Report on Cost-Effectiveness and Energy Svaings from Application of Low-Cost Wireless Sensing

Kintner-Meyer, Michael CW ; Skorpik, James R. ; Reid, Larry D.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (U.S.)

关键词: Data Transmission Systems;    Cost Benefit Analysis;    Energy Conservation;    32 Energy Conservation, Consumption, And Utilization;    Reliability;   

DOI  :  10.2172/15011431
RP-ID  :  PNNL-15018
RP-ID  :  AC05-76RL01830
RP-ID  :  15011431

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report characterizes commercially available wireless technologies that are already being used in building applications or that are suitable for use in commercial buildings. The discussion provides an overview of fundamental concepts of radial broadcasting systems, as well as mesh networks, and will highlight the opportunities and challenges in their integration into existing wired control networks. This report describes two demonstration projects of wireless sensors and their integration into existing control networks and discusses their cost per sensor, their ease of installation, and their reliability. It also describes the load control strategies implemented as a consequence of having the additional data provided by the wireless sensors and provides estimates of the resulting energy and cost savings. The report concludes with presentation of some general future prospects for wireless technologies in buildings applications.