Development of an Iot Based Energy Management System for Air Handling Unit
Ananda Krishnan B1, Aswin Kumar P2, Shilpa VK3, Joselin Retna Kumar G4
1Ananda Krishnan B*, Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India.
2Aswin Kumar P, Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India.
3Shilpa VK, Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India.
4Dr. Joselin Retna Kumar G, Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India.
Manuscript received on March 29, 2020. | Revised Manuscript received on April 25, 2020. | Manuscript published on April 30, 2020. | PP: 844-848 | Volume-9 Issue-4, April 2020. | Retrieval Number: D7883049420/2020©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijeat.D7883.049420
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Abstract: The emergence of automation and smart power management systems pave to create a better energy management system. Measuring energy savings and potential reduction of peak demand in a building due to adjustment of AHU (Air Handling Unit) setpoint during working hours is critical for ideal demand-side allocations. Since Air Handling Units are one of the major energy consuming system in a building. This has been a great challenge given too many variable physical characteristics and AHU system thermal dynamics in commercial buildings. Based on the building model, developed and authenticate against measured power consumption data from a smart energy meter, this project deals with how energy savings and peak demand reduction potentials of a building are impacted by AHU, setpoint changes during a working period. It is of the utmost necessity to make a prototype for an existing AHU in order to minimize wastage of power in older buildings without any major renovation. This can be achieved by making the existing system into a closed loop system by our model prototype.
Keywords: AHU, peak demand, power consumption, closed loop system.