Discuss the basic concepts of model-based automation, control and energy management for building

Project Brief:
– Your tutor: will provide you with a simple one floor house plan in a particular location with North orientation
– Study: the area, dimensions, site characteristics, site potential and limitations and existing buildings neighborhood facilities..etc.
– Apply: the minimum standards of building specifications of your country. This will work as “base case”
– (1) Rotate: the building to the optimal orientation and compare the results in terms of outdoor ventilation. by using Flow Design Software:
http://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/flow-design
– (2) Switch: off the HVAC on summer
– (3) Suggest: a natural ventilation scenario and compare the results against base case.
– (4) Generate: CFD Micro flow analysis by using IES, compare the results of the natural ventilation effect on your internal zones. Useful link for this is: http://www.iesve.com/downloads/help/CFD/MicroFlo.pdf)

– Compare: the results against base case
– Submit: a report of 4000-5000 words.
Requirements

• Discuss the basic concepts of model-based automation, control and energy management for building.
• Explore the principles of design and operation of automation and control systems and their applications to buildings, using different strategies and scenarios.
• Introduce the methods of performance analysis of building automation and control systems.
• Show how is the Smart building technologies can improve buildings’ energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality.

Submission Notes

– Back up your proposals and justifications by citing reputable sources of information (i.e. books, scholarly journals, conference papers, etc.) Make sure that the proper ‘Harvard Referencing Style’ is used when citing references.
– Ensure that all information provided in your reports is written in your own words. All submitted assignments will be checked using advanced plagiarism detection software packages and any identified textual similarity to other sources – even properly referenced tiny ones – will NOT be tolerated.
– During the discussion and tutoring sessions, the tutor will check on your progress and guide you through the process of selecting your project. The tutor will, however, never tell you what strategies to consider, nor will it be possible to correct drafts of your work. Students that achieve the highest marks will be recommended and encouraged to both present their final work at conferences and publish in academic journals.
– You will submit two reports, as per the dates shown in the syllabus.
– Written reports are to be on A4 paper – there is no word limit but it should not exceed 4,000 words. Along with the hard copy report, you are required to submit a soft copy as well.
– A minimum of one and a maximum of two is the number of A0 posters that you can use.
– Late submissions will be subject to penalties as per university regulation

Example of Building specifications for Base Case modelling:
You should use the standard building specification according to your country building codes: