Masters Theses
Abstract
"Pressing environmental concerns and rising energy costs have led many organizations to carefully review their energy consumption. Conservation requires that energy use be monitored accurately and continuously, to identify areas with higher energy consumption. Lighting has repeatedly been identified as such an area. A simple, yet effective method for reducing lighting energy consumption is retrofitting existing light fixtures with modern energy-efficient versions. The University of Missouri-Rolla is currently carrying out a lighting retrofit of all fixtures on campus. The pilot building for this project is McNutt Hall, as it has the single highest consumption of lighting energy. The results of the pilot study will be used to guide the remainder of the retrofit project. The focus of the research described in this thesis is the development and deployment of an automated, networked system for real-time monitoring of lighting energy. The specific contributions of the research involve the design of the lighting monitoring system architecture and the communication network that links it to the campus building automation system"--Abstract, page iii.
Advisor(s)
Sedigh, Sahra
Committee Member(s)
Chowdhury, Badrul H.
Smith, Scott
Department(s)
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Degree Name
M.S. in Computer Engineering
Sponsor(s)
University of Missouri--Rolla Physical Facilities Department
Publisher
University of Missouri--Rolla
Publication Date
Fall 2007
Pagination
viii, 85 pages
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 51-52).
Rights
© 2007 Sadeep Kunchum, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Computer network architecturesElectric lighting -- Energy conservationElectric power consumption -- Management
Thesis Number
T 9297
Print OCLC #
234196959
Electronic OCLC #
214073861
Recommended Citation
Kunchum, Sandeep, "A network infrastructure for real-time monitoring of campus energy consumption" (2007). Masters Theses. 4587.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/4587