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Solutions Anwendungen

Energy Management and Building Automation

at the University of Rostock with Qanteon

Energiemanagement und Gebäudeautomation

an der Universität Rostock mit Qanteon

The University of Rostock covers all areas University of Rostock has a complex variety Dashboard and benchmark views allow property
of a comprehensive university with its of S3 laboratories with airlocks and clean users to be directly involved in the transparent
range of subjects and, with over 160 rooms for animal experiments, as well as a and immediate analysis of ”their” property’s
buildings and building complexes, has vibration-free laser testing laboratory. requirements. A friendly competition between
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numerous special features, particularly in ƒ dministrative areas with continuous users regarding the energy requirements of their
teaching and research. The University of assurance and documentation of workplace buildings can be a positive side effect of the
Rostock relies consistently on comprehen- guidelines. benchmarking process.
sive building automation to ensure the safe
operation of its buildings and associated The university’s own data center poses a Support in Everyday Life – Stationary and
infrastructure. particular challenge. As a communications Mobile
Die Universität Rostock deckt mit ihrem hub, high-performance computing cluster, and
Fächerspektrum alle Bereiche einer service provider for all areas of the university, A particular advantage is the combination of
Volluniversität ab und verfügt mit über 160 100% availability is essential. This requires not stationary operation and the mobile Qanteon
Gebäuden und Gebäudekomplexen über only highly trained personnel, but also special Readme app.
zahlreiche Besonderheiten insbesondere in expertise in building automation, among other
der Lehre und Forschung. Für den sicheren things, to ensure safety-related conditions and There are still meter reading areas that, even
Betrieb der Gebäude und der zugehörigen automated processes in emergency operation. with modern infrastructure, can only be recorded
Infrastruktur setzt die Universität Rostock manually due to low consumption values,
konsequent auf eine umfassende Gebäu- Thanks to networked building automation, all unfavorable locations, or high investment costs.
deautomation. these scenarios can be monitored and controlled With the Readme app, we use house and building
centrally. The system reacts automatically to technicians to record meter readings directly on
In addition to modern measurement, control, utilization, time of day, or outside temperature, site, which are then automatically synchronized
and regulation technology at the field level, this ensuring that only as much energy is consumed with the system. This saves time, reduces
includes DDC controllers at the automation level as is actually necessary and that supply security walking distances, and minimizes sources of
and a powerful management level. Among other is guaranteed at all times. error in manual (handwritten) recording.
things, with the BACnet Advanced Operator
Workstation Qanteon from Kieback&Peter. Qanteon as a Central Hub for Operations Reliable Alarms and Compliance with
Qanteon is an innovative software solution and Energy Management Standards
that enables classic building automation with
integrated energy management to operate all Qanteon combines energy management Qanteon automatically reports deviations, peak
properties efficiently, reliably, and above all and building automation in a single system. loads, or critical values so that measures can
safely and transparently. It automatically collects consumption and be taken immediately. In addition, the system
generation data for electricity, heating, cooling, supports compliance with energy management
Building Automation for a Wide Range of and water via the BACnet protocol and visualizes standards such as ISO 50001 and provides all
Requirements it in a clearly structured interface. necessary evidence and key figures.

The requirements for building technology at the The integrated analysis functions reveal potential Conclusion
University of Rostock are very diverse: savings and enable targeted optimizations.
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ƒ vent rooms must be prepared quickly and This has already resulted in noticeable energy The long-standing collaboration between
flexibly for conferences, presentations, and savings in individual parts of the building – while the University of Rostock and Kieback&Peter
receptions. maintaining a consistently high level of comfort. shows how classic building automation and
ƒ ecture halls and seminar rooms require modern energy management complement each
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reliable and quiet air conditioning that adapts In addition to the numerous analysis options, a other perfectly, how weak points are analyzed
to changing occupancy. The focus here is special feature is the automatic creation of reports, jointly, and how solutions are created that both
not only on temperatures, but also on CO e.g., in the form of invoices, and their automatic serve the University of Rostock and advance
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levels in the auditorium. dispatch. The University of Rostock uses this Kieback&Peter’s software development. A
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ƒ aboratories require precise temperature, tool for the fully automated billing of co-supplied current example of this is the joint development
humidity, and air quality control to ensure institutions, enabling immediate and transparent of the integration of LoRaWAN components and
safe and stable working conditions. The billing of material and media requirements. the security strategy developed for this purpose.

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