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Monitoring Electrical Usage in Commercial Buildings (10 US 87GA 3III)
A large US company is looking for proposals for cost-effective technologies that can be used to monitor electrical usage in all distribution levels (e.g. breaker panels, sub-panels and local circuits) of commercial buildings and relay this information using wireless communication standards. They are interested in licensing, product acquisition, contract research, proof of concept leading to scale up to manufacturing, joint development, supplier agreement for 5.000 units/year.
Country: United States
Type: REQUEST
Date: 08.09.2010
High energy costs are driving businesses to identify the sources of excessive energy use in commercial buildings. However, the installation of sophisticated electrical monitoring systems has been hampered by the high cost of purchasing and installing monitoring devices for each distribution level.
Technologies that can accurately monitor and wirelessly send data to a remote data storage and processing unit are required. New current sensing and monitor technology must be reasonably priced, compact in size and easy to configure, install, and commission.
The goal of this request is to identify cost-effective technologies that can achieve the stated specifications.
Possible approaches might include, but are not limited to:
- Voltage and current transducers;
- MEMS-based meters;
- Hall effect meters.
The following approaches are not of interest:
- Any approach that is not scalable;
- Any approach that requires disconnection of building wiring to install the monitoring device.
Technical Specifications / Specific technical requirements:
Proposals that offer technologies that are available for immediate commercialization are preferred. However, proposals offering breakthrough technologies that can be developed into compelling future products also will be considered.
Proposals that adapt existing technology from aerospace, computer, military or other applications are encouraged.
The successful technology must fit into a standard electrical panel and include a panel monitoring device that receives electrical usage data from up to 3 current sensing elements. The panel monitor and elements must have the following physical characteristics to enable easy configuration, installation, and commissioning:
" The profile of each current sensing element must be able to fit the wire/bus bar to be monitored. (approximately 2 inches). " Each panel monitoring device (control circuit and housing) must fit into standard electrical panels (4" depth) " Panel monitoring devices must be self contained and powered by the voltage being monitored. " Current sensing element installation can-not require disconnecting of the building's wiring to install and must allow for field replacement. " Each panel monitoring device must have LED or other simple diagnostic indicators
Each panel monitoring device must have the following electrical characteristics to meet the demands of commercial buildings: " Be capable of measuring 1-3 phase " Support 2-wire, 3-wire and 4-wire configurations " Accommodate up to 800VAC/ 3200A " Exhibit an accuracy of 0.5 1% as specified by ANSI C12.1 " Be able to monitor electrical power demand (KW), and energy usage (KWH). " Connect to a remote access point in the building using wireless communication. " Use wireless communication standards IEEE 802.15.4, IEEE 802.11x Wi-Fi and open standard communication protocols (Zigbee, BACnet, Mod Bus).
Partial solutions for a panel monitoring device without the wireless communication capability will be considered.
Degree of development:
Patents/Rights:
Requested Cooperation: License Agreement, Absolutely novel process, Joint further development, Testing of new applications, Adaptation to specific needs
Responses from companies (large or small, startups, etc.), hospital or academic researchers, contract research institutes, pharmacologists, nutritionists, medicinal chemists, drug formulators, biochemists, physiologists, alternative or traditional medicine providers, etc., from around the world are all welcome.
ANTICIPATED PROJECT PHASES OR PROJECT PLAN
Phase 1 Proof of concept: the company will test submitted samples.
Phase 2 Commercialization: Licensing or supplier agreement is preferred. Respondents with the ability to manufacture the components are desirable. Identification of a third party manufacturer is acceptable but must be approved by the company.
Note that this profile requires a convincing solution proposal. Please contact your local EEN to get the Response template and find more information on the specific process here: http://www.us-eu-match.com/index.cfm?action=processFlow
Type of Organisation:
Status: NEW
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