Modules already developed
Modules ready for use :
- Fault Detection & Diagnosis (PCA)
- RenSIM – Renewable Energy Simulation Module
- Fault Detection & Diagnosis
- My Energy Assistant
- BIM Viewer / 3D Visualization Module Zutec Dimensions
- Energy Management
- Load Forecasting
- Indoor Environmental Quality
- ENIXO – Semantic-driven Behaviour Simulation
- WT-BeHave
Modules under developments :
System monitoring
Fault Detection & Diagnosis (PCA)
Module ready for use
by Universitat of Girona
Large number of variables are systematically collected and monitored in buildings. The FDD-PCA module allows to analyse a set of data in an easy and advanced way, alerting of misbehaviours associated with energy consumption and linking it with behaviour of influent monitored points.
Document : FDD user guide (PDF, 1.7 Mo)
For more information, contact us : exit@udg.edu
RenSIM – Renewable Energy Simulation Module
Module ready for use
by CyRIC, Cyprus Research & Innovation Center Ltd
REnSIM is a flexible energy simulation software applicable for Renewable Energy Systems. REnSIM relies on advanced energy modelling algorithms for the design, optimal sizing and real time calculation of energy output and performance of Photovoltaic Systems and Solar Water Heating Systems. The REnSIM advantages concern the ease of use and simplicity, quick setup and fast simulation process, increased accuracy of algorithms due to the dynamic simulation of system performance parameters, performance assessment and detection of production losses.
Document : RenSIM user guide (PDF, 233 ko)
For more information, contact us : rensim@cyric.eu
Fault Detection & Diagnosis
Module ready for use
by Fraunhofer ISE
The Fault Detection and Diagnosis (FDD) Module helps Facility Managers and other technical personel who wants to get a quick yet deep overview of their managed buildings operation by reducing the effort on accessing and displaying their measured data and enabling them to utilize rich visualization capabilities and additional data sources like Fault Detection and Diagnostics (FDD). It is based on the powerfull mondas® platform.
The main purpose of this module is to enable decision support for the operational management of the building by providing an overview as well as detailed information on the energy operation of buildings and building services like e.g. heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, lighting etc. Also if avaiable it provides clear and targeted energy performance information on the basis of outputs from FDD algorithms as well as forecast energy consumption datasets from the building energy simulation models.
Screenshots : COP dashboard, Fault plot
For more information, contact us : nicolas.rehault@ise.fraunhofer.de
Visualization
My Energy Assistant
Module ready for use
by Inoxia
The data visualization module for building occupants is aimed to help reduce de performance gap by:
- Giving access to the data collected on the building to the occupants
- Making the data understandable and easy to read for a large audience (non-technical profiles)
- Influencing them in their daily interaction with the building by providing indicators that they can well apprehend
Screenshot : See the dashboard
For more information, contact us : contact@inoxia.com
BIM Viewer / 3D Visualization Module Zutec Dimensions
Module ready for use
by Zutec
Dimensions is an application that can show real time data from a building on the 3D model providing an interactive interface to the current status of the building. This allows facility managers to quickly identify potential problems to take the neccesary actions. This is aided by any data associated with the model. eg. Maintanance manuals or warranty information.
Video : Watch an animation of the HIT2GAP pilot sites
For more information, contact us : info@zutec.com
Energy control
Energy Management
Module ready for use
by Enerit
Energy Management is a concern when not considered necessary or not accurately performed, but it becomes core business when it is managed in a systematic way. Energy Management is a resource, simple, secure, clean and economical while maintaining adequate level of services with the minimum requirement of energy. The Energy Management module supports Organizations who aim to have a systematic way to reduce year-by-year energy costs, and the capability of supporting all aspects of the Energy Management System (EnMS), in compliance to the ISO 50001 international standard.
The Service as a Software (SaaS) has a unique energy management functionality :
- energy review process visualized through integrated Sankey energy flow diagrams, tables and graphs
- identifying baselines and Energy Performance Indicators (EnPIs)
- capturing & prioritizing improvement opportunities for easy decision-making
- automated assignment of actions with target dates & reminders to energy team members
- management reports including energy and action status dashboard as well as all the management system capability
- document management
- audit & non-conformance management
- meetings & management review
“Within an ISO 50001 EnMS and the SaaS, the process is identified and communicated to the stakeholders, e.g. the operators and the energy managers. Through the analysis of the energy data, deviations will be highlighted and corrective actions can be implemented to bring the system under control and make sure it does not happen again (through training, updated procedures communicated to the operators and the energy managers etc.).”
Screenshot : Energy Management Visualization
Document : Enerit ISO 50001 user guide (PDF, 6.31 Mo)
For more information, contact us : info@enerit.com
Load Forecasting
Module ready for use
by Universitat of Girona
An accurate estimation of future energy consumption helps energy/facility managers to have a better energy control budget or decide how to schedule energy intensive sytems. Also, they allow to calculate savings when energy efficiency measurements are implemented. This module provides load forecasting for different horizon times and using different methodologies, which allows its use for a large set of builiding types.
Document : Forecasting user guide (PDF, 290 ko)
For more information, contact us : exit@udg.edu
GapReasoner
Module under developments
by Fraunhofer ISE
The GapReasoner Module helps Energy Managers who want to assess the energy performance of a building by countering the lack of a meaningful reference and providing a list of possible reasons of a performance gap.
It relies on uncertainty analysis (UA) and sensitivity analysis (SA) of building performance simulation. The module provides the possibility to run simulation models with a set of uncertain input parameters (e.g. building parameters, climate conditions, occupancy). The simulation results (e.g. energy consumption) are represented by probability distributions, according to the input probability distributions of the uncertain parameters.
Making use of uncertainty analysis methods gives the user a more reliable simulation result, as input uncertainties are taken into account.
Additionally, the module provides methods for sensitivity analysis, which allows for determining the impact of varying input parameters on the output variation. This funcionality is used to provide a list of most influencial parameters in case of a detected performance gap.
The module works as a backend service and provides results data to other BEMSever modules (like the FM Display Module).
ModSCO – Reduced Order Models to tackle the performance gap
Module under developments
by National University of Ireland Galway
ModSCO is an application that provides engineers an easy interface to produce Reduced Order Models (ROM) underpinned by MODELICA ® language without the hassle of learning complicated simulation software. Energy managers can use the models generated by ModSCO for a variety of energy related applications such baselining or assessment of energy savings. ModSCO is integrated with BEMServer so it can retrieve relevant static data and performance variables like energy consumption from different tooms or buildings. ModSCO is also capable of connecting with other BEMServer services like CALIBRO, FDD-PCA or ENERIT Energy Management module to provided added value services using your models.
Guidelines : https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019020018
For more information, contact us : iruse@nuigalway.ie
Indoor Environmental Quality
Module ready for use
by University of Strathclyde
This module provides simulation-based assessments of thermal comfort, visual comfort and indoor air quality. These assessments are provided for each user workstation, with outcomes indicating locations and times when performance standards are not met. Application of the module requires the a priori construction of a high-resolution model of the estate, in whole or part.
Guidelines : http://www.esru.strath.ac.uk/Programs/ESP-r.htm
Energy behaviour
ENIXO – Semantic-driven Behaviour Simulation
Module ready for use
by EGE University
Enixo, the semantic driven energy behavior module, provides energy controlling and forecasting in buildings, offers a benchmarking tool for energy efficiency improvement, whilst keeping its special focus on indoor air quality and users’ comfort. In particular, the tool detects bad indoor air quality, checks its compliance with the standards and identifies occupant discomfort states in buildings.
The tool provides practical solutions including :
- Detect abnormal energy consumption and its location
- Monitor energy consumption and compare to the predicted consumption
- Compare energy performance between floors, zones, spaces etc.
- Detect user discomfort state and bad indoor quality
- Generate recommendations towards energy efficiency and user comfort
WT-BeHave
Module ready for use
by APINTECH LTD
Energy systems are more and more optimized in buildings… yet, what about human behavior?
What about :
- lights and heating systems left open in unoccupied spaces or during non work hours?
- fast- in the morning- and late- in the evening-heating/ cooling of spaces?
- lighting systems used during daylight conditions?
- space overheating or over-cooling due to improper
- setting of the thermostats?
- windows left unintentionally open?
- blinds that block the sun in the winter and allow it through in the summer?
There are some of the most common behavioral issues we encounter in buildings.
WT – BeHave, is a Wireless Things add-on that lets you trace such events, calculate their energy impact and send out notifications to users or managers of spaces.
It even lets you set up control schemes based on behavioral events. Human behavior is considered a most untapped opportunity for energy efficiency in buildings. WT BeHave uses high innovation and low cost technology to tap into it.
Video : Description of the WT Behave module
Document : WT Behave Guidelines (PDF, 290 ko)
For more information, contact us : info@apintech.com
