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Spinwave Systems provides cost effective retrofit solutions to
make operations of school and university buildings more cost-efficient. Minimal disruption
to building occupants and improved indoor climate are additional
benefits. Reducing the buildings energy consumption and
improving indoor climate can be as
easy as:
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Install wireless sensor in desired locations without the need of conduit or running any wires
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Mount wireless repeaters at strategic locations
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Receive sensor data for temperature and humidity wirelessly into your new or existing building automation system
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Use sensor data to more efficiently control your HVAC equipment
Overview
Schools and universities have traditionally had very poor control of the environmental conditions within their buildings. Constant budget challenges have resulted in a lack of adequate funding for HVAC upgrades. As such, occupant discomfort, lost productivity and wasted energy have become the norm in many of today’s aging educational facilities. Problems include:
- Poor temperature control
- No provisions or schedules for night, weekend and vacation shutdowns or setbacks
- No override capabilities to accommodate after school activities or other events
- Mold growth due to unmonitored and uncontrolled moisture levels during summer months
- Asbestos, concrete blocks, stone and other construction materials make retrofit projects costly
- Indoor air quality of portable classrooms is difficult to efficiently monitor and control
- No accountability of energy consumption due to centralized
utility metering
Solution
Spinwave wireless sensing solutions make it easier and more cost effective than ever to create and maintain a highly energy efficient school or university. Spinwave’s wireless mesh sensor networks can turn your poorly controlled environment into a high performing educational facility – quickly, easily and cost effectively.
- First step in a comprehensive energy audit
- Quick and easy to install
- Integrates with virtually any building automation system
- Reliability of mesh networks provides peace of mind
- An extremely cost-effective solution
- Non-invasive installation process means no inconvenience to
occupants or disruption of educational operations
Example
Spinwave offers a broad range of wireless sensors. Sensor data is wirelessly transmitted to repeaters. Repeaters form a robust mesh network, extending the network's range and providing alternate communication paths in case of interference or RF blockage. Sensor data is received by a wireless access point and made available to the building automation system for improved control of the building comfort and energy consumption.
Products
Wireless Sensors
Available in a variety of form factors (e.g. zone, outdoor, duct)
and for measuring different environmental variables (e.g.
temperature,
humidity,
electricity/gas/water,
voltage.)
Mesh Repeaters/Routers
Significantly extend the range of wireless sensor networks. Using
repeaters,
even sensors in remote locations can be wirelessly connected.
Repeaters are also a good solution to establish a wireless links through
"tough" building materials like stone, brick or concrete.
Interface Options
Wireless access points
for Modbus TCP, Modbus RTU, LON, BACnet IP, and
BAcnet MS/TP make it easy to integrate with a variety of Control Systems:
- Building Automation Systems (BAS)
- Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)
- Distributed Control Systems (DDC)
- Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems (SCADA)
The
Direct I/O Interface is ideal for
applications where the Control System does not provide open protocol
connectivity. Meter pulses are wirelessly mapped to analog outputs. To make
wireless meter readings available to a Control System, I/O Interface outputs
are simply wired to controller inputs. In this case the controller would
accumulate the meter pulses.
Deployment Tool
The
Site Survey Tool allows users to easily
test the RF link quality and signal strength at desired meter locations
prior to installation.