Automatic Window Shade System with Ambient Light and Temperature Sensors

Automatic Window Shade System with Ambient Light and Temperature Sensors

Description of the Project and Why We Chose It

With any operating business, either large or small, one of the primary goals is cost control. A better way to save bills on energy cost is to make this issue relate to intelligent building. Although there are many approaches to maintaining the outgoing costs and energy usage in a commercial business, a key solution is better control of the radiant light and heat from the sun that comes through the windows of the building. The light and temperature sensor automatic window shade will do just that

Deliverable:

When the light sensor detects a specified level of light from the sun during the day, the shade will lower allowing less glare, fading and UV-rays to interior of the building. When the sun light intensity depletes as the day departs, the sensor will then direct the system to raise the window shade. If the room temperature rises above that set by the HVAC system, the window shade will lower allowing less radiant heat in. By doing this, the rooms in a building will remain at a better controlled temperature therefore lowering energy costs and preventing excessive energy use in a commercial building.

Challenges:

There will be challenges in the group when developing the coding and programming of the system but through determination and profitable use of time and materials, the outcome will prove to be successful in preserving energy.

Relation to Intelligent Building:

The benefits of this automatic window shade will collaborate with HVAC system to reduce and manage the use of energy. This system relates to intelligent building because it is an integrated technology that can reduce the energy and costs by using the sensor and window shade, also making occupants feel more comfortable and productive. We are trying to design a light sensor that detects a specified level of light intensity from the sun in order to cause window shade to avoid glare, fading and UV-rays to the interior of the building. Besides that, the heat transfer through the window will be controlled and collaborated with HVAC system.

This topic will improve occupant comfort and productivity while reducing energy consumption, so we think it should be related to the intelligent building.

Outline:

1. Abstract

   a. In order to maintaining the outgoing costs and energy usage in a commercial business, a key solution is better control of the radiant light and heat from the sun that comes through the windows of the building.

2. Introduction

    a. Background in sensors.

    b. Why we chose this topic.

3. Overview

    a. The light and temperature sensor automatic window shade would ideally collaborate with a building’s       HVAC system

4. Design and Technical Approach

    a.  Design Approach: How to program the code.

    b. Technical Approach: Electrical design with sensors.

5. Facilities and resources

    a.  Relevant technology and materials.

6. Deliverable

    a.  Prove that energy can be reserve.

7. Results/conclusion

Comments:

To Dave Barbalace:

3-D printing does make our life easier, and also saves much time in creating ideal and complicated things. We are interested in how 3-D printing can be turned out in a large scale based on different materials. This is you probably going to more focus on and how is the BIM going to affect this technology. We are looking forward to see your project.

To Ryan Taylor:

We think Mechanical and structural systems in the Revit will be a little difficult than Architectural System. We don’t have much experience with those two systems on the Revit either, so we hope you can show us how to make the drawings and how to combine those three systems together.