LPWAN Networks for Energy Meters Reading and Monitoring Power Supply Network in Intelligent Buildings

Mariusz Nowak, Piotr Derbis, Krzysztof Kurowski, Rafał Różycki and Grzegorz Waligóra
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Mariusz Nowak: Institute of Computing Science, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 2, 60-965 Poznan, Poland
Piotr Derbis: Institute of Computing Science, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 2, 60-965 Poznan, Poland
Krzysztof Kurowski: Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center, Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Jana Pawła II 10, 61-139 Poznan, Poland
Rafał Różycki: Institute of Computing Science, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 2, 60-965 Poznan, Poland
Grzegorz Waligóra: Institute of Computing Science, Poznan University of Technology, Piotrowo 2, 60-965 Poznan, Poland

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 23, 1-14

Abstract: In this paper the idea of functioning of Building Management Systems and Object Management Systems in intelligent buildings is presented. New functionalities of intelligent buildings resulting from the introduction of microgeneration are described. Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN) are characterized and compared. The selected Long-Range (LoRaWAN) technology is tested for its use for communication with energy meters and monitoring the power supply network in intelligent buildings. In the paper a new system for reading and monitoring the network is proposed, consisting of hardware, communication, and application layers. A key element of the system is a specially developed converter, which has been designed and tested in a real urban environment. Using our solution in practice could allow to change the architecture of a measurement data acquisition system to much more flexible and efficient.

Keywords: intelligent building; Building Management System; Object Management System; LPWAN; LoRaWAN; Internet of Things (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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