of solution is also highlighted by presenting the worldwide trends of thermal energy end use in buildings and peak power problems. Buildings are critical component of smart grid environments and bottom-up BEMS solutions are need of the hour to optimize the consumption and to provide consumption side flexibility. This system is able to aggregate the controls of the all-controllable resources in building to realize its flexible power capacity. This system provides a solution for consumer to aggregate the controls of ‘behind-the-meter’ small loads in short response and provide ‘deep’ demand-side flexibility. This system is capable of discovery, status check, control and management of networked loads. The main novelty of this solution is that it can handle the heterogeneity of the installed hardware system along with time bound changes in the load device network and its scalability; resulting in low maintenance requirements after deployment. The control execution latency (including data logging) of this BEMS system for an external control signal is less than one second per connected load. In addition, the system is capable of overriding the external control signal in order to maintain consumer coziness within the comfort temperature thresholds. This system provides a way forward in future for the estimation of the energy stored in the buildings in the form of heat/temperature and use buildings as temporary batteries when electricity supply is constrained or abundant.

Development of hardware and software system for access control and management

Ergodesign ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
Igor Pestov ◽  
Polina Shinkareva ◽  
Sofia Kosheleva ◽  
Maxim Burmistrov
Keyword(s):  
Access Control ◽  
High Mobility ◽  
Raspberry Pi ◽  
Software System ◽  
Hardware System ◽  
Software And Hardware ◽  
Arduino Uno ◽  
Control And Management ◽  
Hardware Platforms ◽  
Hardware And Software System

This article aims to develop a hardware-software system for access control and management based on the hardware platforms Arduino Uno and Raspberry Pi. The developed software and hardware system is designed to collect data and store them in the database. The presented complex can be carried and used anywhere, which explains its high mobility.

A Case Study of Campus Building End Use of a University in Norway

2014 ◽  
Vol 1073-1076 ◽  
pp. 1259-1262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Guan ◽  
Natasa Nord ◽  
Shu Qin Chen
Keyword(s):  
Energy Use ◽  
Small Towns ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Building Energy Management ◽  
Electricity Use ◽  
Urban Energy ◽  
Seasonal Factor ◽  
End Use ◽  
Working Day ◽  
The Individual

Energy use in university campus plays an important role in energy use of the society, because universities are complex infrastructure and they are similar to small towns. A university campus consisted of 35 buildings, with total area of approximately 300 000 m2 was analyzed. Six-year energy uses of electricity and heating of 24 buildings in one university campus in Norway were selected as case objects monitored by Building Energy Management System and web-based Energy Monitoring System. Descriptive statistics were applied to analyze energy use and influencing factors on energy use. The coincidence factors for both heating and electricity were calculated. The results indicate that the energy use of the whole campus were obtained as101 kWh/(m2a) for heating and 200 kWh/(m2a) for electricity, respectively. Regarding the individual buildings, the electricity use was 170± 89 kWh/(m2 a) and the heating use was 169± 115 kWh/(m2 a) for heating with a few exceptions of over 300 kWh/(m2 a). The influence of seasonal factor on heating was much higher than on electricity. The coincidence factors of heating were 0.96 in working day and 0.87 in weekend. The coincidence factors of electricity were 0.99 and 0.98, respectively. The results from the study could be used for energy planning of cities and other urban energy systems.

The Design of Control System of Cursor Movement Based EEG

2014 ◽  
Vol 665 ◽  
pp. 635-639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nian Nian Wang ◽  
Ying Zhi Wang ◽  
Li Fu Zhu ◽  
Ze Xiang Tan ◽  
Di Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Motor Imagery ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Normal Subjects ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Control Signal ◽  
External Control ◽  
Order Moment ◽  
Feature Extraction Method ◽  
Specific Frequency ◽  
And Control

Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) systems support direct communication and control between brain and external devices without use of peripheral nerves system and muscles. BCI can convert electro-encephalogram (EEG) to the control signal to try repairing function for patients. So the study of BCI can improve the life quality of the patients. This system acquires EEG signals due to the left/right hand motor imagery among the normal subjects. For the processing of motor imagery EEG, we adopt the feature extraction method of second order moment in specific frequency band and the feature classification of linear discriminate analysis. Through the analysis of motor imagery EEG, we convert the data results into external control signal to control the movement of the cursor displayed on the computer. The experimental results show that the EEG analysis method makes it feasible and effective for disabled patients communicating with the outside world, and provides the basis for further study of brain-machine interface. Keywords: EEG; motor imagery; cursor movement; second-order moment.

Development of hardware and software system for access control and management

Ergodesign ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
Igor Pestov ◽  
Polina Shinkareva ◽  
Sofia Kosheleva ◽  
Maxim Burmistrov
Keyword(s):  
Access Control ◽  
High Mobility ◽  
Raspberry Pi ◽  
Software System ◽  
Hardware System ◽  
Software And Hardware ◽  
Arduino Uno ◽  
Control And Management ◽  
Hardware Platforms ◽  
Hardware And Software System

This article aims to develop a hardware-software system for access control and management based on the hardware platforms Arduino Uno and Raspberry Pi. The developed software and hardware system is designed to collect data and store them in the database. The presented complex can be carried and used anywhere, which explains its high mobility.

scholarly journals THE INFLUENCE OF PHASE COILS’ INDUCTANCE EFFECT ON REACTION-WHEEL ACCURACY

2013 ◽  
pp. 49-54
Author(s):  
Ю. М. Маринич ◽  
Ю. М. Гуменюк
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Development ◽  
Control Signal ◽  
External Control ◽  
Control Law ◽  
Control Loop ◽  
Reaction Wheel ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Modulation Control ◽  
And Control ◽  
Element Base

Rapid development of space technologies and their entrance to nano-level pulls out new demands for corresponding element base for manufacturing highly effective systems for angular control of the satellites. One of the most wide spread methods of angular stabilization and orientation of the space craft are systems in which reaction wheels are executive parts.While a control loop is being designed the main demand for a reaction wheel is to ensure that external control signal is proportional to created reaction momentum within all the rpm range of reaction wheel rotor.This article is dedicated to provision of control law stability for reaction wheel, built on the base of brushless direct current motor with slotless stator and pulse-duration modulation control with single PDM inverter for all the phases, for wide range of rpm by compensating phase coils’ inductance effect. Introduced approach allows compensating reaction wheel phase coils’ inductance effect on control law with preassigned accuracy and provides proportionality of reaction momentum of reaction-wheel and control signal within all the range of rpm for reaction wheel rotor.

Computers for data, control and simulation

1988 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 920-921
Author(s):  
David C. Joy
Keyword(s):  
Personal Computers ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Data Logging ◽  
Data Logger ◽  
Operational Conditions ◽  
Data Control ◽  
The Many ◽  
And Control

Personal computers (PCs) are a powerful resource in the EM Laboratory, both as a means of automating the monitoring and control of microscopes, and as a tool for quantifying the interpretation of data. Not only is a PC more versatile than a piece of dedicated data logging equipment, but it is also substantially cheaper. In this tutorial the practical principles of using a PC for these types of activities will be discussed.The PC can form the basis of a system to measure, display, record and store the many parameters which characterize the operational conditions of the EM. In this mode it is operating as a data logger. The necessary first step is to find a suitable source from which to measure each of the items of interest. It is usually possible to do this without having to make permanent corrections or modifications to the EM.

Interfacing of a TEM/STEM System to a Computer

1981 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 250-251
Author(s):  
P. Hagemann
Keyword(s):  
Image Analysis ◽  
Transmission Rate ◽  
Analytical Electron Microscopy ◽  
Signal Beam ◽  
Automated Image Analysis ◽  
Beam Deflection ◽  
External Control ◽  
Computer Input ◽  
Instrument Control ◽  
Data Acquisition And Processing

The use of computers in the analytical electron microscopy today shows three different trends (1) automated image analysis with dedicated computer systems, (2) instrument control by microprocessors and (3) data acquisition and processing e.g. X-ray or EEL Spectroscopy.While image analysis in the T.E.M. usually needs a television chain to get a sequential transmission suitable as computer input, the STEM system already has this necessary facility. For the EM400T-STEM system therefore an interface was developed, that allows external control of the beam deflection in TEM as well as the control of the STEM probe and video signal/beam brightness on the STEM screen.The interface sends and receives analogue signals so that the transmission rate is determined by the convertors in the actual computer periphery.

Monitoring Progress for Children with Hearing Loss

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 74-81
Author(s):  
Monica Weston ◽  
Karen F. Muñoz ◽  
Kristina Blaiser
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Hearing Aid ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Data Logging ◽  
Standardized Measures ◽  
Word Structure ◽  
Hearing Aid Use ◽  
Outcomes For Children ◽  
Language Measures ◽  
Children With Hearing Loss

Purpose This study investigated average hours of daily hearing aid use and speech-language outcomes for children age 3 to 6 years of age with hearing loss. Method Objective measures of hearing aid use were collected via data logging. Speech and language measures included standardized measures GFTA-2, CELF Preschool-2 and additional item analyses for the word structure subtest CELF Preschool-2 and the GFTA-2. Results Hearing aid use was full time for 33% of the children (n=3; M=8.84 hours; Range: 2.9–12.1) at the beginning of the study, and for 78% at the end of the study (n=7; M=9.89 hours; Range 2.6–13.2). All participants demonstrated an improvement in articulation and language standard scores and percentiles however continued to demonstrate areas of weakness in sounds high-frequency in nature. Conclusions Through early identification and fitting, children gain access to speech sounds. Both standardized measures and individual language analysis should be used to identify and support children with hearing loss in language and subsequent literacy development.

Impact of the Locus of Causality and Internal Control on the Social Utility of Causal Explanations

2010 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha Perrin ◽  
Benoît Testé
Keyword(s):  
Internal Control ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Social Utility ◽  
External Control ◽  
Job Interview ◽  
Locus Of Causality ◽  
Causal Explanations ◽  
Professional Success ◽  
The Social ◽  
Different Types

Research into the norm of internality ( Beauvois & Dubois, 1988 ) has shown that the expression of internal causal explanations is socially valued in social judgment. However, the value attributed to different types of internal explanations (e.g., efforts vs. traits) is far from homogeneous. This study used the Weiner (1979 ) tridimensional model to clarify the factors explaining the social utility attached to internal versus external explanations. Three dimensions were manipulated: locus of causality, controllability, and stability. Participants (N = 180 students) read the explanations expressed by appliants during a job interview. They then described the applicants on the French version of the revised causal dimension scale and rated their future professional success. Results indicated that internal-controllable explanations were the most valued. In addition, perceived internal and external control of explanations were significant predictors of judgments.

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