Office buildings account for over 30% of total commercial building energy use. Schneider Electric delivers energy management expertise to help optimize energy consumption in office buildings. Their solutions can improve building operation and cut energy use by up to 50 kWh/m2 per year, enabling some buildings to achieve zero energy consumption. Tracking and analyzing energy use data is key to identifying savings opportunities and optimizing building energy efficiency over time.
Retrofit, build, or go cloud/colo? Choosing your best directionSchneider Electric
When faced with the decision of upgrading an existing data center, building a new data center or leasing space in a third party colocation data center, there are both quantitative and qualitative differences to consider. This session reviews several key factors to help make a sound decision including a business’ sensitivity to cash flow, deployment timeframe, data center life expectancy, regulatory requirements, and other strategic factors.
Funding Infrastructure Investments with Guaranteed PerformanceSchneider Electric
Municipalities are dealing with numerous financial constraints, and trying to improve or expand systems is often trumped by maintaining deteriorating assets. Discover the potential benefits of Performance Contracting (PC). PC is an alternate delivery method to the traditional CIP process for the implementation of operational cost saving and energy saving projects. While the PC process has been used extensively in municipal buildings for decades -- primarily for HVAC and lighting improvements -- it has only recently begun to be used by water and wastewater utilities for process-centric improvements to treatment plants, pump/lift stations and other assets.
[Webinar Slides] Advanced distribution management system integration of renew...Schneider Electric
Slide deck of the webinar presented by John Dirkman on Oct. 23, 2013.
The presence of highly variable renewables and distributed energy resources is rapidly increasing within distribution systems, resulting in the potential for problems like reverse power flow, impact on voltage profile, and more complex protection schemes.
During this webinar, John Dirkman, Senior Director of Smart Grid Strategy & Development at Schneider Electric, explored how an Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS), combined with an accurate weather forecasting system, can be used to resolve problems and increase benefits of both renewables and distributed energy resources.
Key Learning Objectives:
- Learn how renewables and distributed energy resources can impact an electric distribution system.
- Discover ways to manage and optimize renewables and distributed energy resources using ADMS.
- Integration of an accurate weather forecasting system with ADMS maximizes benefits from renewables.
- Distributed energy resources and demand response are components of microgrids, also managed by ADMS.
When it comes to designing, building, and operating mission-critical data centers, simple is better. Data centers are faster and cheaper to build, and more reliable with lower total cost of ownership (TCO), when they start with a dramatically simplified design and build process that incorporates these elements: reference designs, pre-fabricated/modular architecture, partners that bring comprehensive capabilities into play, and coordinated planning around software, operations, and service. What you will learn: The top 5 weaknesses of today’s design/bid/build approach A simplified approach using reference designs and pre-fab products can preserve Day 1 capital and improve speed to market An integrated solution provider (Design, Build, Hardware and Operations) can optimize CapEx, OpEx and TCO.
As presented during Hannover Messe 2014...When it comes to Industrial applications we realise that its not just about the amount of energy that we consume but about what we do with the energy.
For this reason we are combining the industrial automation tools which control our processes with our energy measurement and analysis within the context of production.
Retrofit, build, or go cloud/colo? Choosing your best directionSchneider Electric
When faced with the decision of upgrading an existing data center, building a new data center or leasing space in a third party colocation data center, there are both quantitative and qualitative differences to consider. This session reviews several key factors to help make a sound decision including a business’ sensitivity to cash flow, deployment timeframe, data center life expectancy, regulatory requirements, and other strategic factors.
Funding Infrastructure Investments with Guaranteed PerformanceSchneider Electric
Municipalities are dealing with numerous financial constraints, and trying to improve or expand systems is often trumped by maintaining deteriorating assets. Discover the potential benefits of Performance Contracting (PC). PC is an alternate delivery method to the traditional CIP process for the implementation of operational cost saving and energy saving projects. While the PC process has been used extensively in municipal buildings for decades -- primarily for HVAC and lighting improvements -- it has only recently begun to be used by water and wastewater utilities for process-centric improvements to treatment plants, pump/lift stations and other assets.
[Webinar Slides] Advanced distribution management system integration of renew...Schneider Electric
Slide deck of the webinar presented by John Dirkman on Oct. 23, 2013.
The presence of highly variable renewables and distributed energy resources is rapidly increasing within distribution systems, resulting in the potential for problems like reverse power flow, impact on voltage profile, and more complex protection schemes.
During this webinar, John Dirkman, Senior Director of Smart Grid Strategy & Development at Schneider Electric, explored how an Advanced Distribution Management System (ADMS), combined with an accurate weather forecasting system, can be used to resolve problems and increase benefits of both renewables and distributed energy resources.
Key Learning Objectives:
- Learn how renewables and distributed energy resources can impact an electric distribution system.
- Discover ways to manage and optimize renewables and distributed energy resources using ADMS.
- Integration of an accurate weather forecasting system with ADMS maximizes benefits from renewables.
- Distributed energy resources and demand response are components of microgrids, also managed by ADMS.
When it comes to designing, building, and operating mission-critical data centers, simple is better. Data centers are faster and cheaper to build, and more reliable with lower total cost of ownership (TCO), when they start with a dramatically simplified design and build process that incorporates these elements: reference designs, pre-fabricated/modular architecture, partners that bring comprehensive capabilities into play, and coordinated planning around software, operations, and service. What you will learn: The top 5 weaknesses of today’s design/bid/build approach A simplified approach using reference designs and pre-fab products can preserve Day 1 capital and improve speed to market An integrated solution provider (Design, Build, Hardware and Operations) can optimize CapEx, OpEx and TCO.
As presented during Hannover Messe 2014...When it comes to Industrial applications we realise that its not just about the amount of energy that we consume but about what we do with the energy.
For this reason we are combining the industrial automation tools which control our processes with our energy measurement and analysis within the context of production.
In today’s commercial buildings, installing an effective
WAGES (water, air, gas, electricity, steam) metering
system can be a source of substantial energy and cost
savings. This white paper examines WAGES metering
as the essential first step toward a comprehensive
energy management strategy. Best practices for
selecting meters, and identifying metering points are
described. In addition, metrics for measuring gains in
energy efficiency are explained.
Electricity usage costs have become an increasing fraction of the total cost of ownership (TCO) for data centers. It is possible to dramatically reduce the electrical consumption of typical data centers through appropriate design of the data center physical infrastructure and through the design of the IT architecture. This paper explains how to quantify the electricity savings and provides examples of methods that can greatly reduce electrical power consumption.
The smart grid - Supply and demand side equivalent solutionsSchneider Electric
With the smart grid comes new ways to solve old problems. We will compare and contrast the various ways to solve grid related problems then - the old way, and now - the smart grid way.
Optimized Energy Management and planning tools for the Iron and Steel Industr...Schneider Electric
With Iron and Steel industry being the 2nd largest energy consuming industrial sector, it is important to analyze and take measures for reducing energy consumption in steel plants as well as increasing productivity and improve bottom line. This presentation describes what Energy Management process is and provides tips for execution.
[Case study] Fortum Finland: Gaining real-time intelligence to administer and...Schneider Electric
Applications:
To make decisions within an enhanced security environment, while improving
efficiency in grid operations and allowing integration of power supply from new,
renewable energy sources.
CUSTOMER BENEFITS:
• Real-time intelligence
• Operate the power grid more efficiently
• Enhanced security environment
Energy Management Impact on Distributed Control Systems (DCS) in Industrial E...Schneider Electric
Today, the pressure is on enterprises to meet environmental targets. The prospect of losing business if sustainability objectives are not met is very real. This is leading to a future where top environmental performers will become market leaders. To remain competitive, companies need to produce goods in an energy efficient manner. This paper examines industrial efficiency improvement measures that focus on equipment, process, and people.
The worlds of IT and Telecommunications Networking are converging bringing with them new possibilities and capabilities that can be deployed into the network A key transformation has been the ability to run IT based servers at network edge, applying the concepts of cloud computing.
It’s a key decision most data center managers will face in the next couple of years:
Should you retrofit, build, colocate, or move to the cloud? Each has its benefits, and own inherent risks and costs
Get with the system - Rogerio Martins, Schneider Electric disucsses the advantages of modern distributed control systems in coal handling preparation plants.
[Oil & Gas White Paper] Best Practices Support Success in the Open Natural Ga...Schneider Electric
Information management tools support responsiveness in today’s complex markets.
The changes throughout the energy supply market that have resulted from business globalization require natural gas transport operators to practice flexibility. Yet they need to keep safety and security their highest priorities in this time of unprecedented change. Reliable gas network information management systems and best practices relating to commodity data are more important than ever to improve or even maintain competitiveness and responsiveness in the open market environment.
One consequence of increasingly complex markets is the growing numbers of gas flow, quantity and quality measurements involved—measurements that are vital to financial accounting and subject to customer transparency. Best practices recommend the operator’s gas measurement analysis system accurately and completely collect data; validate per user-specified rules; properly flag, adjust and estimate data where needed; rigorously identify measurement imbalances and potential errors; and maintain audit reports.
One leading gas transmission company in Europe took advantage of Schneider Electric’s experience in the North American deregulated gas market by implementing a Schneider Electric-created turnkey information management solution to help it comply with liberalization mandated in Europe. The resulting monitoring and automated control system included several advanced applications for meeting customer reporting procedures and processes required by the new mandate. The system fully accepts third-party applications, eliminating costly proprietary enhancements and maintenance needed for it to be reliable for the long term.
The system also provides another best practice for safety and security: real-time, redundant backup of the transmission infrastructure’s main Control Center. Finally, the solution provides logistics capabilities that enable accurate tracking and reporting of allocations and delivery, to separate production and supply from transmission operations.
The information management solution that offers these best practices related to measurement accountability, operational flexibility and security helps the user meet global and open market trends while efficiently satisfying regional or country-specific requirements.
Michelle Redfield, Schneider Electric, Global Management Systems for Enterpri...Kevin Perry
Michelle Redfield, Schneider Electric, Global Management Systems for Enterprise Compliance, Midwest Environmental Compliance Conference, Chicago, October 29-30, 2015
Small- to mid-size buildings all over the world face a number of challenges to achieve their energy efficiency goals. Benefits of systems that solve these issues include simplified automation, open systems, and are easily and economically retrofit. The benefits are lower installation costs, 15-30% energy savings, and improved comfort for an overall return on investment.
ARC White paper: Schneider Electric Introduces First ePAC, Combines PAC with...Schneider Electric
As a hub for both real-time control and information, PACs (Programmable Automation Controller) can benefit from being designed with an open Ethernet backbone to optimize connectivity and communications, increase bandwidth, and provide a high level of security.
A framework for converting hotel guestroom energy management into ROISchneider Electric
Hotel guests and staff are not directly accountable for a hotel’s overall utility bill. As a result, room occupants have little incentive to adopt energy-efficient habits. Yet, guest room energy consumption accounts for between 40 and 80% of energy use within the hospitality industry. In addition, industry data shows that guests remain outside of their rooms for several hours a day, on average. This paper analyzes room energy management approaches that accommodate both guest comfort and efficiency.
In today’s commercial buildings, installing an effective
WAGES (water, air, gas, electricity, steam) metering
system can be a source of substantial energy and cost
savings. This white paper examines WAGES metering
as the essential first step toward a comprehensive
energy management strategy. Best practices for
selecting meters, and identifying metering points are
described. In addition, metrics for measuring gains in
energy efficiency are explained.
Electricity usage costs have become an increasing fraction of the total cost of ownership (TCO) for data centers. It is possible to dramatically reduce the electrical consumption of typical data centers through appropriate design of the data center physical infrastructure and through the design of the IT architecture. This paper explains how to quantify the electricity savings and provides examples of methods that can greatly reduce electrical power consumption.
The smart grid - Supply and demand side equivalent solutionsSchneider Electric
With the smart grid comes new ways to solve old problems. We will compare and contrast the various ways to solve grid related problems then - the old way, and now - the smart grid way.
Optimized Energy Management and planning tools for the Iron and Steel Industr...Schneider Electric
With Iron and Steel industry being the 2nd largest energy consuming industrial sector, it is important to analyze and take measures for reducing energy consumption in steel plants as well as increasing productivity and improve bottom line. This presentation describes what Energy Management process is and provides tips for execution.
[Case study] Fortum Finland: Gaining real-time intelligence to administer and...Schneider Electric
Applications:
To make decisions within an enhanced security environment, while improving
efficiency in grid operations and allowing integration of power supply from new,
renewable energy sources.
CUSTOMER BENEFITS:
• Real-time intelligence
• Operate the power grid more efficiently
• Enhanced security environment
Energy Management Impact on Distributed Control Systems (DCS) in Industrial E...Schneider Electric
Today, the pressure is on enterprises to meet environmental targets. The prospect of losing business if sustainability objectives are not met is very real. This is leading to a future where top environmental performers will become market leaders. To remain competitive, companies need to produce goods in an energy efficient manner. This paper examines industrial efficiency improvement measures that focus on equipment, process, and people.
The worlds of IT and Telecommunications Networking are converging bringing with them new possibilities and capabilities that can be deployed into the network A key transformation has been the ability to run IT based servers at network edge, applying the concepts of cloud computing.
It’s a key decision most data center managers will face in the next couple of years:
Should you retrofit, build, colocate, or move to the cloud? Each has its benefits, and own inherent risks and costs
Get with the system - Rogerio Martins, Schneider Electric disucsses the advantages of modern distributed control systems in coal handling preparation plants.
[Oil & Gas White Paper] Best Practices Support Success in the Open Natural Ga...Schneider Electric
Information management tools support responsiveness in today’s complex markets.
The changes throughout the energy supply market that have resulted from business globalization require natural gas transport operators to practice flexibility. Yet they need to keep safety and security their highest priorities in this time of unprecedented change. Reliable gas network information management systems and best practices relating to commodity data are more important than ever to improve or even maintain competitiveness and responsiveness in the open market environment.
One consequence of increasingly complex markets is the growing numbers of gas flow, quantity and quality measurements involved—measurements that are vital to financial accounting and subject to customer transparency. Best practices recommend the operator’s gas measurement analysis system accurately and completely collect data; validate per user-specified rules; properly flag, adjust and estimate data where needed; rigorously identify measurement imbalances and potential errors; and maintain audit reports.
One leading gas transmission company in Europe took advantage of Schneider Electric’s experience in the North American deregulated gas market by implementing a Schneider Electric-created turnkey information management solution to help it comply with liberalization mandated in Europe. The resulting monitoring and automated control system included several advanced applications for meeting customer reporting procedures and processes required by the new mandate. The system fully accepts third-party applications, eliminating costly proprietary enhancements and maintenance needed for it to be reliable for the long term.
The system also provides another best practice for safety and security: real-time, redundant backup of the transmission infrastructure’s main Control Center. Finally, the solution provides logistics capabilities that enable accurate tracking and reporting of allocations and delivery, to separate production and supply from transmission operations.
The information management solution that offers these best practices related to measurement accountability, operational flexibility and security helps the user meet global and open market trends while efficiently satisfying regional or country-specific requirements.
Michelle Redfield, Schneider Electric, Global Management Systems for Enterpri...Kevin Perry
Michelle Redfield, Schneider Electric, Global Management Systems for Enterprise Compliance, Midwest Environmental Compliance Conference, Chicago, October 29-30, 2015
Small- to mid-size buildings all over the world face a number of challenges to achieve their energy efficiency goals. Benefits of systems that solve these issues include simplified automation, open systems, and are easily and economically retrofit. The benefits are lower installation costs, 15-30% energy savings, and improved comfort for an overall return on investment.
ARC White paper: Schneider Electric Introduces First ePAC, Combines PAC with...Schneider Electric
As a hub for both real-time control and information, PACs (Programmable Automation Controller) can benefit from being designed with an open Ethernet backbone to optimize connectivity and communications, increase bandwidth, and provide a high level of security.
A framework for converting hotel guestroom energy management into ROISchneider Electric
Hotel guests and staff are not directly accountable for a hotel’s overall utility bill. As a result, room occupants have little incentive to adopt energy-efficient habits. Yet, guest room energy consumption accounts for between 40 and 80% of energy use within the hospitality industry. In addition, industry data shows that guests remain outside of their rooms for several hours a day, on average. This paper analyzes room energy management approaches that accommodate both guest comfort and efficiency.
Advanced MEP Strategies for High-Performance BuildingsMichael William
Navigate the intricacies of advanced MEP strategies as they revolutionize the landscape of high-performance building design. Uncover the multifaceted approach encompassing energy efficiency enhancements, sustainable design integration, indoor environmental quality optimization, the seamless integration of advanced technology, and a sharp focus on resilience and adaptability. Discover how these comprehensive strategies converge to shape buildings that not only meet but exceed the demands of modern sustainable and energy-efficient infrastructure.
Intelligent buildings are buildings that through their physical design and IT installations are responsive, flexible and adaptive to changing needs from its users and the organizations that inhabit the building during its life time.
Actis Technologies provides an integrated range of solutions that offer advanced lighting control and consumption monitoring and analysis through active energy management. Our systems provide clients with an integrated software suite, a built-in power metering option, and the ability for each zone of lighting to be independently measured, controlled and automated. See more at: https://www.actis.co.in/solutions/energy-management-solutions/energy-management/
Actis Technologies provides an integrated range of solutions that offer advanced lighting control and consumption monitoring and analysis through active energy management. Our systems provide clients with an integrated software suite, a built-in power metering option, and the ability for each zone of lighting to be independently measured, controlled and automated. See more at: https://www.actis.co.in/solutions/energy-management-solutions/energy-management/
Strategies for making existing buildings in Brazil more energy efficient and environmentally responsible. Describes strategies for creating high performance buildings.
ComEd Smart Ideas for Your Business Prescriptive and Custom Incentive program Year 4 presented at the Illinios Chapter of ASHRAE May 2011 meeting by Bill Beattie.
Enforcing vehicle speed limits is vital in lowering
road accident rates and improving road safety.
LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) cinemometer
technology has shown to be more accurate than
radar-based Doppler systems because it can
measure at farther distances, resulting in more
readings possible with the vehicle in the beam
detection area longer. This paper summarizes
LIDAR cinemometer methodology and describes
the primary advantages of these systems
compared to those applying conventional Doppler
Effect-based technologies.
In less than 40 years, 70% of the world’s population will reside in our cities. This rapid
migration will push both current and future urban centres to their seams and expand industrial
and residential infrastructures beyond their breaking points.
This eye-opening fact raises important questions that must be considered by cities around the
world. Can this growth be done in a sustainable way? Will cities be able to reduce their
environmental impact and carbon emissions? Will we be able to meet the sustainability
challenges brought on by regulation and the impact of this massive growth? And, will we
expand in ways which ensure communities are enjoyable places to live and promote social
equality?
We can answer affirmatively to these concerns, and re-design our cities with these thoughts
in mind. With the movement towards smart cities, the urban centres we live in can become
more efficient, livable, and sustainable in both the short and long term, thanks to involvement from city, citizens, and businesses.
A high performance green building is designed for economic and environmental performance over its entire life cycle, considering unique local climate and cultural needs and providing for the health, safety and productivity of its occupants. With continuous care over its life cycle, it minimises energy use, CO2 emissions, and total environmental impacts, and provides ongoing measurable value to building owners, occupants and society.
Cities are striving to improve their competitiveness on the world stage. Those that succeed in attracting business, investment, and qualified human resource talent will win out. However, most cities face daunting obstacles in their quest to achieve the desired level of attractiveness. In some cases, rapid growth is driving increased pollution and congestion. In other cases, tight budgets are leading to resource constraints and progress is limited.
The Schneider Electric ‘Innovate Something Wonderful” contest helps you innovate something new by solving jigsaw puzzles.
You just have to solve 6 puzzles over a period of 20 days and make sure you solve them smartly and quickly.
Participate in the Wall contests.
Participate in contests on other Social Media channels of Schneider Electric.
What do you win?
Schneider Electric Pen Drives
A pair of Bose Headphones
A Samsung Galaxy Tab
Contest Duration – March 12th to Mar 31st, 2013
https://www.facebook.com/SchneiderElectricIndia
Global demand for energy is rising, and so are energy prices. Limited availability of resources is forcing governments to introduce strict environmental regulations and making companies look for energy efficiency solutions and optimization services. These global trends have a real impact on your enterprise and will continue to influence your business strategy.
Make an impact on your environmental balance sheet:
1. Adopt a clear plan that is simple to measure and communicate to stakeholders.
2. Reduce your carbon footprint and environmental impact.
3. Improve public, market and leadership efficacy perceptions of your company.
4. Instill pride in employees, who know that their company is taking real steps forward to conserve energy.
Many newer UPS systems have an energy-saving operating mode known as “eco-mode” or by some other descriptor. Nevertheless, surveys show that virtually no data centers actually use this mode, because of the known or anticipated side-effects. Unfortunately, the marketing materials for these operating modes do not adequately explain the cost / benefit tradeoffs. This paper shows that eco-mode provides a reduction of approximately 2% in data center energy consumption and explains the various limitations and concerns that arise from eco-mode use. Situations where these operating modes are recommended and contraindicated are also described.
Data center power and cooling infrastructure worldwide wastes more than 60,000,000 megawatt-hours per year of electricity that does no useful work powering IT equipment. This represents an enormous financial burden on industry, and is a significant public policy environmental issue. This paper describes the principles of a new, commercially available data center
architecture that can be implemented today to dramatically improve the electrical efficiency of data centers.
Data centers today lack a formal system for classifying infrastructure management tools. As a result, confusion exists regarding which management systems are necessary and which are optional for secure and
efficient data center operation. This paper divides the realm of data center management tools into four distinct subsets and compares the primary and secondary functions of key subsystems within these subsets. With a classification system in place, data center professionals can begin to determine which physical infrastructure management tools they need – and don’t need – to operate their data centers.
Home is where the heart is. You want to spend more of your time enjoying the pleasures of home and hearth.
What are you really looking for in your home? At different times of your life there are different answers – new meanings to old words, new definitions of common phenomena. And the whole thinking will be further complicated by
technologies evolving faster every day.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Assuring Contact Center Experiences for Your Customers With ThousandEyes
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Solutions for energy efficient, flexible and
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2. Solutions for office buildings
Offices account for more At Schneider Electric, we
than 30% of total commercial deliver energy management
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organization optimize energy
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3. 50 kWh/m 2
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Our energy management solutions combined with appropriate building
design improve building operation and cut energy consumption by up to
50 kWh/m2 per year – for energy-positive buildings, it is possible to achieve
zero consumption
Make the most of your energy
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5. Solutions for office buildings
A new way of thinking
about energy
The amount of energy an office building uses is about more
than just utility bills. What if you could leverage smarter building
energy management as a key differentiator for your business?
Not only is this possible – in today’s fiercely competitive market
it is crucial. Your building energy investments must:
> Ensure excellent financial returns.
> Provide an attractive, well-designed working environment that
contributes to greater employee efficiency.
> Comply with current and – ideally – future legal and regulatory
requirements.
> Support Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR 2001) objectives.
The capacity to meet these expectations has a direct impact
on the business value your organization can deliver to all of its
stakeholders.
10 to 15 kg
CO2 / 3 min
The carbon dioxide emissions of a 10,000 m2
office building
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6. A successful project is
one that is delivered
on time and on
budget. Our solutions
for office buildings
can help you reduce
capital expenditures.
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7. Optimize ROI and
occupant experience
Office buildings come in a variety of shapes
and sizes. They also offer different levels of
amenities. However, all office buildings must
meet a common set of requirements:
> Optimise energy efficiency, e.g. by
adjusting energy consumption to actual
needs.
> Be flexible enough to allow office space to
be restructured as old occupants move out
and new ones move in.
> Improve the working environment and
quality of life.
> Comply with health, safety and energy
standards and regulations.
Choose solutions that
meet your unique needs
> Secure, reliable power supply systems.
> Energy efficiency audits and assessments.
> Energy consumption tracking and analysis.
> Optimised control of heating, ventilation,
Optimise your
air conditioning, lighting and blinds.
capital expenditures,
> Secure, supervised access to buildings.
reduce your operating
> Fire safety systems. costs and increase
> Integrated voice/data/image networks. the business value your
office buildings deliver
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8. Up to
- 30 %
Our solutions
contribute to more
efficient building
operation that can
reduce energy
consumption
by up to 30 %.
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9. Active energy efficiency and environmentally-sound business practices
Knowledge is power:
the power to save
You can’t manage what you can’t measure. Rising energy costs
and environmental awareness have spurred investors, developers,
builders, operators and occupants to make their buildings more energy
efficient. But to truly optimise building energy consumption, you need
detailed, accurate data about how that energy is being used.
70%
of the energy
consumed by an office
building is used for
lighting and HVAC
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10. Consume smarter
and consume less
Track and manage consumption Optimise building energy consumption
to detect opportunities for savings There are several ways to strike the best balance
Installing tracking equipment and analysis between occupant experience and energy
software can provide you with valuable consumption:
information on building operations and
> Use reactive energy compensation to improve
energy consumption. Setting up and analysing
the quality of the energy used and get the best
energy indicators is an effective way to pinpoint
possible utility rates.
consumption peaks and energy losses.
> Install variable-speed drives on pumping and
You can then take targeted corrective measures
ventilation systems.
and assess their impact.
> Manage indoor and outdoor lighting systems;
install manual switches, timers and light or motion
detectors.
A kWh/m2/year > Manage and integrate heating, ventilation,
air conditioning and window-blind operation.
B
> Manage heating, ventilation, air conditioning
C and window-blind operation independently,
D zone by zone, depending on actual occupation,
exposure, etc.
E
> Improve power supply reliability and security
F by correcting the power factor and reducing
G harmonics.
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11. Buy energy at prime rates by using
targeted information to select the best utility rate
on a given day.
> Install hardware and software to automate
consumption tracking.
> Monitor consumption logs and profiles.
> Predict energy demand.
> Analyse utility rates and generate virtual use
scenarios to assist in decision-making.
> Consider the possibility of consolidating
consumption data from several buildings.
> Negotiate rates with utilities:
50%
• Based on the combined consumption of
several buildings.
• Avoiding consumption peaks by shutting down
pre-selected equipment to reduce load.
Variable-speed
drives for HVAC and Use renewable energy resources
pumping equipment
to produce electricity, by investing in solar panels,
can reduce energy
for instance.
consumption by
50% > Supply, manage and secure the energy your
buildings need.
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12. Sustain maximum
performance levels
Sustaining maximum performance over long Our active energy-efficiency solutions incorporate
periods of time is a real challenge. Buildings various levels of service from simple audits to
and insulation materials age, office uses change comprehensive Energy Efficiency Contracts.
and occupants tend to reduce performance These contracts include an obligation to
through day-to-day habits like changing air generate savings that will pay for some or all
conditioning settings or forgetting to turn off of the building improvements made.
lights, etc. However, there are solutions that can
help you to improve performance.
> Set up management tools to track and analyse
data.
> Carry out scheduled maintenance.
> Keep upgrades consistent throughout the
building’s lifetime.
> Provide training on products and systems.
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13. Implement environmentally-
sound practices
A building’s environmental impact and carbon
footprint must be taken into account from the
design stage and at each phase of construction.
At Schneider Electric, we integrate
eco-design into all of our solutions:
> Lower building energy consumption.
> Recyclable materials.
> Lower volume and/or weight to lessen impacts
related to transport and end-of-life waste quantities.
> Manufacturing processes that generate less
pollution.
Our solutions also comply with
25 %
international standards (RoHS Directive)
concerning the disposal of hazardous waste in
obsolete electrical and electronic equipment.
The difference between the
energy efficiency calculated We also offer end-of-lifetime equipment
at the design stage and the management and disposal solutions.
actual efficiency during use
can be up to 25%. The only
way to reduce this difference
is to monitor energy efficiency
on a regular basis.
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14. - 30 %
Reduce
set-up and
reconfiguration
time by 30% thanks
to our flexible,
prefabricated
solutions.
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15. Flexible, upgradeable buildings
Put your office building
to work – full time
A fully-occupied building is a profitable building. To maximise occupancy
rates, office buildings must be flexible enough to be restructured quickly
and inexpensively. Smart office building design allows partition walls to be
changed quickly and easily, new safety functions and facilities to be added,
workstations to be reorganised and power, data and lighting networks to be
modified – effectively putting your building to work full time.
Build better and faster
Use prefabricated equipment that is easier to connect, reducing
construction delivery times. Examples include modular electrical
switchboards, prefabricated wiring systems, pre-wired power sockets and
data outlets, etc.
Simplify the integration of all technical facilities by using open, standard
communication protocols. In today’s buildings, electrical wiring must be
integrated into Building Management Systems (BMS) from the very beginning.
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16. You can increase
occupancy rates
by making your
building safer and
improving occupant
experience
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17. Change your installation at key design
a moment’s notice principles for
Modular electrical installations
flexible offices
> Simplify future modifications by supplying the premises with electricity > Separate areas depending on
through prefabricated wiring systems, with regularly distributed how they are to be used: for
connectors. example, separate technical
facilities for common areas
> Facilitate access to power sockets and network sockets by using
from those for rental units
peripheral cable trunking, floor-level boxes and posts that can be easily
moved or upgraded – or build sockets directly into office furniture. > Separate the fixed parts related
to the building from changeable
Data networks accessible anywhere in the building parts related to the occupants
> Installing voice/data/image consolidation points on the floor deck > Separate areas into small modules
makes network sockets easy to reconfigure. of 25 m2 to 50 m2, each with its own
electrical supply, its own system to
Open-ended Building Managment Systems (BMS) manage lighting and air-conditioning,
and its own utility bills. Depending on
> Using open-ended, standard protocols means that hardware, software
occupant needs, modules may be
and integrating systems can be extended or modified at will.
combined in units of varying sizes.
Fully reliable energy cost breakdown > Apply the same design principles
to all technical facilities: power
> Breaking down consumption by tenant and usage (lighting, HVAC, distribution, tracking, heating,
etc.) provides detailed information according to the surface areas ventilation, air conditioning,
occupied. lighting, fire safety, access
control, Building Management
Systems, data networks, etc.
5 years
On average, occupants move to new premises
or make significant changes to their existing
premises (moving partition walls, converting
individual offices into open-plan offices, etc.)
every 5 years
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19. Safer, more efficient buildings
From always ”on”
to ”on demand”
Safe, efficient office buildings optimise temperature, lighting, ventilation and
noise and provide convenient access to various networks when and where
they are needed. They also guarantee the safety of employees and the
security of property and data. Making it easy for building occupants to use
energy more efficiently can have a positive impact on comfort, safety and
productivity – not to mention your bottom line.
Make offices easier to use
Regardless of how each office floor is organised,
our solutions guarantee that each workstation
will be close to wall sockets, voice/data/image
connections and HVAC and lighting controls.
Bring controls closer to users, and provide
climate control in the office or a particular area
through the use of multiple temperature, light,
motion and CO2 detectors.
Integrate power and network sockets
discreetly into walls, floors or furniture using
removable modules. A wide range of equipment
and designs are available offering up to six
functions conveniently grouped together at the
same access point.
Place flexible, easily adjustable connection
boxes and posts near meeting tables and offices.
Maintain constant lighting levels by
adjusting lighting intensity according to changes
in natural light.
+ 2 %
Well-designed
and comfortable
offices can increase
employee productivity
by 2%
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20. keys to
productivity
> Control of the work environment:
heating, cooling, air, lighting
> Secure, reliable access
to electricity
> Access to data
> Safety and security: access,
intrusion, fire
> Occupant health
99 %
By having
Schneider Electric
coordinate electrical
protection and secure
power supplies
for your building,
you can achieve
service continuity
of 99%
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21. Improve safety and
security
Ensure a high-availability power supply
for lighting and safety systems, data networks
and sensitive equipment such as lifts. The power
supply is only interrupted in the event of an
extreme risk thanks to coordinated controlgear
and protection equipment.
Protect occupants and visitors from
electrical hazards. Total safety is guaranteed
through differential protection, preventing any
risk of electrocution.
Integrate building security into a solution
that can combine up to five essential functions:
access control, intrusion alarm, fire alarm, CCTV
and safety lighting. In the case of fire detection,
for example, the CCTV system will display
images of the location where the alarm has been
triggered.
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22. Choosing innovative solutions
that add value 3
Solar panels
UPS, protection,
network coupling l
Source management l
l Energy efficiency
s Flexibility 2
n Productivity and safety Heating, ventilation,
air conditioning
Variable-speed drives on
motors l 3
Control and monitoring l
2
4
2
1
Offices, open spaces,
meeting rooms 4
Power sockets s n
VDI network sockets s n
HVAC control l n
Control of lighting and roller blinds l n
Emergency lighting n
Fire safety n
Access control n 4
2
9
Electrical room
Medium-voltage incoming station n l
Low voltage distribution board n l
Energy consumption tracking l
Reactive energy compensation l
Management of harmonics l
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23. 4
Technical facilities on each floor
Distribution board s n l
Energy tracking per use and per tenant l s
Individual invoicing l s
Prefabricated electrical distribution equipment s
VDI dispatching racks s n
VDI Distribution s n
Access control n
Secure power supply (UPS) n
5
Services
Energy efficiency audit l
Audit of equipment and
systems installed l
Energy Efficiency Contract l
Energy consumption
tracking l
1
6
Car park and
surrounding areas
Access control n
Lighting control n l
1
Surveillance n
Ventilation and air
extraction l
6
1 5
8
9 7
8
Building management
7
system
Energy consumption Control room
tracking l Access control n
Supervision l Video surveillance n
Fire safety n
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24. Best-in-class solutions
on which you can count on
Schneider Electric solutions:
> Minimise your capital expenditures and
operating costs.
> Are built on the best-performing products and
equipments in the market.
> Are based on certified architectures.
> Use open-ended, interoperable communication
protocols.
> Are associated with dedicated services
covering the entire life-cycle of the building.
> Meet pre-defined performance criteria.
> Are designed to be deployed by building energy
professionals.
> Are consistent with environmentally- sound and
sustainable business practices.
> Our solutions are available wherever you need
them: the products and equipment we use are
sold in more than 130 countries.
For more information visit our website at: www.schneider-electric.co.in
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