ECO-I LTD – Proof of Concept of a Universal embedded intelligent BMS Controller on a Single PCB

楼宇管理系统(BMS)发挥着最重要的安全功能之一，控制、监控、优化和报告设施(通风、照明、电力、消防、安全)，并使业主能够优化舒适度和效率。与BMS相连的系统平均占建筑能耗的55%。BMS由软件+硬件组成；为产品和服务带来全球机遇。该行业估计价值300亿美元，雇用超过50万名员工，服务于150个国家。超过10000家英国公司在这个市场开展业务。几乎每个工业和家庭建筑都至少有一个BMS控制器，这是一个专门设计的单元，用于管理数据(与温度、湿度、压力、电流等相关)，用来向BMS设备传达指令。减少建筑中能源和碳排放的产品的需求将会越来越大。欧洲的2020年能源文件和里斯本条约规定，“能源效率是关键优先事项”，“失败的代价太高”。欧洲的建筑能源性能指令(EPBD)针对的是建筑控制器的增强机会。此外，显示能源证书(DEC)、碳减排信用(CRC)、BREEAM和IS016001都需要使用BMS-支持英国能源市场到2020年将从目前的430亿GB达到2000亿GB的估计。BSEN 15232(2012年)是为了衡量智能建筑控制对建筑能效的影响而创建的，这是未来建筑设计的预期要求。该项目解决了对节能通用控制器的未得到满足的需求，该控制器最大限度地提高了楼宇管理系统设备之间的互换性，不需要布线，不需要专门的‘专家’，使用通用软件，并通过云最大限度地提高互操作性。基于智能手机技术的低成本“即插即用”方法已被确定，它将实现这一点，满足当前和未来的立法，并打开新的全球市场。

A BMS (Building Management System) plays one of the most important safety functions,controlling, monitoring, optimising, and reporting on facilities (ventilation, lighting, power,fire, security), as well as giving owners the ability to optimise comfort and efficiency.Systems linked to a BMS represent on average 55% of a building's energy usage. A BMSconsists of software+ hardware; leading to global opportunities for products and services.Estimated at $30bn USD, the industry employs over 0.5m staff and serves 150 countries. Over10000 UK companies operate in this market. Almost every industrial and domestic buildinghas at least one BMS Controller - a purpose-built unit that manages data (related totemperature, humidity, pressure, current, etc) which it uses to communicate instructions toBMS devices.Products that reduce energy and carbon emissions in buildings will be in increasing demand.Europe’s Energy 2020 document and the Lisbon Treaty states “Energy efficiency is a keypriority” and “the price of failure is too high”. Europe's Energy Performance of BuildingsDirective (EPBD) targets enhancement opportunities at building controllers. Further, theDisplay Energy Certificates (DEC), Carbon Reduction Credits (CRC), BREEAM andIS016001, all require the use of a BMS – supporting estimates that the UK Energy market willreach £200bn by 2020 from £43bn today. BSEN 15232 (2012) was created to measure theimpact of intelligent building controls on energy efficiency in buildings - expected mandatoryin future building design.This project addresses an unmet need for an energy efficient ‘Universal Controller thatmaximises interchangeability amongst BMS equipment, requires no wiring, no dedicated‘expert’, uses common software, and maximises interoperability via the cloud. A low-cost‘Plug and Play’ approach has been identified based on Smart Phone tech that will achieve this,satisfying current & future legislation and opening up new global markets.