AutoLog Group, Polytechnic School of Cuenca, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca 16071, Spain.
AutoLog Group, School of Industrial Engineering, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real 13071, Spain.
Sensors (Basel). 2018 Jun 9;18(6):1892. doi: 10.3390/s18061892.
Energy saving has become a major concern for the developed society of our days. This paper presents a Wireless Sensor and Actuator Network (WSAN) designed to provide support to an automatic intelligent system, based on the Internet of Things (IoT), which enables a responsible consumption of energy. The proposed overall system performs an efficient energetic management of devices, machines and processes, optimizing their operation to achieve a reduction in their overall energy usage at any given time. For this purpose, relevant data is collected from intelligent sensors, which are in-stalled at the required locations, as well as from the energy market through the Internet. This information is analysed to provide knowledge about energy utilization, and to improve efficiency. The system takes autonomous decisions automatically, based on the available information and the specific requirements in each case. The proposed system has been implanted and tested in a food factory. Results show a great optimization of energy efficiency and a substantial improvement on energy and costs savings.
节能已成为当今发达社会的主要关注点。本文提出了一种基于物联网（IoT）的无线传感器和执行器网络（WSAN），旨在为自动智能系统提供支持，实现负责任的能源消耗。所提出的整体系统对设备、机器和流程进行有效的能量管理，优化其运行，以在任何给定时间实现整体能源使用量的减少。为此，从智能传感器收集相关数据，这些传感器安装在所需的位置，以及通过互联网从能源市场收集数据。分析这些信息，提供有关能源利用的知识，并提高效率。该系统根据可用信息和每种情况下的具体要求自动做出自主决策。所提出的系统已经在一家食品厂中实施和测试。结果表明，能源效率得到了极大的优化，能源和成本节约得到了显著提高。
