Smart sensors network for accurate indirect heat accounting in apartment buildings

Fusing Sensors for Occupancy Sensing in Smart Buildings

Experimental Analysis of a Heat Cost Allocation Method for Apartment Buildings

The correct estimate of individual thermal energy consumptions, and consequently, a fair heat cost allocation among the residents of apartment buildings with centralized heating systems, represents an important driving force towards energy saving, energy efficiency and the reduction of pollutant emissions. Nowadays, in those contexts where direct heat meters cannot be used because of the layout...

A smart and accurate interface for resistive sensors

This paper presents a smart and accurate interface for resistive sensors based on the use of a relaxation oscillator. To obtain high accuracy, good long-term stability and a reduction of the effects of interference and parasitic elements, some classical and new measurement techniques have been applied in the novel sensor interface. Moreover, all multiplicative and additive errors, and the commo...

Smart Buildings and Smart Grids

This report provides an overview of the program, discussions, and outcomes of Dagstuhl Seminar 15091 “Smart Buildings and Smart Grids”, which took place from 22–27 February 2015 at Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz Center for Informatics. The main goal of the seminar was to provide a forum for leading Energy Informatics (EI) researchers to discuss their recent research on Smart Buildings and Smart Gri...

Optimal Placement Strategies of Minimum Effective Sensors for Application in Smart Buildings

An increase in the retrofitting of smart sensors for HVAC systems in commericial buildings requires improvements to knowledge and understanding of sensor placement strategies. This report investigates the requirements for sensor placement imposed by variations in building topology, room specifications, room usage and disturbances by examining data generated from real-world models. The purpose i...