When running and managing an accommodation facility, it is particularly important to
have consumption data, whether electrical, thermal or water consumption. First of all, this
allows to avoid waste and reduce unnecessary consumption, increasing effi ciency in the
use of resources. At the same time, anomalies can be detected that indicate the need to
maintain or replace a system component. Secondly, the cost controlling can assess how
costs are generated among the diff erent departments or cost centres of the facility: e.g.
guest rooms, restaurant and bar, swimming pool and sauna, fi tness area and wellness
centre or conference rooms and calculate the profi tability of the diff erent activities
carried out. Finally, actual consumption values can be compared with project values or
branch benchmarks, especially for hotels designed as green buildings. In hotel buildings
subject to sustainability certifi cation, the measurement of consumption also makes
it easier to obtain a series of credits that improves the overall rating. As far as HVAC
systems are concerned, the measurement of consumption is particularly important, since
in hotel buildings heating, cooling, ventilation and sanitary hot water production almost
always represent the most important share of fi nal energy consumption.
If the building is provided with solar energy capture systems, it is also possible to know
the data of thermal and/or photovoltaic energy production and to evaluate the overall
degree of energy self-suffi ciency of the building.
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cold water
Boilers
electric loads
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electric loads
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hot water
cold water
heating and
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Boiler room
hot water
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boiler room
electrical loads
utility grid
utility meters
boiler room
electrical loads
Application example
Ekinex devices
A) Energy meter with KNX communication module EK-MC1-TP
B) KNX / IP router EK-BC1-TP
C) Supervision software
Other components
1) Heat solar panels
2) Heat meter (solar system)
3) Hot water storage tank
4) Heat meter (for sanitary hot water)
5) Heat meter (for heating / cooling)
6) Hot and cold water meters
7) M-Bus power supply
8) Photovoltaic solar panels
9) Photovoltaic inverter
10) Energy meter (utility)
Consumption monitoring
The monitoring and supervision of the technological systems plays a fundamental
role in the accommodation facilities: in fact, it is absolutely essential to guarantee
to the guests a high level of service and maximum continuity of operation of the
systems.
According to the individual needs of a hotel building, the system allows to keep under
control a set of values, parameters, states and quantities relevant to the operation
of the various technical systems; the comparison with the design and standard
reference values allows to highlight any anomalies, analyze deviations and quickly
restore optimal operation. The inclusion of technical alarms in the system is decisive
for the timely intervention of service and maintenance staff.
The integration between the monitoring of technological systems and the building
automation system offers the possibility to increase the efficiency in the use of
resources, reducing waste, to fully exploit the potential of technological systems,
to limit the need for technical inspections and to allow a longer life of individual
components or complex equipment.
Thanks to the centralization and information available in real time, it is easier for the
staff of the hotel to identify problems on the synoptic diagrams and the subsequent
reporting to the technicians responsible for assistance. This is particularly important
for those hotels distributed among several buildings with a multitude of technical
rooms and substations.
Monitoring of technological systems
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