Building Automation System

More Than Environment

Controls
Julie Roy RCDD, ESS, NTS
C2 Consulting
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 What is a BAS?
• It is a system
y that centralizes and
integrates:
– Monitoring
g
– Control
– Operation and
– Management of building(s) services
 What is a BAS?
Example of BAS Devices:
Door contact device
Access control systems Access card device
Biometrics device
Surveillance camera
Surveillance systems
Recognition device
Motion detection device
Intrusion detection Window detection device
systems Door monitoring device
Perimeter detection device
Smoke detector device
Heat detector device
Duct smoke detector device
Flame detector device
Fire Detection and alarm
Fire-Gas detector device
systems
Pull Station device
Monitoring device
Notification device (audible, visible,
intelligent)
HVAC control device
Environment control
Thermostat control device
y
systems
Li hti control
Lighting t lddevice
i
Nurse call
Special systems RFID Tracking
Public address (PA) system
 Published Standard
• Titled: “Building
g Automation Systems
y
Cabling Standard”
• ANSI/TIA-862
ANSI/TIA 862
• Published since April 11, 2002
• 5 years cyclel – Re-affirmed
R ffi d iin S
Sept.
t 2007
• At this time, under revision.
– To be published as ANSI/TIA-862-A
– Expected to be available: end of 2010
 Minimum Requirements
• Minimum requirements
q to support
pp BAS
within a building or campus environment
– Cabling
g topology
p gy
– Design and installation requirements
– Requirements for cabling components based
on the ANSI/TIA-568-C series
 Terminology
• Coverage area: it is the area served by the BAS device.
• Coverage area cable: a cable connecting the BAS
outlet/connector or horizontal connection point to a BAS
device.
• Horizontal Connection Point (HCP): it is the location for
connections between horizontal cables that extend from
building pathways and horizontal cables or coverage
area cables that extend to building automation systems
devices and equipment.
Coverage area
Horizontal cable Coverage BAS
area cable device

HC
 BAS St
Star T
Topologies
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equipment outlet not a requirement
Coverage area
BAS
device

Horizontal Cable
max. 90 m

Coverage area
HC BAS
Horizontal Cable
TR max 90 m
max. device

HCP in a
To backbone
cabling or BAS Zone Box
equipment
 Coverage Area Topologies
• Coverage
g area topologies
p g include:
– Physical device connections using a star
topology
 star
 bridge
 chain
– Physical device connections using multi-point
b and
bus d ring
i
 multi-point bus
 multi-point
multi point ring (typically fault
fault-tolerant
tolerant circuit)
Building Automation Cabling
Modified Star Topology
Coverage area
BAS
Star topology device
Equipment outlet Coverage area
optional
BAS
device Multipoint bus Coverage area
topology
BAS
device

Coverage area
BAS
Zone Box
device
Star topology

Coverage area
BAS
device
Bridge connection
topology
Coverage area
BAS
device

Coverage area
BAS
TR
device

To backbone
cabling or
BAS
Chain topology Coverage area
equipment
BAS
device

Coverage area
BAS
device

BAS Coverage area

device BAS
device
Coverage area
Multipoint ring
topology
 Coverage
g area planning
p g
Average Floor Space per BAS link
Usage of BAS
Floor Space Additional Factors
Sq. m
In open office environment, coverage area sizes will be typically greater than in a dedicated
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office space.
Indoor Identify fire, security, carbon monoxide and HVAC.
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Parking Note: may also require voice connections for security.
Security requirements may increase the coverage area density (e.g. CCTV, alarm and
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access).
Coverage area size may vary according to manufacturing processes, environment and
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building design
Coverage area requirements may vary if BAS services have centralized control (e
(e.g.
g HVAC
HVAC,
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fire alarm and access).
Coverage area requirements may be centralized for security and access controls. Plan for
Classroom 25 the unique BAS requirements for each area types (e.g. fire alarm,, access control and
HVAC).
Coverage area density is averaged to compensate for a variety of environments (e.g. patient
Hospital 25 rooms, labs, emergency room and operating room). Plan for the unique BAS requirements
for each area types.
Mechanical
Determine location of air handlers, chillers, boilers pumps, fans, compressors, etc. Air
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handlers will typically have a higher concentration of BAS devices.
Room
Source: ANSI/TIA-862
 Pathways and Spaces
• Pathways and spaces specific to BAS is now in
the draft ANSI/TIA-862-A
• Zone Box – location of the HCP
– Specific to BAS in the TIA TR 42 standards
documents
– Because a zone box
box, if used
used, is inserted in the
“Cabling Subsystem 1” infrastructure and does not
enclose active equipment, it can not be considered as
a Telecommunications Enclosure (TE) and does not
have to meet the same requirements of a TE
 Why is
Wh i using
i a structured
t t d
cabling
g infrastructure important?
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 IP-Convergence
• Traditionally:
y
– Proprietary systems and cabling infrastructure
– Special
p cablinggpproducts
– Design, installation and testing are challenges
• IP-enabled:
– Generic interfaces and cabling infrastructure
– Readily standardized cabling products
– Design, installation and testing made easy
– Gaining
G i i popularity
l it
 IP-Convergence
• Advantages
g of migrating
g g to IP
technologies and structured cabling
infrastructure
– Standardized
– Consistencyy
– Scalable and flexible
– Simplified installation
– Easy maintenance and troubleshooting
– Support of future applications
 IP-Convergence
• Advantages
g of migrating
g g to IP
technologies and structured cabling
infrastructure
– Standardized
– Consistencyy
– Scalable and flexible
– Simplified installation
– Easy maintenance and troubleshooting
– Support of future applications
Integrating BAS networks
 Integrating BAS networks
Light
Camera

HVAC
Strobe

RFID
antenna P ll S
Pull Station
i

Secure
door
 Biometrics in an access control
application
Coverage area

Structured
cabling

Work Area
Source: BICSI ESS Design Manual
Biometrics in an access control
application
Cabling Subsystem 1
(horizontal cabling)

Cross-Connect
Termination Hardware
IP
Controller

Layer 2 switch

TR
Biometric
reader

Host PC
 IP Video Systems
Coverage
g area

Structured cabling

Source: BICSI ESS Design Manual

TR
 IP Video Systems
Cabling Subsystem 1
(horizontal cabling)

Cross-Connect
Termination Hardware
camera

Balun

Media converter camera

Fiber/UTP

Layer 2 switch

NVR

TR
Media converter
Fiber/UTP camera
Example of a small network video system

Source: BICSI ESS Design Manual

Example of an environment control network

Source: BICSI ESS Design Manual

Example of an environment control network

Motion
Detector

Cross-Connect
Termination Hardware
Cabling Subsystem 1 Coverage area cables
(horizontal cabling)

Lighting control Lighting sensors

Layer 2 switch HCP

Zone Box
TR
HVAC control HVAC sensors
 The “Green”
Green era
• Shared infrastructure
– smaller
ll cables
bl
– shared telecommunications spaces
• Integration of systems
– fewer equipment
– storage servers (more data in less spaces)
• Reduction of carbon footprint
p
– remote access to multiple site networks
• Control on usable energy
– lights control
– environment control
• BASs are currently eligible for LEED credits
 In Summary
• BASs are part of the near future
• St d di d iinfrastructure
Standardized f t t
• Standardized products
• Proven applications
• Participate in lowering costs
• Allow to be “Green”