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What is BAS?
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A BAS (Building Automation System-also called an energy management system-controls energy-consuming equipment in a building to reduce energy use while maintaining a comfortable environment. These systems which are present in more than half of all buildings in the U.S. larger than 100,000 square feet (ft2), include:
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Building Automation System
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Security Management System
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Fire Alarm System
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Carpark Management System
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Advantages of integrated building automation
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The integration phase already offers scope for utilizing synergy effects through building automation covering different functionalities. An occupancy sensor, for example, can be used in conjunction with lighting control, air-conditioning, facade control and alarm systems. As a result, the costs and complexity of the system can already be reduced considerably during the construction phase. Targeted application of sensors and actuators with due regard for their functionality offers numerous benefits for subsequent operation.
Reduction of field level equipment simplifies maintenance and eliminates sources of error. The resulting reduction of system failures and associated savings in service staff time lead to further cost optimization. The energy consumption of the whole building can be optimized through combination of different functionalities and logging of user behavior during occupied periods. On the engineering side benefit arise in terms of maintenance: While the complexity of the functionality increases, the overhead is significantly lower compared to the maintenance requirements for different systems.
Some of the most common strategies that BASs employ to cut energy use include:
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| Scheduling |
Scheduling turns equipment on or off at specific timing |
| Lockouts |
Lockouts ensure that equipment doesn’t turn on unless it’s necessary. |
| Resets |
When equipment operates at greater capacity than necessary to meet building loads, it wastes energy. A BAS can ensure equipment operates at the minimum needed capacity by automatically resetting operating parameters to match current weather conditions.
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| Diagnostics |
Building operators who use a BAS to monitor information such as temperatures, flows, pressures, and actuator positions may use that data to determine whether equipment is operating incorrectly or inefficiently, and to troubleshoot problems. Some systems also use the data to automatically provide maintenance bulletins.
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Why ask TDS Technology Pte Ltd?
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TDS offers wide range of hardware and software components for building automation based on industrial standards. This means high availability combined with long service life and maintenance-free operation is guaranteed for all components, so that safe operation is ensured 365 days a year. Individual components can be upgraded as requirement in order to ensure continuous operation of overall system.
For users integrated building automation offers enhanced comfort and convenience, for operators it offers good lettability with high return. Due to the modularity and the high degree of configurability of the automation system, extensions, modifications, upgrades and changes in building use can be accommodated without the need for major expansion or adaptation of the hardware and software.
With our experience in building automation system, we can provide the most suitable solution to suite your need.
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