Multi-Function Sensing for Cybernetic Building Systems.
Multi-Function Sensing for Cybernetic Building Systems.
(1077 K)
Grosshandler, W. L.
NISTIR 6588; November 2000.
U.S./Japan Government Cooperative Program on Natural
Resources (UJNR). Fire Research and Safety. 15th Joint
Panel Meeting. Volume 2. Proceedings. March 1-7, 2000,
San Antonio, TX, Bryner, S. L., Editor(s), 357-364 pp,
2000.
Available from:
National Technical Information Service
(NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161.
Telephone:
1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000;
Fax: 703-605-6900; Rush
Service (Telephone Orders Only) 800-553-6847;
Website:
http://www.ntis.gov
Order number: PB2001-101517
Keywords:
fire safety; fire research; fire detection; fire alarm
systems; fire models; costs; air quality; sensors
Abstract:
Building control companies, equipment and system
manufacturers, energy providers, utilities, and design
engineers are under increasing pressure to improve
performance and reduce costs by developing building
systems that integrate more services, including energy
management, fire and security, environmental control and
people movement. How these systems communicate,
interact, share information, make decisions, and perform
in a synergistic and reliable manner is the subject of a
large effort at the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) in Cybernetic Building Systems (CBS).
A portion of the research is focused on (1) the
relationship between the signals from commercial1y
available gas, particle and temperature sensors and the
actual thermodynamic state of the room, (2) development
of open protocols for the exchange of information among
different sensors and building systems, and (3) aiding
the fire brigade's attack strategy by effectively
displaying the status of a fire on a smart panel capable
of suggesting how the fire may evolve. This paper
describes recent progress on the first topic
(environment sensing), and introduces the third (the
smart fire panel). A companion paper by Bushby at this
15th United States/Japan Natural Resources (UJNR) Panel
on Fire Research Safety deals with topic (2),
information exchange.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899