The objective of this paper is to present a conceptual architecture of a Building Energy Management Open Source Software (BEMOSS) platform. The proposed BEMOSS platform is expected to improve sensing and control of equipment in small- and medium-sized buildings, reduce energy consumption and help implement demand response (DR). It aims to offer: scalability, robustness, plug and play, open protocol, interoperability, cost-effectiveness, as well as local and remote monitoring. In this paper, four essential layers of BEMOSS software architecture -- namely User Interface, Application and Data Management, Operating System and Framework, and Connectivity layers -- are presented. A laboratory test bed to demonstrate the functionality of BEMOSS located at the Advanced Research Institute of Virginia Tech is also briefly described.
Revised: January 27, 2016 |
Published: December 1, 2014
Citation
Khamphanchai W., A. Saha, K. Rathinavel, M. Kuzlu, M. Pipattanasomporn, S. Rahman, and B.A. Akyol, et al. 2014.Conceptual Architecture of Building Energy Management Open Source Software (BEMOSS). In IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference Europe (ISGT-Europe 2014), October 12-15, 2014, Istanbul, Turkey. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE.PNNL-SA-102271.doi:10.1109/ISGTEurope.2014.7028784