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Nowadays, the efficient energy usage is more and more important, and reducing the energy usage of buildings lowers the overall environmental effect of energy systems. The building automation systems provide a possible solution to create smart energy distribution in buildings by controlling lighting, heating, cooling and other energy-consuming systems. One possible solution for reducing energy consumption is the use of building automation systems for energy management, and these automation systems can help to optimize the efficiency of heating, air conditioning and the electric energy consumption. In most cases, the overall consumed energy reduction with a building automation system is considered, but without the exact knowledge of the electric energy consumption of the automation system, the overall energy efficiency cannot be evaluated. The aim of our study is to analyze the electric energy consumption of a building management system. The energy consumption of a building automation system is measured in a small office-like environment. The system uses a separate power supply for the sensors and actors on the bus, so the energy consumption of the power supply gives the overall electric consumption of the building management system in different conditions. Based on the result of the analysis, the ratio of the used energy by the system and the energy consumption reduction has been estimated, and an optimal design of these systems is suggested.
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The authors would like to thank Ádám Makk for the valuable help during the measurements.
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Iváncsy, T., Tamus, Z.Á. (2017). Analysis of the Energy Consumption of Building Automation Systems. In: Matsumoto, M., Masui, K., Fukushige, S., Kondoh, S. (eds) Sustainability Through Innovation in Product Life Cycle Design. EcoProduction. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0471-1_59
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