Expanding Horizons with Chameleon: Team Missouri’s Innovative Home Automation System

Bryan Glass, Ben Brannon, Katie Grantham and Stuart Baur
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Bryan Glass: Department of Computer Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 1401 Pine Street, Rolla, MO 65409, USA
Ben Brannon: Department of Electrical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 1401 Pine Street, Rolla, MO 65409, USA
Katie Grantham: Department of Engineering Management, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 1401 Pine Street, Rolla, MO 65409, USA
Stuart Baur: Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 1401 Pine Street, Rolla, MO 65409, USA

Energies, 2010, vol. 3, issue 6, 1-12

Abstract: Team Missouri’s 2009 Solar Decathlon entry featured a revolutionary home automation system, Chameleon, promoting both convenience and energy savings. This was accomplished using the typical controls of a convenience based automation system, while maintaining user set points, such as a home’s ambient temperature, in the most energy efficient manner. Environmental features of the system include controls for home heating, ventilation and air conditioning, lighting, windows, shades, appliances, indoor air quality, as well as indoor and outdoor irrigation. Further analysis and refinement to the prototype system displayed at the competition is also presented in this paper.

Keywords: residential; home automation; appliance control; energy conservation; optimization (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: 2010
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