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AIPU TEK Smart Building Solutions for the Art Center

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Supporting Comprehensive Modern Buildings to Keep Pace with the Times and Innovate

As modernization continues to reshape the architectural landscape, AIPU TEK is at the forefront with advanced building control solutions specifically designed for art centers and other comprehensive modern buildings. As industries globally prioritize energy efficiency and carbon reduction in line with the dual-carbon goals, the demand for effective building automation systems has surged. AIPU TEK’s specialized IoT systems integrate energy management, intelligent lighting, and efficient climate control, ensuring measurable, monitorable energy consumption that enhances comfort and reduces operational costs. By successfully implementing advanced control systems in numerous projects, AIPU TEK helps buildings progress and innovate while achieving energy efficiency and sustainability.

Demand Analysis

In the cultural and arts center project, the distribution of chilled water systems and terminal airflow systems underscores the importance of effective temperature and air quality control. This is essential not only for energy savings but also for enhancing occupant comfort. Given the significant electrical demands of air conditioning and lighting, it is vital to monitor and analyze electricity and water usage data through metering techniques. This proactive approach helps combat energy waste and formulate effective energy-saving strategies. The project’s overall system aims to:

· Boost operational efficiency while creating a healthy, comfortable environment.
· Enhance energy efficiency, reduce management expenses, and lessen workload for property management staff.
· Adapt to the evolving landscape of management tasks, ensuring scalability and flexibility.
· Utilize products that feature ready-made control function modules to simplify installation and troubleshooting.
· Employ an independent CPU control mechanism for the primary terminal airflow system, ensuring that the failure of one DDC does not compromise the operation of other devices.
· Implement industry-standard software and hardware technologies that offer user-friendly graphical interfaces for seamless human-machine interaction, facilitating comprehensive device monitoring and management.
· Enable the integration of third-party devices into the monitoring system for centralized oversight and management, paving the way for seamless future information system integration.

 

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System Solution Design

Hot and Cold Source System

Monitoring Targets
According to HVAC design, the cooling source equipment and circulation water system mainly consist of the following: water-cooled air conditioning units, chiller circulation pumps, cooling water circulation pumps, supply and return water mains, cooling towers, and heat exchange units.

 

Monitoring Content
Control of the butterfly valves at the chilled water unit input and output, including switch status;
Start-stop control of the chilled water pumps, monitoring of operation, fault, manual, and automatic states, as well as variable frequency control and feedback;
Supply and return water temperatures at the chilled water supply and return mains, calculating the total load conditions at the terminals to optimize controls for the chiller;
Operation, fault, manual, and start-stop states of the cooling water circulation pumps;
Monitoring pressures of supply and return water, controlling bypass valves and providing feedback based on the specific needs of the chilled water system;
Control of the fans in cooling towers, including start-stop, operation, fault states, and control feedback of electric two-way valve switches;
Control of heat exchange unit start-stop, operation, manual, automatic states, and faults;
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Air Conditioning/Fresh Air System

Monitoring Content
Detection of the air conditioning unit's supply and return air temperatures, indoor CO2 concentration, and humidity of the fresh air unit's air supply;
Variable frequency control;
Operation, fault, manual, and automatic states of the air conditioning fans;
Filter net blockage alarms;
Fan pressure differential alarms;
Remote start-stop control of the fresh air valves;
Control of the return and fresh air valve adjustments for the air conditioning units;
PID control of the cold/hot water valves.

 

Control Functions
Control of the air conditioning units' start-stop based on a pre-set time program, with the option to temporarily or permanently adjust schedules, acknowledging holidays and special periods. The system monitors the manual/automatic state, operational status, and fault alarms of the supply fan.
Detection of outdoor temperature and humidity to calculate enthalpy values, starting the fresh air unit when conditions reach the minimum sampling point, bringing fresh and comfortable air indoors.
Monitoring return air temperature and applying PID control algorithms based on the comparison with set values, outputting control signals to adjust the opening of two-way valves, maintaining the supply air temperature within specified ranges.
The system provides automatic alarms for equipment faults, alerting personnel for maintenance. Upon stopping the supply fan, the system automatically manages the opening/closing of related equipment, specifically shutting off the electric water and fresh air valves.
Installing pressure differential switches to monitor pressures on either side of the filter net, generating blockage alarm signals by comparing with set values to indicate cleaning needs and improve filtering efficiency. Settings for pressure differential can range from 200-300 Pa with adjustable alarm thresholds.
Each control point of the system includes reporting capabilities for listings, trend chart displays, and alarm notifications, with parameter settings for individual air conditioning units handled centrally through DDC automation.
The units realize time-based control, enabling operation scheduling by weeks, days, and special holidays, providing flexible operational management.

 

VAV Air Conditioning System

Monitoring Functions
The VAV system connects the indoor BOX devices, monitoring indoor temperature, airflow, operational status, and enabling settings for minimum and maximum airflow as well as damper positions based on operational permissions.

 

VRF Air Conditioning System

Monitoring Functions
The VRV system connects the indoor and outdoor units, monitoring indoor temperature, airflow, status, and allowing settings for start-stop and operational modes depending on permissions.

 

Fan Coil System

Monitoring Functions
The fan coil temperature controllers are networked for monitoring indoor temperature, airflow, and operational status, with capacity to set start-stop and operational modes.

Fan Coil System

Monitoring Functions
The fan coil temperature controllers are networked for monitoring indoor temperature, airflow, and operational status, with capacity to set start-stop and operational modes.

Supply and Exhaust Ventilation System

Monitoring Devices: Supply/Exhaust Fans
Monitoring Content: Control of supply/exhaust fans' start-stop, operational status, fault alarms, and manual/automatic state monitoring. Capable of monitoring fan operation and faults and facilitating start-stop controls, with established time schedules accessible via a central monitoring computer.
Monitoring Functions Time-based control for the on/off of supply and exhaust fans.
Some exhaust fans may interact with air quality measurements for demand-based exhaust.
Color graphics on workstation displays record various parameters, alarms, pressure differential statuses, running times, trend charts, and dynamic flow diagrams.

Water Supply and Drainage System

Monitoring of water supply and drainage equipment within the building, with alarms triggered during faults.

Monitoring Content Monitoring Devices
· Variable frequency water pumps: monitoring of supply line pressures.
· Main supply line: fault status monitoring.
· Sump pumps: monitoring of high liquid level statuses.
· Shallow sewage pumps: operational and fault status monitoring.

 

Control Principle Description
Monitoring of supply main pressures for domestic water supply, triggering alarms during pump faults, monitoring high and low liquid levels in water tanks, along with fault and operational statuses for drain and sewage pumps.

Lighting System

Time-based control for public lighting allows scheduling of on/off times.

Monitoring Content
Monitoring Devices: Public Lighting
Monitoring Content: Remote start-stop control, monitoring of operational and manual/automatic states.

 

Monitoring Principle Description
Lighting devices in specified areas automatically turn on/off per the system's set schedule, maximizing energy savings.

Environmental Monitoring System

Monitoring Content
Monitoring Devices: Environmental Monitoring
Monitoring Content: Detection of indoor temperature, CO2 concentration, PM2.5 concentration, and other parameters.

Elevator System

Monitoring Content
Monitoring Devices: Environmental Monitoring
Monitoring Content: Detection of indoor temperature, CO2 concentration, PM2.5 concentration, and other parameters.

 

Control Principle Description
Hardwired connections from the elevator control cabinet track the elevator's operational status and any faults, issuing alarms as needed.

 

Elevator System

Monitoring Content
Monitoring Devices: Environmental Monitoring
Monitoring Content: Detection of indoor temperature, CO2 concentration, PM2.5 concentration, and other parameters.

 

Control Principle Description
Hardwired connections from the elevator control cabinet track the elevator's operational status and any faults, issuing alarms as needed.

 

Energy Consumption System

Monitoring Content
Direct data controllers monitor energy consumption online for various devices (e.g., lighting, air conditioning), with real-time displays of categorized energy usage by buildings or floors grouped by function, as well as daily curves. Basic information for individual buildings can be easily accessed through a database search feature, supporting fuzzy queries for quick retrieval. The tree structure navigation is clear and user-friendly.
[Figures illustrating monitoring and trend analysis may be referenced.]

System Overview

 · Supports cross-platform operations, managing building automation, intelligent lighting, and centralized energy consumption tracking.
 · B/S architecture, supporting cloud configuration including data communication, storage, and analysis processes.
 · Offers web-based configurations for adding devices and data points, enabling immediate dynamic application with app access.
 · Supports distributed data collection with centralized management of networking controllers through BACnet protocol, including cloud-to-cloud data integration.
 · The software platform integrates building control, energy consumption, and lighting systems into a cohesive platform, requiring only a single server for hardware while allowing variable access based on user permissions.

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Graphic and Visualization Functions

Supports direct graphical visualizations via the web and complies with HTML5 standards for modern high-performance graphic data visualization across desktop and mobile devices.

Fast real-time data refresh is powered by WEBSOCKET technology.
Supports adaptive scaling for graphics, with SVG integration capabilities.
Binding for dynamic and interactive properties is facilitated to respond to running events, enhancing chart visualization configuration. The dataset functionality (including static JSON, SQL, and HTTP interface data) supports the creation of various chart types like bar charts, pie charts, radar charts, line charts, polar graphs, and scrolling tables, allowing for rapid system visualization construction.

Data Reporting Functions

Supports fixed-time parameter reporting.
Supports reporting average, maximum, minimum values, and cumulative values for any parameter over specified timeframes.
Counts incidences of specific criteria being met during designated periods.
Statistics for switch operation counts are available.
Various types of reports, including unit reports, log reports, balance reports, comparative reports, and batch reports are supported, along with printing previews, data import/export, filling out report forms, and report distribution.

 

Task Functions

A robust data processing engine that supports various data cleansing, linkage, and interaction operations across real-time, sequential, and relational databases.
Facilitates internal data flow as well as interaction with third-party platform data.
Implements seven triggering strategies (timed, tagged, group tagged, alarms, variables, messages, and custom tasks).

 

Video Functions

The platform incorporates signaling management services and media streaming, enabling service calls, video retrieval, and playback.
Provides real-time media processing and audio-video transcoding.
Facilitates real-time snapshots and video data acquisition, alongside device status monitoring.
Outputs multiple streaming protocols, including RTSP, RTMP, HTTP-FLV, and HLS.

 

Field Controller DDC

APro8464B Series Controller

Remote control for heat pump units, supply and exhaust systems, water supply and drainage systems, public lighting, or other process control devices. It is a fully programmable controller with network communication supporting Modbus TCP/IP, Modbus RTU, BACnet TCP/IP, and BACnet MS/TP standards, capable of standalone operation or networking.

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APro16000M Series Controller

The APro16000M series DDC controller is primarily utilized for HVAC control of air conditioning units, fresh air systems, heat pump units, supply and exhaust systems, and public lighting. It can function as either a programmable controller without points or IO expansion modules, with network communications supporting BACnet TCP/IP, Modbus TCP/IP, BACnet MS/TP, and Modbus RTU standards.

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Conclusion

AIPU TEK's building control system integrates environmental control, intelligence, and information technology applications, optimizing management processes and enhancing resource utilization. It provides energy supply according to demand, achieving maximum energy savings while ensuring the comfort and health of building environments.

In the future, AIPU TEK will continue to focus on high integration and local product development, injecting new momentum into the construction and enrichment of the industry's ecosystem.

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Post time: Feb-27-2025