A Control Methodology for Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) in Heat Networks with Distributed Generation

Jones, Sean Rhys; Beardmore, John; Gillott, Mark; Boukhanouf, Rabah; Walker, Gavin

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2018.10.011

Authors

Sean Rhys Jones

John Beardmore

MARK GILLOTT mark.gillott@nottingham.ac.uk
Professor of Sustainable Building Design

Dr RABAH BOUKHANOUF RABAH.BOUKHANOUF@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Associate Professor

GAVIN WALKER gavin.walker@nottingham.ac.uk
The Sir Harry and Lady Djanogly Chair in Sustainable Energy

Abstract

Reducing building energy consumption is important to achieve sustainable development, as a result, there is a need to investigate better energy systems with well-designed management infrastructure. At the Creative Energy Homes, a low-temperature heat network with distributed generation links seven properties. The aim of the system is to investigate the efficiency benefits of low-temperature heating, while at the same time testing the prosumer concept. For homeowners to be prosumers, they can buy and sell heat to a network. This system is the first of its kind, and as a result required bespoke Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS). This paper focuses on the hardware, software, and system operation used as part of project SCENIC (Smart Controlled Energy Networks Integrated in Communities). The project utilises a simple and cheap hardware configuration involving relays, IO boards and RaspberryPi microcomputers. An open-source Building energy Management System (oBeMS) platform is used for monitoring and control.

Citation

Jones, S. R., Beardmore, J., Gillott, M., Boukhanouf, R., & Walker, G. (2018). A Control Methodology for Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) in Heat Networks with Distributed Generation. Energy Procedia, 153, 295-302. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2018.10.011

Journal Article Type	Article
Acceptance Date	Sep 9, 2018
Online Publication Date	Nov 12, 2018
Publication Date	2018-10
Deposit Date	Nov 26, 2018
Publicly Available Date	Nov 27, 2018
Journal	Energy Procedia
Print ISSN	1876-6102
Publisher	Elsevier
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	153
Pages	295-302
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2018.10.011
Public URL	https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1309053
Publisher URL	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876610218308233?via%3Dihub