Purpose of the laboratory:
The goal of the laboratory is the elaboration of methods for carrying out intelligent evaluation of measurements, intervention and planning, in the areas of building automation (BAS) and building energy management (BMS). The international research carried out in the laboratory promotes the activity of practicing planners, operators and builders so that they can use more efficient building engineering and building supervision systems from an energetic aspect. This international research ensures that buildings meet the comfort feeling of inhabitants, especially their special requirements in case environmental conditions differ from normal circumstances.
The competence of the laboratory includes the integrated parts of building automation, building supervision and security techniques, including the operation of necessary sensors, regulators and interveners, which is defined as building mechatronics. Our researchers have a wide-ranging theoretical and practical experience in automation of building engineering systems of intelligent grounds, elaboration of their support by means of building information technology, as well as the elaboration of objectives relating to the cost-saving intelligent automation of systems.
Competence of the laboratory:
The laboratory was established thanks to the EU-funded project “HURO/0802/155_AFA „Hungarian-Rumanian Research and Development Platform for Supporting the Building of Intelligent Buildings” and with the cooperation of the European Regional Development Fund. Pieces of apparatus utilizing renewable energy were built with the cooperation of ENERGOTEST Ltd, while the measuring and automation objectives have been realized by means of instruments and pieces of software of National Instruments.
Our partners:
- No active partners are in charge.
- The laboratory was developed with help of Energotest Ltd. (http://www.energotest.eu)
Equipment in the laboratory:
The construction and embodiment of the apparatus manufactured individually and installed in the laboratory promotes access to teaching, research, presentation and measurement.
- Hot-water supply system
- Vacuum-tube solar collector (1000W)
- Flat solar collectors: Hybrid, PVT, Photovoltaic-Thermal panels, in-house development
- Buffer stores
- 6 pcs of solar cells (PV) to be used for research
- Rotating stand for sun tracking feature of PV and solar arrays.