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Energy Monitoring Projects Presented to: Alberta Energy Efficiency Alliance Presented by: Tom Jackman, David Silburn January 17, 2017
Energy Monitoring Projects
Presented to:
Alberta Energy Efficiency Alliance
Presented by:
Tom Jackman, David Silburn
January 17, 2017
Training: 35 Apprenticeship + 86 programsStudents: 50,000 /year
ONE OF CANADA’S TOP THREE RESEARCH COLLEGES
Why we’re a top research college…
• A leader in acquiring grant funding
• Proactive in engaging students in research
• Forward-thinking in choosing relevant research areas
INNOVATION BY THE NUMB3RS
The past five years…
$42 million in research funding
1,250
1,200
400
SAIT students engaged in applied research
industry partners served
prototypes developed
RESEARCH GROUPS: WHAT WE DO
Green Building Technologies Design, Fabrication and Testing
RFID Application Development Environmental Technologies Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
We’re on a mission to:
• Lead industry in implementing green-
building technologies
• Provide training in green-building
technologies
• Enhance the commercialization of green
technologies
Green Building Technologies
Research Themes:
• Energy Efficient Building design
• Building Integrated Renewable Energy
• Archtitectural Ecology
• Materials and Advanced Component Assemblies
• Energy Measuring and Monitoring
Green Building Technologies
Energy Measurement and Monitoring
Daly Harvest:measure energy performance ofinnovative greenhouse.
20 temp sensors2 humidistats2 flow sensors
Delta PLClocal data logging
email data files for analysis in excel
hardware cost: $6,300
Conventional Energy Monitoring
PLC based EMM Cloud EMM
Sarina Multi-Residential
Mattamy Single Family
Brookfield Townhomes
Recent Cloud EMM projects
SARINA HOMES
4 x 4-unit residences
16 – 1.5 kw PV system
4 different PV packages
Objective: measure energy generation from each PV system.
Bonus: measure total energy consumption of each living unit
Students installed solar systems and the e-gauge monitoring systems
E-gauge
E-gauge monitoring system for electrical loads
• Measures solar energy production
• Measures house energy consumption
• Sends the data to a website
• Users can go to website to see the data
• Cost per home: $900
website = egauge16452.egauge.es
Sarina EMM project
SARINA EMM Learning
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Research units
Total Produced and Consumed Energy (kWh) from July 2015 to June 2016 (1 Year)
Average of Consumed Energy (kWh) Average of Produced Energy (kWh)
Brookfield Multi-Residential EMM
6 unit townhouse
Electric water heating
Solar energy systems
SunReports monitoring
Sun Reports thermal energy monitoring:
flow sensors temperature sensorselectrical sensor
Sends the data to a websiteUsers go to website to see data
Cost per home: $950 - $1500includes 3 years website
Brookfield EMM project
Brookfield Multi-Residential EMM
Sun Reports
Thermal Energy Monitoring
Mattamy Homes EMM
5 single-family homes
Net – Zero envelope
All-electric + Solar PV
Air source heat pump
Circuit Meter monitoring
Mattamy Homes EMM• Circuit Meter
• Electrical Energy Monitoring
• Webmeter device connects up to 36 CT’s
• Modular sensor boards
• Detailed electrical consumption tracking• Every circuit in the distribution panel
• heating system sub-monitoring
• Send data to a website
• Users go to website
•Cost: $2500/house
Mattamy Homes EMM
Mattamy EMM Learning
EMM Conclusions
Increases energy literacy
Feedback drives conservation
Troubleshoot operating issues
Cloud Technology reduces cost
Facilitate Data-Based Decisions
