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Experimental Building of Nîmes Institute of Technology
Other in NIMES
Applications Used
Lighting
Heating, Ventilation & Air conditioning (HVAC)
Security and Safety
Operation and Visualisation
Energy Management/Smart Metering
Other
Automation and Remote Access
Blind and Shutter Control
Project Details
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Project Category | Other |
| Project Type | Residential |
| Year of Completion | 2018 |
| Project Size | 1 – 100 |
| Number of KNX Devices Used | 1 – 25 |
| KNX Transmission Media | IP |
| Man Hours | 1 – 100 |
| Man Power | 1 – 5 |
Featured in this project
Detailed Description
Energy Efficiency
The usage of automated functions already save energy in every installation. Especially the usage of KNX has a lot of potential for further energy savings, which can contribute to a better environmental footprint. Be extending KNX to more functions and applications, energy savings of up to 60% can be realised. Thanks to the flexibility of KNX, these functions can easily be implemented in this installation
Innovation
Smart homes and buildings are always an upgrade in comparison to a conventional installation. Not only automated functions and a higher level of comfort contribute to a higher living standard, but also the possibility to be ready for coming innovations. Thanks to the usage of KNX, the door has been opened to integrate new innovative solutions, using the worldwide STANDARD for home and building control.
Applications Used
- Lighting - Timed Control, Automatic Occupancy Detection
- Heating, Ventilation & Air conditioning (HVAC) - Central & Automatic Control, Timed Operation Modes, CO2 / Humidity Measuring
- Security and Safety
- Operation and Visualisation - Switches / Push Buttons, PC Visualisation
- Energy Management/Smart Metering - Metering, Visualisation, Current Detection, Use of Renewable Energies
- Other
- Automation and Remote Access - Logical Functions, System Supervision
- Blind and Shutter Control - Individual Control, Group & Central Control, Automatic Programs
Customers Description
This experimental building is a project designed in 2009 and carried out by Civil Engineering students during their graduation projects. It is designed with the idea of being a reference for the research team in the field of energy efficiency. It is an educational tool to enable students to gain an applied understanding of the building's energy issues; For data acquisition and control we used several techniques and protocols to provide students with complete information about these systems. We used KNX, MBus systems and direct connection to a central acquisition system. The KNX system controls the various components such as lighting, shutters and electrical outlets using sensors (electrical energy, humidity, CO2 levels, outdoor and indoor temperatures and luminosity). A digital interface (Node-Red - InfluxdB - Grafana) connected to the KNX
system allows data to be displayed and stored for
analysis by students with an educational or
experimental research purpose.
Contact Information
| Company Name | IUT de Nîmes |
| Company Email | abbas.abbas@umontpellier.fr |
| Company Website | https://iut-nimes.edu.umontpellier.fr/ |
| Contact Name | ABBAS |
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