Siddharth Zaveri
ABSTRACT
Heating, cooling, ventilation, conditioning and lighting currently account for approximately 60% of the energy consumption within buildings [4]. The conditioning of these areas, however, are not controlled optimally. Rooms that are empty or only partially occupied are conditioned assuming maximum occupancy rather than actual occupancy. In order to optimize conditioning, room usage must be considered. In this demonstration, we show the interplay between a wireless camera sensor network, which is used for detection and tracking of people entering/exiting rooms, and building energy management infrastructure, which controls the heating, cooling, ventilation and lighting for a room/area.
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Index Terms
- Building energy management systems actuated using wireless camera sensor networks
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