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Authors:
Harald Schrom
Tobias Michaels
Steffen Stein
Rolf Ernst
Keywords: low-power; low-cost; building automation; embedded systems; smart grid; platform
Abstract:
In this paper we propose a new reliable, lowpower and low-cost platform for a building automation system, BAS, which is suitable to be used as a single platform for all appliances of a building. Furthermore today’s platforms for building automation do not focus on low-energy consumption of the platform itself. The costs are also quite high and the installation has limited flexibility and needs extensive planning. The proposed platform features low-power consumption, has a reliable wired structure which is flexible, simply structured and can easily be extended. The low-power and low-cost approach targets the wide spreading of smart buildings to maximize global energy saving and to easily interface with a future smart grid. The SmallCAN platform has shown during evaluation in our demonstrator that it is able to fullfil all identified requirements of a modern building automation system.
Pages: 13 to 18
Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2011
Publication date: May 22, 2011
Published in: conference
ISSN: 2308-412X
ISBN: 978-1-61208-136-6
Location: Venice/Mestre, Italy
Dates: from May 22, 2011 to May 27, 2011