Advanced Controls for Intelligent Buildings: A Holistic Approach for Successful Businesses

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the technical and business aspects needed to select, design, develop, and deploy control applications successfully for multiple components in building systems. It covers sensing, system dynamics modeling, algorithms, and testing, and offers guidance on developing an end-to-end system in relation to business fundamentals. It is ideal for fourth-year control/mechanical/electrical engineering undergraduates, graduate students, and practitioners.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 244 pages
Publication date: 05 July 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book delves into the intricate realms of selecting, designing, developing, and deploying control applications (or products) with utmost success across diverse building systems. It encompasses a wide range of technical and business aspects essential for this endeavor. The process of designing and deploying control applications involves a series of crucial steps, including sensing, system dynamics modeling, algorithms, and rigorous testing. Navigating these steps requires careful consideration of methodologies and techniques, ensuring that the most suitable approaches are chosen at each stage of the development process. Understanding the advantages and limitations of these techniques, as well as being cognizant of practically feasible approaches within the broader ecosystem, is paramount in selecting the most effective framework and system application for different components of building systems.

The book offers a comprehensive overview of the cutting-edge developments in controls and building systems, providing valuable guidance on developing an end-to-end system that aligns with business fundamentals. It addresses key topics such as distribution channels, stakeholders, marketing, supply-chain management, and financial management, making it an invaluable resource for fourth-year control/mechanical/electrical engineering undergraduates, graduate students, and practitioners, including business leaders passionate about smart building technology.

Weight: 416g
Dimension: 270 x 234 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032009674