Smart in-building micro-grid for energy management

大多数建筑能源管理应用程序都需要某种形式的网络。目前，由于大多数现有建筑物缺乏适当的通信基础设施，这些应用程序的部署受到很大阻碍。该项目的目的是为现有建筑物提供通信基础设施，使它们能够以成本效益高的方式安装控制和其他系统，以节约能源和/或改善居住者的福利。该项目将产生易于安装的统一电力和通信网络，使建筑物所有者和居住者能够以比现有解决方案低得多的成本以模块化即插即用的方式添加功能。在数据速率方面，该网络将是面向未来的，能够处理直到闭路电视监控的窄带应用。由于运行该系统的所有电子模块都受益于保护网络环境，因此设备寿命也将延长。由于该网络不仅适用于能源相关的更广泛的应用，对基本网络的投资也在更广泛的功能上摊销，从而提高了ROI。

Most building energy management applications require some form of networking. Currently the deployment of these applications is greatly hampered by the lack of an appropriate communications infrastructure in most existing buildings. The aim of this project is to provide existing buildings with a communications infrastructure that opens them up for the cost-effective installation of control and other systems that conserve energy and/or improve occupant well-being. The easy-to-install unified power and communications network that will be the result of this project will allow building owners and occupants to add functionality in a modular plug&play fashion at a much lower cost than existing solutions. In terms of data rate the network will be future-proof, able to deal with narrow-band applications up to CCTV surveillance. As all electronic modules that run of this system benefit from the protective network environment, equipment life will be extended as well. As the network lends itself for a wider variety of applications, not only energy-related, the investment in the basic network is amortised over a broader range of functions, improving ROI.