Development of a Compact Wireless Sensor for Analysing Building Energy Consumption: A Cost-Effective Approach

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10.2991/978-94-6463-602-4_32How to use a DOI?

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construction; greenhouse gas emissions; electricity usage; wireless sensor node; minimal latency

Abstract

Construction significantly contributes to Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHGe), accounting for 40% of the total. These emissions are either due to the embodied carbon in construction materials or due to their operational carbon (energy consumption during the service life of the building). Considering the current standards, the newly constructed building complies by the rules and regulations initiated by the government to meet the international energy standards. However, these standards were just a decade old and many of the old constructions do not fit into the current energy standards. Infact most of the buildings in Europe were constructed prior to 1990s and for their daily operation, they heavily rely on energy. While the electric meter provides overall measurements of the electricity consumption for the entire building, it is imperative to recognize that the electricity usage within individual sections of the floor often holds greater insights. Directly monitoring of the electricity usage of specific floor areas allows for a more precise analysis and targeted interventions to optimize energy usage and efficiency within those sections. Therefore, in this study, a wireless sensor node specifically designed for measuring the electricity consumption of the building floors is developed. This sensor is compact, and it integrates a current transformer, and a wireless microcontroller module. The sensor operates on the principle of electromagnetic induction and converts the high primary current into proportionally lower secondary current for measurements. Lightweight and with minimal latency, the developed instrumentation efficiently collects the energy data.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ali Akbar Shah
AU  - Irina Tal
AU  - Reihaneh Aghamolaei
AU  - Danish Inam
AU  - Muhammad Kashif Shah
AU  - Inam Ul Ahad
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/12/24
TI  - Development of a Compact Wireless Sensor for Analysing Building Energy Consumption: A Cost-Effective Approach
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Key Enabling Technologies (KEYTECH 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 235
EP  - 242
SN  - 2589-4943
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-602-4_32
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-602-4_32
ID  - Shah2024
ER  -