Energy Management in Smart Buildings by Using M2M Communication

Abstract

The energy consumed by appliances is increasing year by year for the purpose of providing desired occupant comfort in buildings. In this paper, a new Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system is implemented in order to control and monitor the energy consumption of buildings by using fuzzy logic, machine to machine (M2M) communication, and Internet Technologies. The embedded design's charge is to save energy during peak hours, without affecting the comfort of the occupant and with self-control managing energy with Internet of Things (IoT) technology. Our first prototype was validated and applied to a realistic scenario with two air conditioners. The results show that the system developed is capable of automatically reducing energy consumption and maintaining steady comfort level required by the occupants in the building.