Journal Article

FZJ-2022-01809

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Enhancing Building Monitoring and Control for District Energy Systems: Technology Selection and Installation within the Living Lab Energy Campus

Althaus, P.FZJ* ; Redder, F.FZJ* ; Ubachukwu, E.FZJ* ; Mork, M.FZJ* ; Xhonneux, A. (Corresponding author)FZJ* ; Müller, D.FZJ*

2022
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Please use a persistent id in citations: http://hdl.handle.net/2128/32129  doi:10.3390/app12073305

Abstract: With regard to climate change, it is imperative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Onesolution approach is to increase energy efficiency in buildings. Buildings contribute a high share ofthe total global energy usage. As the rate of new building constructions is low, measures applicableto existing buildings become paramount. Before applying new approaches on a large scale, it isnecessary to evaluate them in a representative, realistic environment. Living labs such as the LivingLab Energy Campus (LLEC) at Forschungszentrum Jülich (FZJ) facilitate innovative monitoring andcontrol approaches in a real-world setting. In this work, we investigate the required steps for bringingsensor and control networks, comprising more than 1800 devices, into 18 existing and new buildings.This enables both room-level monitoring and control, as well as the integration of building-wideautomation. By introducing an ICT infrastructure, we pave the way towards holistic approaches on adistrict level. We describe the workflows used for selected instrumentation variants and show firstinsights from the operation of the resulting infrastructure. We show that the investigated instrumen-tation variants exhibit similar characteristics; however, they affect control behavior differently. Weemphasize that instrumentation should be planned in the context of existing infrastructure. Moreover,we present and evaluate sample measurements obtained from different buildings

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Modellierung von Energiesystemen (IEK-10)

Research Program(s):

1. 1123 - Smart Areas and Research Platforms (POF4-112) (POF4-112)
2. Forschungs- und Demonstrations-Projekt 'LLEC::JuPilot' (03EK3047) (03EK3047)
3. EG2050: LLEC-Verwaltungsbau: Klimaneutraler Verwaltungsbau als aktiver Teil des Living Lab Energy Campus (LLEC) (03EGB0010A) (03EGB0010A)
4. EnOB: LLEC: Living Lab Energy Campus (03ET1551A) (03ET1551A)
5. LLEC - Living Lab Energy Campus (LLEC-2018-2023) (LLEC-2018-2023)

Appears in the scientific report 2022

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