The EIB installation bus is a twisted-pair that is laid parallel to the mains power supply network. The Bus Line interconnects all sensors and actuators of an installation together. Sensors are command initiators such as switches and pushbuttons. Other types of sensors include temperature sensors, brightness sensors etc. Actuators are command receivers such as luminaries, blinds, heating, door openers etc. On each Bus Line up to 64 devices can be operated. Up to 12 such Bus Lines can be joined together with a Line Coupler to form one Bus Area. Up to 15 such Bus Areas can in turn be connected by means of an Area Coupler.
EIB is a fully peer-to-peer network, which accommodates up to 65536 devices. The logical topology allows 256 devices on one line. Lines may be grouped together with a main line into an area. 15 areas together with a backbone line form an entire domain. On open media, nearby domains are logically separated with a 16-bit SystemID. Without the addresses reserved for couplers, (255 x 16) x 15 + 255 = 61.455 end devices may be joined by an EIB network. Installation restrictions may depend on implementation (medium, transceiver types, power supply capacity) and environmental (electromagnetic noise) factors. Installation and product guidelines should be taken into account..
Several media, like Twisted Pair, Powerline, Radio Frequency and Infrared, today support the EIB protocol. It is of course always possible to connect gateways to other media. On EIB TP (Twisted Pair), bit-level collision detection with dominant logical 0 ensures that in case of collision, the transmission always succeeds for one of the communication partners. The resulting elimination of retransmissions further enhances the performance of EIB TP. Together with EIB's powerful group addressing, EIB TP1 Collision Avoidance caters for extreme efficiency with reaction times 100 ms for two simultaneous transmissions. Fast polling allows up to 14 devices to be polled for 1 byte status-information within 50 ms. A physical TP segment may be up to 1000 m long. The electrical segments can have an arbitrary topology (i.e. linear, star, tree, loop or combinations of them) consisting of individual wiring sections as long as the electrical requirements (resistive and capacitive length) are not exceeded. Examples of such topologies of electrical segments are shown in Figure.
The communication between a sensor (e.g. a switch) and an actuator (e.g. a lamp) is a sequence of operations (see Fig. 3.12). In the case of the EIB protocol, a switch - being uniquely defined by its physical address - can communicate to lamps using group addressing. The group addressing is based on the exchange of data coded with common rules between communication objects (mailboxes). A communication object is only able to transmit telegram on a single group address. On the opposite side, a communication object can be subscriber to several group addresses, allowing it to receive telegram from different emitters. That means all EIB Bus devices subscribers to the right group address (i.e. our lamp) will receive the command message from the switch.
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The EIB protocol does not communicate to communicate. The aim of communication is the interworking between sensors and actuators. The interworking pyramid, defines the different interworking degrees. It starts with the data format used and ends with the application functionality. It can be compared to a mail exchange where the communication object is the mailbox and the functionality the complete written order.
Every network variable has a type that defines the units, scaling, and structure of the data contained within the network variable. Network variables must be the same type to be connected. This prevents common installation errors from occurring such as a pressure output being connected to a temperature input. Type translators are available to convert network variables of one type to another type. A set of standard network variable types (SNVTs) is defined for commonly used types. Alternatively, manufacturers may define their own userdefined network variable types (UNVTs). Network variables make possible information-based control systems, rather than old-style command-based control systems. This means that in a LonWorks system, each device application makes its own control decisions, based on information it collects from other devices about what is going on in the system. In a command-based system, devices issue control commands to other devices, so a command-issuing device, that is typically a centralized controller, must be custom programmed to know a lot about the system function and topology. This makes it very difficult for multiple vendors to design standard control devices that can easily be integrated. Network variables make it easy for manufacturers to design devices that systems integrators can readily incorporate into interoperable, information-based control systems.
Obtain total management commitment. Obtain employee cooperation. Conduct an energy survey. This is the "Building Audit" which identifies building characteristics, energy uses in the building, and how much energy is consumed. Identify problems and solutions. Use information gathered in the audit as well as your knowledge of building conditions, and check the appropriate Energy Conservation Opportunities. Set conservation goals. Establish a goal in terms of percent reduction Keep consumption and indoor comfort records. Implement changes. Monitor results. Make appropriate adjustments. Based on monitored results, take appropriate steps to implement any necessary adjustments required by changing conditions.
Evaluating Intelligent Buildings Matrix Tool -PIs The performance indicators selected are: Built Environment Responsiveness Functionality Economic issues Suitability
Comfort and productivity: at what level that the building creates a comfort environment for the occupants Individual control of local environment: can individual occupant change the set-point of their terminal devices such as fan-coil unit or solar shedding devices Health and safety: is it safe and health for people to stay in or around the building Energy consumption and environmental impacts: is there an organisational policy on the operation of the built environment and the associated environmental impacts Integration with the surrounding ecological systems: how are decision made during the design phase regarding to macro-climatic design, building integrated renewable energy sources and rainwater/wastewater utilisation.
Awareness: how well the relevant people understand their relationship with the building Automatic response to changes in the surroundings: is there any measures that allow the building appropriately responds to the changes in the surroundings, utility supply, services systems and usage of the buildings. Performance under emergencies: what level of emergencies can be handled within and around the building Decision-making: the ability of building operators to make decisions in responding to changes Flexible usage: is it flexible to alter the partitions, layouts and services systems for different usage.
Reporting system: how well the information associated with the efficient management and operation of the building is communicated to the relevant parties. Building Management System (BMS): is there a BMS installed and how is it being used. Maintenance: how the building, including architectural features, BMS (if any), and services systems, is maintained. Facility Management (FM): is there a facility manager or management team and how technically competent are they. Easy-to-use through design: how the issues related to the ease of use is considered in the design phase.
Investment: are the intelligent building technologies are valued by the relevant decision makers Energy supply: how easy (or difficulty) is it to change the supply of energy Resources (water, waste treatment, etc): how energy audit, monitoring of water usage, and waste treatment are carried out Costs: how the operating cost associated with energy and other utilities are paid by tenants Budget: what procedure is employed to determine the ratio of the initial construction cost to the lifecycle cost
Suitability
Special use: does the building provide features to satisfy special needs of some individuals such as the disabled or elderly. IT connectivity: does the building have access to specialist services providers through IT network. Location: is the building located such that the activities within the building have easy access to the relevant sources Organisation: is there an appropriate communication between different divisions of an organisations that allow effective dissemination of information associated with efficient operation of the building Internal flow and operational planning: what process or method are employed in the design phase to make decisions associated with the location of interacting divisions in the building and the movements of staff and information.
Do they feel comfort and are they productive in the building How well do they understand their relationship with the building Do they have a role in the energy management Investment decision-makers: do they understand the benefit of intelligent building technologies and are they willing to investigate the feasibility of relevant investment People with special needs (such as the disabled and elderly): can the building satisfy their special needs
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Does the system provide facilities for individuals to change the set-point of local devices according to their desire Are the building and its systems well integrated with the surroundings Is the building controlled and managed by a Building Management System (BMS) Is it technically feasible to change the suppliers of utilities when considered beneficial Does the building have good access to the internet.
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What measures are there to ensure the safety and health of people staying in and around the building Facilities equipped to handle emergencies Maintenance and services of the facilities equipped to handle emergencies Treatment of the waste and use of renewable energy sources The factors associated with the location of the building that affect the performance of the building under emergencies The process of adapting energy management policies within the organisations The technical competence of the building operators in dealing with any relevant change The technical competence of the facility managers Facilities for individual tenants to control and meter their utilities Organisational regime of dealing with energy related issues Design considerations and decisions on the integration of the building and its systems with the surroundings Design considerations and decisions on possible change of partitions, layout and services systems required by the change of usage The use, operation and maintenance of building systems Decision on the initial and lifecycle costs Urban and building internal planning
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Each of the performance indicators has a value ranging from 0 to 5, with 5 indicating the best and 0 indicating the worst. Once these individual performance indicators are assessed against the relevant building features, the overall performance is computed as below:
IQ g B PB g R PR g F PF g E PE g S PS
where: PB PR PF PE PS are the value of individual performance indicators: Built Environment, Responsiveness, Functionality, Economic and Suitability respectively. g g g g g are respectively the weighting factors for individual performance indicators . g g g g g 5 And: The value of IQ specifies the intelligence of a building under the Matool. The maximum value of IQ is 125. The rating of the intelligent building is accordingly specified as follows:
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Evaluating Intelligent Buildings Matrix Tool -Assessment The assessment comprises three stages: Stage 1 <Assessment purposes>: to determine the weighting factors Stage 2 <Individual assessment>: to assess all relevant individual performance indicators Stage 3 <Overall assessment>: to compute the overall performance based on the weighting scheme determined in stage 1 and the value of individual performance indicators determined in stage 2.
Stage 2: Individual PI
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