An energy-efficient smart comfort sensing system based on the IEEE 1451 standard for green buildings

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 4245-4252

  Kumar, Anuj ^a   Hancke, Gerhard P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

graphical user interface; green building; IEEE1451 standard; sensor node; smart sensor; thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

SENSOR NODES; SMART SENSORS; THERMAL COMFORT;

ENERGY EFFICIENT; GREEN BUILDINGS; IEEE-1451; IEEE1451 STANDARD; SENSING SYSTEMS;

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES;

EID: 84908447532     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2014.2356651     Document Type: Article

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