Xu, P; Lu Aye; Delsante, A; Haritos, N & Wang, X 2007 'Applying wireless sensor monitoring system for the study of hybrid ventilation in office buildings', Proceedings of the MDCMS 1 - Vietnam First International Conference on Modern Design, Construction and maintenance of Structures, 10-11 December 2007, Hanoi. pp. 523-33.

Abstract

Hybrid ventilation systems aim to maximise the use of ambient energy and minimise conventional energy consumption while maintaining an acceptable indoor environment. The energy saving potential of hybrid ventilation systems depends on various parameters such as building design, internal loads, natural driving forces and outdoor conditions, as well as control strategies. To assist with the development and testing of control strategies for hybrid ventilation systems in commercial buildings, an experimental wireless sensor network monitoring system was designed and implemented in an existing office building. Details of the set up of the monitoring system are presented and discussed in this paper, including the architecture of the system, features of the instrumentation, software implementation, data transmission and the adoption of monitoring applications.

Keywords: Wireless sensor network (WSN); thermal comfort; indoor environment; environmental monitoring; hybrid ventilation.