Final Report on Internet Addressable Lightswitch
Abstract
This report describes the work performed to develop and test a new switching system and communications network that is useful for economically switching lighting circuits in existing commercial buildings. The first section of the report provides the general background of the IBECS (Integrated Building Environmental Communications System) research and development work as well as the context for the development of the new switching system. The research and development effort that went into producing the first proof-of-concept (the IBECS Addressable Power Switch or APS) and the physical prototype of that concept is detailed in the second section. In the third section of the report, we detail the refined Powerline Carrier Based IBECS Title 24 Wall Switch system that evolved from the APS prototype. The refined system provided a path for installing IBECS switching technology in existing buildings that may not be already wired for light level switching control. The final section of the report describes the performance of the IBECS Title 24 Switch system as applied to a small demonstration in two offices at LBNL's Building 90. We learned that the new Powerline Carrier control systems (A-10 technology) that have evolved from the early X-10 systems have solved most of themore »
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Office of Building Technology, State and Community Programs. Office of Building Research and Standards; California Energy Commission (US)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 799588
- Report Number(s):
- LBNL-49974; LG-226
R&D Project: 80FJ31; B& R 600303000; TRN: US200217%%250
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 27 Aug 2001
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS; COMMUNICATIONS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; INTERNET; PERFORMANCE; SWITCHES
Citation Formats
Rubinstein, Francis, and Pettler, Peter. Final Report on Internet Addressable Lightswitch. United States: N. p., 2001.
Web. doi:10.2172/799588.
Rubinstein, Francis, & Pettler, Peter. Final Report on Internet Addressable Lightswitch. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/799588
Rubinstein, Francis, and Pettler, Peter. 2001.
"Final Report on Internet Addressable Lightswitch". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/799588. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/799588.
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title = {Final Report on Internet Addressable Lightswitch},
author = {Rubinstein, Francis and Pettler, Peter},
abstractNote = {This report describes the work performed to develop and test a new switching system and communications network that is useful for economically switching lighting circuits in existing commercial buildings. The first section of the report provides the general background of the IBECS (Integrated Building Environmental Communications System) research and development work as well as the context for the development of the new switching system. The research and development effort that went into producing the first proof-of-concept (the IBECS Addressable Power Switch or APS) and the physical prototype of that concept is detailed in the second section. In the third section of the report, we detail the refined Powerline Carrier Based IBECS Title 24 Wall Switch system that evolved from the APS prototype. The refined system provided a path for installing IBECS switching technology in existing buildings that may not be already wired for light level switching control. The final section of the report describes the performance of the IBECS Title 24 Switch system as applied to a small demonstration in two offices at LBNL's Building 90. We learned that the new Powerline Carrier control systems (A-10 technology) that have evolved from the early X-10 systems have solved most of the noise problems that dogged the successful application of X-10 technologies in commercial buildings. We found that the new A-10 powerline carrier control technology can be reliable and effective for switching lighting circuits even in electrically noisy office environments like LBNL. Thus we successfully completed the task objectives by designing, building and demonstrating a new switching system that can provide multiple levels of light which can be triggered either from specially designed wall switches or from a digital communications network. By applying commercially available powerline carrier based technologies that communicate over the in-place lighting wiring system, this type of control can be economi cally installed even in existing buildings that were not wired for dual-level lighting.},
doi = {10.2172/799588},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/799588},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Aug 27 00:00:00 EDT 2001},
month = {Mon Aug 27 00:00:00 EDT 2001}
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