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As the home energy is used to increasing, and renewable energy systems are deployed, home energy management system (HEMS) needs to consider both the energy consumption and generation simultaneously used. It is used to minimize the energy cost. This paper proposes a smart HEMS architecture that considers both the energy consumption and generation simultaneously. In this project ZigBee-based energy measurement modules are used to monitor the energy consumption of home appliances and lights. An ARM9-based renewable energy gateway is used to monitor the energy generation of renewable energies and control the home appliances. The home server gathers the energy consumption and generation data, it analyzes them for energy estimation, and controls the home energy use schedule to minimize the energy cost. The energy management server gets the energy data from numerous home servers, compares them, and creates useful analysis information. By considering both the energy consumption and generation, the proposed HEMS architecture is expected to optimize home energy. And it will used to reduce the cost of electricity.
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Optimized energy efficient lighting system for green buildingseSAT Journals
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driver. Based on combined values of light intensity of the room and occupancy of the room using different sensors, the light output
of the LED will be controlled.
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Lighting Control and Energy Management
1. lighting control & energy managementlighting control & energy management
to help reduce your carbon footprint
As the urgency to become more environmentally sustainable increases,
businesses and individuals are becoming more active in conserving energy - especially through more efficient use of
lighting. Our lighting control and energy management solutions help identify, control and minimise energy wastage -
for significant cost savings and efficiency.
2. Acting on Environmental Sustainability
The environment is fast becoming a concern for all of us – whether we are individuals, governments or
corporations. But there is no magical solution to environmental sustainability. In fact it requires many incremental actions
across different aspects of daily energy consumption.
One area where there is a global consensus for great urgency is energy efficiency – as environmental and financial costs of
fossil fuels increase dramatically. Organisations have now begun evaluating their efficiency through comprehensive audits
and by using carbon credits to offset consumption.
However, at Actis we believe that the real benefits of this new awareness will come only when we address
the energy efficiency of the buildings that we live and work in – because cumulatively they are the
greatest consumers of energy on the planet.
offices residencesinfrastructure hotels
Image courtesy Zumtobel
3. Actis Integrated Energy Management
To address the issue of energy efficiency,
Actis provides an integrated range of solutions that offer
advanced monitoring and analysis through active energy management.
Managing and ensuring energy efficiency in a complex ecosystem of electrical, electronic, IT, lighting and HVAC systems –
requires a powerful set of management tools. Our systems include an integrated software suite, a built-in power metering option
with each zone of lighting having the ability to be independently measured. This provides the ultimate granularity in understanding
how and where your facility is using energy, and where savings are possible.
Images courtesy Lutron, Crestron
4. Actis Intelligent Lighting Controls
It has been said that "Power is nothing without control"
and controlling a complex set of diverse devices is the biggest challenge in energy management.
We provide the integrated control technology that enables this.
Impressive reductions in consumption are possible through precise control and automation of devices and lighting across an entire office,
building or campus. Natural light can be used to further reduce energy consumption through daylight harvesting - which utilises
Motorised Shades, Daylight Sensors and Occupancy/Vacancy sensors. Lighting Control also allows creative lighting scenes to be adapted
to requirements.
Our architectural lighting control solutions are scalable, energy efficient, and feature emergency override as well as an astronomical
time clock.
Images courtesy Lutron, Crestron
5. Actis LED Lighting Fixtures
LED lighting is fast becoming the de-facto choice for all lighting needs because of the incredibly low power consumption compared to
existing lighting technologies (like incandescent and fluorescent lighting).
Now available in a wide variety of popular formats and fixtures, our LED fixtures can be easily fitted into most offices, factories and homes
for instant reduction in consumption – in most cases they pay back in as little as 18 months. They also allow control features - like
dynamic dimming - that allow power consumption to be reduced even further.
To tackle consumption actively and intelligently,
there is a need for technology that not only consumes less, but that is controllable.
LED lighting provides exactly these benefits.
Images courtesy Osram / Zumtobel
6. 36%
Commercial
Buildings
38% Residential
Buildings
26%
Other
In 2006, buildings accounted for 72% of total U.S.
electricity consumption. By 2025, this number is expected
to reach 75%. Of that total, 38% is attributed to residential
building use, while 36% is attributed to commercial
building use.
1
BUILDINGS
consume the most energy
Source: LEED & Energy Solutions / Crestron, 2013
Where is the Waste?
7. Office, Education, Warehouse and Storage account for
more than half of the total lit floor space of
commercial buildings.2
EVERY BUILDING CATEGORY
wastes energy
Source: LEED & Energy Solutions / Crestron, 2013
.Office
Education
Warehouse & Storage
Lodging
Retail (Excluding Malls)
Service
Health Care
Public Assembly
Religious Worship
Food Service
Food Sales
Public Order & Safety
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000
Million Square Feet
Lit Floorspace
Lit and Unlit Floorspace
Where is the Waste?
8. Where is the Waste?
More electricity is used for lighting
than any other end use!
3
LIGHTING
is the #1 energy consumer
Source: LEED & Energy Solutions / Crestron, 2013
12 %
1 %
4 %
5 %
2 %
2 %
12 %
12 %
Ventilation
12 %
Cooling
38%Other
Cooking
Space Heating
Personal Computers
Water Heating
Office Equipment
Refrigeration
Lighting
9. 5 Steps to Energy Savings
1
Switch to LED lighting
LED lighting immediately cuts down consumption by about 50%
when compared with fluorescent lighting
SAVED USED
60 % 40 %
2
Occupancy / Vacancy Sensing
Saves energy by turning off lights when the controlled space is
unoccupied. Reduces energy use from 15% (in open office
environments) up to 80% (in storage areas / closets).
SAVED USED
66 % 34 %
3
Daylight Harvesting
Daylight harvesting and natural light control reduce the energy
consumption by about 15%. Note: Automatic shading is essential
for achieving the full potential of daylight harvesting.
SAVED USED
71 % 29 %
4
Personalised Control
Occupants can adjust lighting to their preferences via local wall
control panels, computer control or through handheld transmitters.
This reduces lighting electrical energy use by about 10%.
SAVED USED
74 % 26 %
5
Light Level Tuning
Tuning allows the room light levels to be adjusted to the occupants’
preferences or needs. Appropriate tuning can reduce energy use by
20% to 60%.
SAVED USED
50 % 50 %
10. Key benefits: integrated, but decentralised
Our Integrated Lighting Control and Energy Management Systems are designed to be flexible enough to
meet and grow with most client needs. Broadly, they consist of these 4 parts:
Innovative
Control Software
Integration allows a huge
ecosystem of devices to be
brought under control and
makes the process of monitoring
energy consumption possible.
It also brings remote management
capability to your entire facility
and the possibility of integration
with your BMS.
Control Software is the key
to enable facility management,
allowing administrators to
manage lighting, AV and other
resources from a central helpdesk,
and perform remote diagnostics
and asset tracking.
You can track network activity
by event logging, as well as
lighting loads.
The system also provides graphs
showing real-time and historical
energy consumption and project
areas where savings are possible.
Integrated
Management Platform
Powerful
Consumption Analysis Tools
At the same time, these
systems allow a decentralised
or distributed architecture
that allows greater reliability
and at-location control for
the users.
Discrete
Control Elements
Images courtesy Lutron, Crestron
11. SPECIALISED ROOMS
Certain kinds of rooms use a wide ecosystem of devices and
benefit greatly from centralised lighting control and management –
like auditoriums, network operation centres, videoconferencing rooms
and training centres.
How it works
Seamless and Integrated Lighting
& Energy Management
Our lighting solutions can help
optimise the learning environment
and save up to 74% or more of your
lighting energy costs
12. MULTILEVEL OFFICES
Offices which are distributed across different levels of a building
but have a common infrastructure can become difficult to manage,
unless some amount of remote monitoring and management
is possible.
How it works
Seamless and Integrated Lighting
& Energy Management
Our lighting solutions can save up to
74% or more of your lighting energy
costs, which constitute about 38%
of energy use in buildings
13. BUILDING / CAMPUS
Entire buildings can benefit greatly from the integrated control that
our systems provide, allowing compounded savings of energy through
automated and remote management tools, while allowing for
decentralised control too.
Our lighting solutions can save up to
74% or more of your campus lighting
consumption, which constitute about
38% of typical energy costs
How it works
Seamless and Integrated Lighting
& Energy Management
HVAC
DIGITAL SIGNAGE
SECURITY
VOICE & DATA
ROOM
SCHEDULING
ENERGY
AV
INDOOR LIGHTING
OUTDOOR
LIGHTING
14. BUILDING EXTERIORS
The exterior of a building can become a canvas for dynamic aesthetic schemes
and digital signage based communication, provided the appropriate lighting tools are available.
How it works
Seamless and Integrated Lighting
& Energy Management
ImagecourtesyZumtobel
15. Global Building Management Standards
LEED Compliant
Our products are compliant with global LEED
(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) standards.
This rating system provides objective standards for what
constitutes a green building and a set of scientifically based
performance criteria for achieving energy efficiency.
IGBC (India)
The IGBC Green Building Rating System provides a set of performance standards for certifying the design
and construction phases of buildings. The specific credits in the rating system provide guidelines for the design and
construction of buildings of all sizes and types.
The intent of IGBC is to assist in the creation of high performance, healthy, durable, affordable and environmentally
sound buildings.
Image courtesy Osram
18. Support & Maintenance Services
We offer a wide choice of service options, to ensure the infrastructure we build
gets the attention it deserves.
1-year comprehensive warranty
All our clients enjoy a comprehensive one-year warranty.
Monitoring and management support
Our team can help maintain your lighting and energy management infrastructure
and services and also make on-site visits in case physical intervention or
replacements are required.
On-site health checks
Our team can undertake periodic health checks of your lighting and energy
management infrastructure as a preventive maintenance measure. This ensures
that your infrastructure keeps ticking 24x7.
19. For more information about our
integrated lighting control and
energy management systems
or to see them in action,
call +91 - 22 - 3080 8080
Looking to shrink
your carbon footprint?
20. ahmedabad bangalore chennai delhi gurgaon hyderabad kolkata mumbai pune
Head Office: Phone E-mail+91 22 3080 8000 contact@actis.co.in www.actis.co.in
Actis Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Note
The images in this document, unless otherwise specified,
have been used for representational purposes only