TITLE:
Smart Building Design to Improve the Energy Consumption at an Office Room
AUTHORS:
Saleh Babaa, Abdul Aziz Al Rawahi, Angala Subramanian, Abdullah Humaid Alshibli, Shahid Khan, Martin Khzouz, Muneer Ahmed, Ibrahim Ashrafi
KEYWORDS:
Smart Building, Design, Energy Consumption, Solar Power, Passive Infra Red Sensor
JOURNAL NAME:
Smart Grid and Renewable Energy,
Vol.13 No.9,
September
30,
2022
ABSTRACT: Buildings are becoming smarter as a result of a
variety of advanced technologies that enable energy management, optimal space
utilization, and smart surveillance for safety, among other things.
Energy-efficient smart building ideas and execution are of great interest and
top priority due to the building’s occupants’ misused and high-power consumption.
This paper addresses the design and execution of an energy management system
that includes a solar power system for generating power for the building’s
needs and a PIR-based automation system for efficient power use. This project
was carried out at the Military Technological College (MTC) in Muscat, in the
system engineering department’s offices. This project seeks to generate power
for the building’s energy needs using solar photovoltaic panels and reduce
energy consumption within the office using a PIR-based automation system. The
results demonstrate that after the breakeven point (the time it takes to recoup
the initial investment), it can provide power to the building for another 17
years. The calculations and practical results presented in this study approve
that the system is extremely helpful.