Use of energy management systems for remote monitoring and testing of building performance
Computerized energy management systems (EMSs) are useful, not just for automatic control of building systems, but they can also serve as valuable tools for monitoring and testing the performance of specific components. The overall strategy and examples of the use of the remote monitoring and testing capabilities of EMSs are presented in this paper. Heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment under proportional/integral/derivative (PID) control was tested and characterized for two commercial buildings without traveling to the building sites. Several problems encountered in using EMSs for these purposes are identified together with proposed or proved solutions. None of the problems is insurmountable, and the results show that the remote monitoring and communications capabilities of EMSs are valuable tools for providing and maintaining improved building environmental control at lower cost and time commitment.
- Research Organization:
- Washington Univ., St. Louis, MO (US)
- OSTI ID:
- 6516232
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-870620-
- Journal Information:
- ASHRAE Trans.; (United States), Journal Name: ASHRAE Trans.; (United States) Vol. 93:2; ISSN ASHTA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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