A portable application framework for energy management and information systems (EMIS) solutions using Brick semantic schema

Chiosa, Roberto; Piscitelli, Marco Savino; Pritoni, Marco; Capozzoli, Alfonso

doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.114802

A portable application framework for energy management and information systems (EMIS) solutions using Brick semantic schema

Journal Article · Fri Sep 13 00:00:00 EDT 2024 · Energy and Buildings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.114802· OSTI ID:2479730

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Politecnico di Torino (Italy)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

This paper introduces a portable framework for developing, scaling and maintaining energy management and information systems (EMIS) applications using an ontology-based approach. Key contributions include an interoperable layer based on Brick schema, the formalization of application constraints pertaining metadata and data requirements, and a field demonstration. The framework allows for querying metadata models, fetching data, preprocessing, and analyzing data, thereby offering a modular and flexible workflow for application development. Its effectiveness is demonstrated through a case study involving the development and implementation of a data-driven anomaly detection tool for the photovoltaic systems installed at the Politecnico di Torino, Italy. During eight months of testing, the framework was used to tackle practical challenges including: (i) developing a machine learning-based anomaly detection pipeline, (ii) replacing data-driven models during operation, (iii) optimizing model deployment and retraining, (iv) handling critical changes in variable naming conventions and sensor availability (v) extending the pipeline from one system to additional ones.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Building Technologies Office

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 2479730

Journal Information:: Energy and Buildings, Vol. 323; ISSN 0378-7788

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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