Use of firm neutral data standard communications protocol in a utility and energy monitoring and control system environment: A demonstration. Final report
Abstract
The operation of building and utility systems at many U.S. Army, Europe (USAREUR) installations is controlled and managed by Utility and Energy Monitoring and Control Systems (UEMCS). Commercially available hardware/software direct digital control (DDC) systems exchange data between individual microprocessors within the system using complex, proprietary communication protocols. As a result, different vendors` DDC systems are not normally communications compatible. Firm Neutral Data (FND) transmission is a standard communication protocol developed by the German Government that permits different vendors` DDC hardware to be interfaced with a common front-end computer called a central station. This study demonstrated the use of FND in a multi-vendor UEMCS at the U.S. Army`s Karisruhe Military Community, Germany. Two different manufacturers` DDC systems were interfaced to a third manufacturer`s central station. The demonstration confirmed that FND can be used to integrate several vendors` DDC systems into a fully functional UEMCS. (MM).
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Army Construction Engineering Research Lab., Champaign, IL (United States). Energy and Utilities Systems Div.
- OSTI Identifier:
- 147361
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-296011/0/XAB; CERL-TR-FE-95/12
TRN: 53240063
- Resource Type:
- Technical Report
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: May 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS; STANDARDS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS; CENTRAL HEATING PLANTS
Citation Formats
Strohl, R L, Schwenk, D M, and Herron, D L. Use of firm neutral data standard communications protocol in a utility and energy monitoring and control system environment: A demonstration. Final report. United States: N. p., 1995.
Web.
Strohl, R L, Schwenk, D M, & Herron, D L. Use of firm neutral data standard communications protocol in a utility and energy monitoring and control system environment: A demonstration. Final report. United States.
Strohl, R L, Schwenk, D M, and Herron, D L. 1995.
"Use of firm neutral data standard communications protocol in a utility and energy monitoring and control system environment: A demonstration. Final report". United States.
@article{osti_147361,
title = {Use of firm neutral data standard communications protocol in a utility and energy monitoring and control system environment: A demonstration. Final report},
author = {Strohl, R L and Schwenk, D M and Herron, D L},
abstractNote = {The operation of building and utility systems at many U.S. Army, Europe (USAREUR) installations is controlled and managed by Utility and Energy Monitoring and Control Systems (UEMCS). Commercially available hardware/software direct digital control (DDC) systems exchange data between individual microprocessors within the system using complex, proprietary communication protocols. As a result, different vendors` DDC systems are not normally communications compatible. Firm Neutral Data (FND) transmission is a standard communication protocol developed by the German Government that permits different vendors` DDC hardware to be interfaced with a common front-end computer called a central station. This study demonstrated the use of FND in a multi-vendor UEMCS at the U.S. Army`s Karisruhe Military Community, Germany. Two different manufacturers` DDC systems were interfaced to a third manufacturer`s central station. The demonstration confirmed that FND can be used to integrate several vendors` DDC systems into a fully functional UEMCS. (MM).},
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