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Smart Energy Management Pilot

Centre for Technology Infusion and Semitech Innovations have deployed a smart energy monitoring and load management pilot at the La Trobe University’s R&D Park. The project is an effort to contribute towards not only the reduction of energy consumption (both average and peak), thus addressing its impacts on the environment, but also the development of the next-generation smart living environment. The AMR pilot includes complete automation of measurements and management of power consumption of an entire building in the Technology Enterprise Centre. The project includes an installation of 30 smart meters and a data management concentrator powered by SiMAC power line communication (PLC) microchip.

A specialised user interface has been developed for the system to offer graphical information about energy consumption in the building in a hierarchical manner. This provides users and administrators with the ability to drill down into detailed analysis of power consumption, load management, gas emission and cost. The user interface, built using context-aware and persuasive technologies, presents easy-to-assimilate visual cues identifying problem areas and time periods to encourage users to change their behaviour to conserve energy.

Live AMR Pilot Demo (La Trobe Staff & Students Only)

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Smart Energy Management Pilot (pdf 261kb)