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control systems.

usability of diagnostics for three-phase commercial and industrial environments.

Project Objectives: This project has 4 specific objectives:

In addition, we have made significant advances in understanding the accuracy and

foundation on which to build a commercial three-phase powerline control system. We

4. Show that the communication efficiency target can be attained with two-way

Many existing commercial, industrial and institutional buildings have installed energy

Project Outcomes: The primary outcomes from this project are:

1. The development of three-phase powerline communication technology that

reasonably accurate model of the electrical environment. The overall

representative of the target environment, and capture the noise, signal level and

industrial, commercial, and institutional buildings.

management systems (EMS) as a first step towards greater energy efficiency. One

2. Place the analysis modules in a variety of locations (10 20 buildings) that are

communication between the EMS equipment and the various energy consuming load

1. Fabricate at least 20 wired-in three phase powerline communication analysis

modules

designed to capture the data required to assess the feasibility of

communications reliability data for a statistically valid sample.

2. The analytical confirmation that the technology can work in a variety of

control throughout the entire building, instead of being limited to only a few major loads.

existing energy management systems and to demonstrate its use in the field.

equipment. The proposed technology will allow energy management systems to extend

least 99% in the targeted electrical environments in a manner transparent to

We expect that a significant effort will be necessary to integrate this technology with

devices, which consist primarily of lighting, HVAC and various industrial process

conclude that this technology is a viable solution for commercial three-phase powerline

Conclusions: The project outcomes provide evidence that the technology is valid as a

connected electrical/electronic equipment.

3. Demonstrate that the technology communicates with a reliability level of at

communications reliability during test data acquisition was 99.9%.

can be used to control electrical loads.

problem related to adding intelligent EMS control to an existing building is

utilizing the this technology in the targeted electrical environments of

communication node.

transmission/receiving circuitry that is in the projected cost range of $3 - $5 per

commercial/industrial environments by capturing sufficient data to establish a