Development of an Iot Based Energy Management System for Air Handling Unit

Abstract

The emergence of automation and smart power management systems pave to create a better energy management system. Measuring energy savings and potential reduction of peak demand in a building due to adjustment of AHU (Air Handling Unit) setpoint during working hours is critical for ideal demand-side allocations. Since Air Handling Units are one of the major energy consuming system in a building. This has been a great challenge given too many variable physical characteristics and AHU system thermal dynamics in commercial buildings. Based on the building model, developed and authenticate against measured power consumption data from a smart energy meter, this project deals with how energy savings and peak demand reduction potentials of a building are impacted by AHU, setpoint changes during a working period. It is of the utmost necessity to make a prototype for an existing AHU in order to minimize wastage of power in older buildings without any major renovation. This can be achieved by making the existing system into a closed loop system by our model prototype.