IBMS solution offered by AIPL provides an integrated platform for monitoring and control of various critical parameters for improving and optimising the operational efficiency of a building. This has the potential of significant reduction of expenses incurred for its day-to-day operations as well as making it get closer to green concepts and reducing carbon footprints for a sustainable future. Various commonly used sub-systems that synergise to orchestrate IBMS are:

• Unified Command and Control – for aggregated visualisation and decision-making
• Smart Energy Management and Data Analysis – Utility and DG supply
• Smart Street Light Monitoring – time-based, lux-based, on-demand
• Smart Water Management
• HVAC Monitoring and Control

Based on the specific needs, a suitable combination out of the above subsystems, or any additional new subsystems, are combined to come up with a customied solution. The components involved in providing a solution are:

• Energy management modules
• Adaptors
• Gateways
• Smart light management modules
• Smart water management modules
• Industry Available Sensors

All the hardware components used for the above are industrial-grade that can withstand extreme weather and climatic conditions. The modules carry standard certifications and are IP 55 or IP 65, depending on the requirement.

At the installation site, multiple network configurations operate for capturing the required data from various subsystems involved and pass it on to the backend platform.

• A suitable communication mechanism (RS232, RS485, Optical and IR) helps fetch data from various end-devices. The data from various subsystems is collected by the respective Adaptors on a pre-defined time frequency. Several such wired networks operate in a tower/premises

• Coordination Bridges help coordinate the activities across various subsystems through pre-defined rule-based intelligence. Bridges also help communication with Smart Gateways

• Several Adaptors and/or Bridges form a network mesh operating on RF 865 Mhz free band. Depending on the layout of the premises and the number of endpoints or subsystems to be managed, there could be one or more such RF networks configured and implemented per premises and communicate independently amongst themselves without any interference. All data for a RF network or sub-system gets aggregated on the Gateway managing that network and subsequently communicated to the backend platform on a secure GPRS private APN

The data is processed based on various business rules and rendered on a common command and control platform. The platform also provides analytics and historical reports for the parameters being monitored. Wherever applicable, the platform also provides facility for controlling various devices

• The advantage of becoming energy-efficient by minimising energy usage and waste
• Increasing the value of business and property
• Providing sustainable solutions to the building infrastructure
• Providing security for property, building, its occupants, and business assets such as IT data and resources
• Decreasing equipment operating cost expenditures by about 15 per cent annually
• Conserving resources of the natural environment
• Providing access control to elevators and every area of the building
• Minimising the risk of theft, tampering or break-ins
• Providing an intensive security operation to avert criminal activity and damage to property