BUILDING AUTOMATION & BUILDING AUTOMATION & CONTROLS,

CONTROLS, WHAT’S NEW & WHAT WILL THE

FUTURE BRING?
WHAT’S NEW & WHAT WILL THE
FUTURE BRING?
1. Brief history of HVAC Controls &
Building Automation Systems
(BAS)
PRESENTER: GAYLEN ATKINSON 2. Current BAS issues and trends
PRESIDENT
3. What does the BAS future look
ATKINSON ELECTRONICS, INC.
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH like?

Control Systems During the 1950’s & 1960’s Control Systems During the 1970’s
1950’s:
• Reasonably Accurate Pneumatic Sensors &
1970’s:
Controllers
• Micro-Chip Analog Electronic Control &
• Fairly Comfortable Environmental Conditions
Computerized Energy Management
1960’s: Systems
• Initial Computer Based Systems Were
• Improved System Design & Performance (VAV)
• Proliferation of Sensor/Receiver-Controller Costly & Performed Minimal Control
Concept Functions; Typically Only Monitored
• Pneumatic Control Systems Are Industry
“Norm.” Pneumatic Control Systems

Control Systems During the 1980’s Control Systems During the 1990’s

1980’s: 1990’s:
• Pneumatic systems continue • Electronic systems replace pneumatics
• Microprocessor based panels with high • Open Protocols Introduced
density inputs & outputs •BACnet
• Introduction of “Smart” Controllers •LON
• Proliferation of Application-Specific DDC • World Wide Web Becomes Popular
Control Modules
• Higher System Capability Per $ Investment

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Control Systems 2000 & Beyond
CURRENT BAS ISSUES & TRENDS:
2000’s:
• Internet Dominates BAS systems „ Proprietary and open protocols.
• Wireless Technologies proliferate
• Smart Building Systems
• Full Building integration
• Future ????

Why Open Protocol?

Protocol - properties
„ Proprietary – individually controlled
„ Shared – Strategic alliances
„ Open – General use
„ Defacto Standard – Industry accepted
(e.g. Ethernet, Modbus,
Modbus, IP, etc.)
„ Standard – Agency/Association Approved
(e.g. Lontalk,
Lontalk, Bacnet,
Bacnet, Arcnet,
Arcnet, etc.)

That’s Why ! Levels of Interoperability

‰ Coexistance
¾ Systems don’t interfere nor they cooperate

‰ Solution Specific
¾ Requires Joint development & Engineering

‰ Plug & Play

¾ Effortless integration of various manufacturing
components
‰ Interchangeability
¾ Products are functionally identical

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CURRENT BAS ISSUES & TRENDS: CURRENT BAS ISSUES & TRENDS:

„ Proprietary and open protocols. „ Proprietary and open protocols.

„ DDC control hardware is becoming a „ DDC control hardware is becoming a
commodity commodity
‹ This follows the drop in the cost of „ A BAS is usually part of a building
electronics in general information systems (I.S.) backbone

Internet Integration

CURRENT BAS ISSUES & TRENDS:

Proprietary

„ Proprietary and open protocols. Front-End

Controls Contractor
BAS Salesman Building Engineer
„ DDC control hardware is becoming a
commodity
Internet
„ A BAS is usually part of a building
Open System
information systems (I.S.) backbone Building Manager
Front-End Controller(s)
Application
„ Integration to the internet is a given Controller(s)

Owner

CURRENT BAS ISSUES & TRENDS: CURRENT BAS ISSUES & TRENDS:

„ Proprietary and open protocols. „ Proprietary and open protocols.

„ DDC control hardware is becoming a
commodity
„ A BAS is usually part of a building
information systems (I.S.) backbone
„ Integration to the internet is a given
„ Control contractors are now system
integrators
„ DDC control hardware is becoming a commodity
„ A BAS is usually part of a building information
systems (I.S.) backbone
„ Integration to the internet is a given
„ Control contractors are now system integrators
„ Software not hardware is the heart of
today’s BAS systems.

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 CURRENT BAS ISSUES AND TRENDS CONT’D: CURRENT BAS ISSUES AND TRENDS CONT’D:

„ New section 2300 replaces division 15 „ New section 2300 replaces division 15 of
of specifications specifications
„ BAS have the capacity and are being
used for much more than just control

Full BAS Integration LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION

Ethernet UPS
Irrigation & Electrical
Alternate Energy
WiFi Wireless Water Management Controls
Rate Purchase

Network Security
Manager
Internet
Card Access

Network
Manager Lighting Controls

Ethernet AHU’s

Fire/Smoke Terminal Units

Control HVAC System Central Plant

CURRENT BAS ISSUES AND TRENDS CONT’D: Wireless BAS Integrations:

„ Point to Point (sensor to VAV box)
„ New section 2300 replaces division 15 of
„ WIFI for using a laptop for commissioning
specifications
„ MESH wireless networks
„ BAS have the capacity and are being used
for much more than just control „ Cellular modems on BAS equipment

„ Wireless is expanding rapidly „ ZIGBEE, RFID, etc.

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CURRENT BAS ISSUES AND TRENDS CONT’D: Same-Wire Power & Control

„ New section 2300 replaces division 15 of „ Simple 120VAC light switching

specifications „ Powerline data communication

„ BAS have the capacity and are being used „ 24VAC power & network traffic for HVAC
for much more than just control actuators and sensors
„ Wireless is expanding rapidly „ Utility metering & add-
add-on services
„ Home automation
„ Power and control communications on
the same wire is emerging

CURRENT BAS ISSUES AND TRENDS CONT’D: CURRENT BAS ISSUES AND TRENDS CONT’D:

„ New section 2300 replaces division 15 of
specifications
„ BAS have the capacity and are being used for
much more than just control
„ Wireless is expanding rapidly
„ Power and control communications on the same
wire is emerging
„ Internet user expectations drive BAS
features
„ New section 2300 replaces division 15 of
specifications
„ BAS have the capacity and are being used for
much more than just control
„ Wireless is expanding rapidly
„ Power and control communications on the same
wire is emerging
„ Internet user expectations drive BAS features
„ Full control systems are coming with HVAC
mechanical equipment

Internet Integration
CURRENT BAS ISSUES AND TRENDS CONT’D:
„ New section 2300 replaces division 15
Proprietary
„ BAS have the capacity and are being used for much
Front-End
more than just control Controls Contractor
BAS Salesman Building Engineer
„ Wireless is expanding rapidly
„ Power and control communications on the same wire
is emerging Internet
„ Internet user expectations drive BAS features Open System
Building Manager
„ Full control systems are coming with HVAC Front-End Controller(s)
Application
mechanical equipment
Controller(s)
„ BAS must integrate with user’s management
computer systems, there are many users, not
just the building engineers Owner

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 BAS ISSUES AND TRENDS CONT’D:
„ Knowledge of how to control HVAC and
integrate much more important than any
vendor’s system
BAS ISSUES AND TRENDS CONT’D :
„ Knowledge of how to control HVAC and
integrate much more important than any
vendor’s system
„ Web services such as weather, technical data
base and data processors are more common
„ Commissioning, monitoring and trending
are common uses of BAS, also data
archiving
BAS ISSUES AND TRENDS CONT’D :
„ Knowledge of how to control HVAC and integrate
much more important than any vendor’s system
„ Web services such as weather, technical data base and
data processors are more common
„ Commissioning, monitoring and trending are common
uses of BAS,
BAS, also data archiving
„ BAS are used in LEED projects for building monitoring
and performance verification
„ Smart building systems are driving innovative
uses of BAS into every area of a building
BAS ISSUES AND TRENDS CONT’D :
„ Knowledge of how to control HVAC and
integrate much more important than any
vendor’s system
„ Web services such as weather, technical
data base and data processors are
becoming more common
BAS ISSUES AND TRENDS CONT’D :
„ Knowledge of how to control HVAC and integrate
much more important than any vendor’s system
„ Web services such as weather, technical data base and
data processors are more common
„ Commissioning, monitoring and trending are common
uses of BAS,
BAS, also data archiving
„ BAS are used in LEED projects for building
monitoring and performance verification
Smart Building BAS
„ Knowledge based software for maintenance &
re-
re-commissioning
„ Self-
Self-tuning control systems are becoming more
common-
common-besides trial & error PID tuning
„ Control device manufacturer libraries replace
O&M manuals
„ Fuzzy logic & other techniques optimize
building operations
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 BAS ISSUES AND TRENDS CONT’D : M2M
„ Knowledge of how to control HVAC and integrate
much more important than any vendor’s system and
„ Web services such as weather, technical data base and End User
Internet-addressable
data processors are more common Internet
TCP/IP
„ Commissioning, monitoring and trending are common
uses of BAS, also data archiving Network Network Network
„ BAS systems are used in LEED projects for building Manager Manager Manger
Lon or
monitoring and performance verification BACnet
„ Smart building systems are driving innovative uses of HVAC Lighting Security Access Irrigation
BAS into every area of a building
„ M2M networking driving every connected
component to being internet addressable

WHAT BAS TRENDS WILL HAVE
STAYING POWER INTO THE FUTURE:
„ BAS are part of the building “IS” network,
many new players are entering the market
WHAT BAS TRENDS WILL HAVE
STAYING POWER INTO THE FUTURE:
„ BAS are part of the building “IS” network,
many other players are entering the market
„ Wireless and power-
power-line control will
dominate, reducing installation costs

WHAT BAS TRENDS WILL HAVE
STAYING POWER INTO THE FUTURE:
„ BAS are part of the building “IS” network, many new
players are entering the market
„ Wireless and power-
power-line control will dominate,
reducing installation costs
„ Control hardware will be a smaller percentage
of mechanical budget, programming costs will
grow
WHAT BAS TRENDS WILL HAVE
STAYING POWER INTO THE FUTURE:
„ BAS are part of the building “IS” network, many new
players are entering the market
„ Wireless and power-
power-line control will dominate,
reducing installation costs
„ Control hardware will be a smaller percentage of
mechanical budget, programming costs will grow
„ Internet direction will drive BAS and building
controls

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 Old Co-existent Buildings Current Technology

Proprietary Proprietary Proprietary End User

Internet
TCP/IP

BACnet Lon
Translator Translator

HVAC Lighting System Security System

HVAC Lighting Security Access

WHAT BAS TRENDS WILL HAVE

Future Technology ??? STAYING POWER INTO THE FUTURE:
„ BAS are part of the building “IS” network, many new
players are entering the market
„ Wireless and power-
power-line control will dominate,
reducing installation costs
End User „ Control hardware will be a smaller percentage of
Internet
mechanical budget, programming costs will grow
TCP/IP „ Internet direction will drive BAS and building controls
„ BAS will increasingly become more utilized to
Everything is based on Internet Protocol manage energy and resources in a building

HVAC Lighting Security Access

WHAT BAS TRENDS WILL HAVE WHAT BAS TRENDS WILL HAVE
STAYING POWER INTO THE FUTURE: STAYING POWER INTO THE FUTURE:
„ BAS is part of the building “IS” system, many other players are
„ BAS are part of the building “IS” network, many new players are entering the market
entering the market
„ Wireless and power-
power-line control will dominate, reducing
„ Wireless and power-
power-line control will dominate, reducing installation costs
installation costs
„ Control hardware will be a smaller percentage of mechanical
„ Control hardware will be a smaller percentage of mechanical budget, programming costs will grow
budget, programming costs will grow
„ Internet direction will drive BAS and building controls
„ Internet direction will drive BAS and building controls
„ BAS will increasingly become more utilized to manage energy
„ BAS will increasingly become more utilized to manage energy and resources in a building
and resources in a building
„ Retro-
Retro-commissioning both BAS and mechanical, will be driven
„ Retro-
Retro-commissioning both BAS and mechanical, will by increasing energy costs and change in building usage
be driven by increasing energy costs and change in „ Much more HVAC equipment will come complete with
building usage a control system

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 WHAT BAS TRENDS WILL HAVE
STAYING POWER INTO THE FUTURE:
„ BAS is part of the building “IS” system, many other players are Links for More Information
entering the market
„ Wireless and power-
power-line control will dominate, reducing
„ www.automatedbuildings
www.automatedbuildings.com
.com
installation costs „ www.bacnet
www.bacnet.org
.org
„ Control hardware will be a smaller percentage of mechanical „ www.lonmark.org
budget, programming costs will grow „ www.betterbricks.com
„ www.caba.org
„ Internet direction will drive BAS and building controls „ www.ashrae.org
„ BAS will increasingly become more utilized to manage energy
and resources in a building www.atkinsonelectronics
„ www.atkinsonelectronics.com
.com
„ Retro-
Retro-commissioning both BAS and mechanical, will be driven „ www.johnsoncontrols
www.johnsoncontrols.com
.com
by increasing energy costs and change in building usage „ www.honeywell
www.honeywell.com
.com
„ www.invensys
www.invensys.com
.com
„ Much more HVAC equipment will come complete with a „ www.sbt.siemens.com
www.sbt.siemens.com
control system „ www.echelon.com
„ www.tridium.com
„ Self commissioning and auto tuning systems will
become the norm