A software tool for energy audit activities in buildings

Author

Prudenzi, A. ; Di Lillo, M. ; Silvestri, A. ; Falvo, M.C.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of L´´Aquila, L´´Aquila

fYear

2008

fDate

11-13 June 2008

Firstpage

452

Lastpage

456

Abstract

Energy audit is a crucial activity in every energy management strategy. Specific technical skills are required to efficiently perform audits of buildings. A software tool has been designed and implemented that should support every step of an exhaustive audit focused on energy usage in buildings. The software program is implemented on PDA in order to provide a portable tool that is useful for in field surveying activities. The program is structured in several procedures each focused on surveying a specific energy usage in the building. Particular attention has been given in the paper to the illustration of two particular procedures of the program that are more directly linked with electricity usage: lighting and office equipment.

Keywords

auditing; building; energy management systems; lighting; notebook computers; software tools; PDA; buildings; energy audit activities; energy management; energy usage; field surveying; lighting equipment; office equipment; software tool; Buildings; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; Energy management; Energy measurement; Europe; Personal digital assistants; Potential energy; Software performance; Software tools; Energy saving; building energy performance; energy audit; software for PDA;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion, 2008. SPEEDAM 2008. International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Ischia

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1663-9

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1664-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SPEEDHAM.2008.4581295

Filename

4581295