The Universal Communication Gateway is an external, high-performance, low-cost building automation multiprotocol gateway for integrating boiler/burner controls into building management systems.
GE Lighting and Trane, a brand of Ingersoll Rand, have announced a new way for building owners to control the largest consumers of energy in commercial buildings — HVAC and lighting — with a combined solution for energy management.
A drive for cost savings and energy efficiency has brought a wave of new players and capabilities into the building automation market, according to ABI Research. Rather than competing directly with the giants of the established building automation market, these new entrants are bringing additional managed data services.
The chillers at Broward Health Medical Center were not achieving the kW per ton for which they were rated — a serious problem that they had not been aware of before, and which had probably cost them over $1 million in excess energy use since installation.
It’s no secret sensors play a critical role in building automation operation and efficiency. Their impact and effectiveness will depend on how the sensors correlate with other devices and components across the greater HVAC system. This requires some emphasis on effective design attributes and integration strategies.
The WattNode Revenue line of electric power meters are designed for use in applications requiring revenue-grade accuracy. The meters meet the accuracy requirements of ANSI C12.1 and C12.20 Class 0.5, and support Modbus, BACnet, or LonTalk® communications protocol.
The KL6781 M-Bus master terminal gathers data on energy consumption in building automation solutions. The master terminal extends its range of energy measurement terminals; electricity, water, gas, or energy meters with M-Bus interfaces can be integrated into the firm’s fieldbus-independent bus terminal system.
Added to the WattNode® family is the WattNode BACnet® meter (MS/TP), which offers cost-effective energy and power metering for building automation communications protocols. The meters provide line-powered single- and three-phase wye or delta configurations up to 600 vac and 6,000A.
Modbus I/O modules for networkable and standalone monitoring and control applications deliver new and flexible I/O options to users and broaden the company’s I/O product range for contractors, systems integrators, end users, and OEMs.
In addition to the 10 AHR Expo Innovation Award winners highlighted in this issue, 31 other products have been recognized with honorable mentions in the same 10 product categories. The honorable mentions are listed here.