Low Cost Indoor Occupancy and Climate Monitoring System For Energy Conservation
Primary Information
Domain
Energy
Project No.
8073
Sanction and Project Initiation
Sanction No:
Sanction Date: 19/12/2016
Project Initiation date: 09/02/2017
Project Duration: 36
Partner Ministry/Agency/Industry
Ministry of Power
Role of partner: Provide funding support
Support from partner:
Principal Investigator
Anoop Singh
IIT Kanpur
Host Institute
Co-PIs
Y N Singh
IIT Kanpur
Scope and Objectives
To develop a cost-effective monitoring system using programmable hardware for remote monitoring of indoor occupancy and climate to provide real-time periodic actionable information for operating Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) plants to conserve energy.
Deliverables
An Energy Management System (EMS) comprising standardised programmable hardware with sensors and portal with dashboards for operator and supervisory monitoring of indoor climate to provide real-time periodic actionable information for operating Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) plants to conserve energy. Implement the system at a limited scale at IIT Kanpur to demonstrate its capability.
Scientific Output
Estimate the potential for energy saving from HVAC system using monitored indoor climate data from the implemented locations at IIT Kanpur and use this to highlight the need for effective monitoring and improvement in operational practices. This is a work in progress.
Results and outcome till date
A new module to calculate excess cooling, excess energy consumption and hence potential for cost saving has been implemented. Daily, weekly and monthly excess energy consumption is estimated and visualised through EMS portal. Device and team Management module incorporated.
Societal benefit and impact anticipated
A developing society like India can lower its carbon footprint by adopting energy efficient practices. The projects outcome would be available for deployment through EMS portal with set of instructions, manuals and downloadable files. Given the substantial amount of energy used for indoor climate improvement, the EMS can help reduce overall energy usage in the country.
Next steps
1. Deployment of Supervisor and operator dashboard to access implementation issues.
2. Development of manuals for self-implementation of the developed EMS.
3. Explore implementation at off-site location like IITK's Noida outreach centre.
4. Development of Android based app.
5. Work further on completion of research paper.
Publications and reports
To be developed based on new module and data being compiled by the system. Heat load calculations and energy saving potential would provide further support to analytics to be applied to the data collected.
Patents
To be explored now
Scholars and Project Staff
Ms. Deeksha Yadav - Deputy Project Manager (2 year)
Ms. Divya Devi - Project Associate (1 year 9 months)
Mr. Sharad Singh - Project Manager (1 year 1 month)
Ms. Smrati (5+ months)
Mr. Gaurav Gupta - PHD scholar
Challenges faced
Need for operator and supervisor cooperation in understanding the need and relevance of implementation of EMS at a site.
Financial Information
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Total sanction: Rs. 88.75 lakhs
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Amount received: Rs. 58.75 lakhs
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Amount utilised for Equipment: Rs. 11.52 lakhs
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Amount utilised for Manpower: Rs. 29.65 lakhs
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Amount utilised for Consumables: Rs. 0.85 lakhs
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Amount utilised for Contingency: Rs. 0.29 lakhs
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Amount utilised for Travel: Rs.0.25 lakhs
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Amount utilised for Other Expenses: 0
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Amount utilised for Overheads: Rs. 12 lakhs
Equipment and facilities
Data logger development (see pic) Organisation Registration Module created for standalone implementation of EMS in an organisation. Offisite Implementation at IITK Noida Centre.
