Are wireless sensors and controls ready for the building automation industry? Selected case studies and technology development activities

World Energy Engineering Congress 2006, WEEC 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 592-604

  Kintner Meyer, Michael ^a   Brambley, Michael R ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING AUTOMATION; BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEMS; BUILDING CONTROLS; BUILDING OPERATIONS; CONTROL POINT; DEMONSTRATION PROJECT; FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS; FUTURE APPLICATIONS; GENERAL DESCRIPTION; HVAC SYSTEM; IN-BUILDINGS; INSTALLATION COSTS; JOHNSON CONTROLS; MONITORING APPLICATIONS; OPERATIONAL BENEFITS; PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORIES; PHYSICAL WORLD; POSSIBLE FUTURES; SYSTEM COSTS; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT; WIRED SENSORS; WIRELESS DEVICES; WIRELESS RADIO-FREQUENCY; WIRELESS SENSOR; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES;

AIR CONDITIONING; DATA ACQUISITION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS; SENSORS; TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

COST REDUCTION;

EID: 84865472728     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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