Seminar 44 -- HVAC IoT Edge Controllers Are Here: What Can We Do with Them and What Are the Benefits?

2024 ASHRAE Annual Conference

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Full electrification of buildings and decarbonization of the electric grid will require advanced sensing, analytics, and controls. In support of this transition, commercial HVAC IoT edge controllers are becoming widely available, bringing advanced capabilities like Docker container support, AI accelerators, embedded APIs and substantial increases in computing power, I/O, and communications to the equipment and device-level. This seminar will unpack real-world examples of how these new capabilities can improve building performance and support efficiency and electrification, with the overall goal of helping building industry professionals better understand when, why and how they might leverage these advanced features.

1. Delivering Energy Efficiency and Grid Services Using an Opensource Iot Edge Device: Volttron Srinivas Katipamula, Dr., Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA
2. Predictive Maintenance via HVAC Iot Edge Devices Greg Pavlak, Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA
3. Iot Edge Devices: Real World Deployment Experience Terry Herr, Intellimation, LLC, Norristown, PA