200 Braddell Road Singapore 579700
Building and Construction Authority
On-line Smart Air-Balancing System for Net Zero Energy Buildings
- Project Key Words:
- Smart Air Balancing System
- PI:
- Prof. Cai Wenjian
- Organization:Nanyang Technological University
- Designation:Professor
- Project Period:
- 01/02/2019 To 31/07/2021
- Project Description:
- Automatically and accurately balances the supplied airflow of each terminal in air conditioning and mechanical ventilation systems.
- Lead Organization:
- Nanyang Technological University
- Project Impact
- Employs "network control systems" concepts and algorithms to control the airflow rate.
- IADS is designed to automatically balance the air duct system with a user-friendly software interface.
- IADS is equipped with fault detection algorithms to detect common faults in duct systems.
- Project status:
- On-Going Completed Terminated
- Project Outcomes:
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Better Indoor Air Quality : IADS provides accurate air flowrate control for every zone with the deviation less than 4%. The response time of the change in air flowrate is greatly reduced, which significantly increases the controllability on air flowrate.
Energy Saving :the IADS enables a smooth control of the fan speed to match the supply volume of air to the desired value which can significantly reduce the fan power consumption.
Rapid Deployment : All components in IADS are connected into the wireless local area network. The installation is convenient for avoiding running electrical signal wires.
Low cost : All components in IADS are affordable and easy to install and the system commissioning is fully automatic without the involvement of professional engineers. The system is extremely competitive in the industry for providing high quality air distribution solutions.
